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?Of course.”
There’s an awkward silence, and I’m surprised when Brittany is the one to break it. “So, Trace said you were bringing Lily’s things?”
“Yeah, it’s all in the car. We wanted to bring Lily in first,” Faith answers.
We all walk outside; Lily explores the yard. I help Peter with Lily’s things. He does the talking I expected Faith to do.
“Faith just took her to her annual checkup last week; she’s in good health and won’t need to go again until next year. She put the vet’s contact information in one of these bags, so you can get her records transferred to wherever you take her. That’s pretty much all you need to know, I think, considering you’ve taken care of her before.”
“Right.”
There’s her bed, a bag of food, a bag full of toys, and a bag with things like shampoo and heartworm prevention meds, it looks like. We walk back into the house, Lily following behind us without having to be called. We set her things in the living room. Brittany sits down on the couch, and Lily jumps up to lie with her head in her lap. Brittany has a goofy grin in her face. Having Lily might be better than I thought it would be.
“We should head back,” Peter says.
“Yeah,” Faith agrees. She walks over to Lily and pets her head, saying her goodbye. Then, she turns to me. She surprises me when she hugs me. “Thank you, Trace.”
I loosely hug her back. “You’re welcome.”
Faith steps away, and I walk them to the door. They say goodbye, and then they’re gone. I return to the living room to sit next to Brittany, reaching over to pet Lily’s head.
“I’m in love.”
“With me or Lily?” I grin and Brittany rolls her eyes.
“Lily, obviously. She’s so sweet. How am I supposed to leave your house when the cutest dog I’ve ever seen is here?”
“You’ll just have to visit more often.”
“As if I’m not already here a lot.”
“Have you heard me complain?”
She smiles, one of those bubbly, happy, my-boyfriend-just-said-something-great kind of smiles. “No.”
I take her hand and tug to pull her to straddle my lap. My body crashed last night after pizza, so I got some decent sleep. I’ve been feeling good today. Leaning forward, I kiss her softly. Lily wedges her head between our stomachs.
“Lily,” I chastise. “You’ve already overstayed your welcome.”
She barks, which causes Brittany to giggle. Lily scoots closer and rests her head on my shoulder.
“Aw, she missed you.”
I reach up to rub her neck. “Are you staying again tonight?” She’s debating it; her gaze switches between Lily and me. She was originally going to head back to the dorms. “Don’t you want to spend more time with Lily?” I say as a way to bribe her.
“Okay, fine. I’ll stay.”
Good. I need to make up for hiding how I was feeling yesterday.
“How often do you and Dustin have sex?”
Rebecca rolls onto her side. “Oh, come on. Don’t tell me you and Trace aren’t having enough sex? Brittany, I know you have anxiety and all, but you are seriously worrying too much over every aspect of your relationship with Trace. You’re both alike, so if y’all aren’t having a lot of sex, it’s probably because you’re both too wrapped up in your own problems.”
“That’s not why I was asking.”
“Oh. Sorry.” She smiles weakly.
“I think we’re having too much sex.”
