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They dropped Donna off first, then headed to their house. Jayme let out a huge elaborate sigh as they walked in the door, that made him smile. Jayme brought their bags upstairs, while he went into the kitchen to find some real food. Hospital food sucked ass.
He was rummaging around in the fridge, when Jayme walked in. “There’s nothing to eat.” he frowned.
“Let’s order pizza or something then. I’ll go food shopping in the morning.”
“Mmm, pizza. Yeah, let’s do that.”
Jayme smirked. “Okay. What kind do you want?”
“Meat lovers.”
“How did I know?”
Jayme grabbed the house phone since they both needed new cell phones and called their usual pizza place. He put in their order for delivery, then hung up.
“We have to go get new cell phones tomorrow too,” Jayme said.
“Definitely. I feel naked without it.”
Jayme hummed his agreement. “I’m hoping they still might be able to pull my contacts off of it.”
“Don’t count on it.”
“I know.”
They waited about twenty minutes for their pizza. When it finally arrived, Jayme paid the man; then brought the pizza into the kitchen. They ended up finishing it off, since they were both starving.
“Damn, we should have gotten a second just to have leftovers,” he grumbled.
Jayme chuckled. “I can order another one.”
“Nah, it’s okay.”
Jayme got up from the table, taking both of their plates with him over to the sink. He ruffled Tripp’s hair as he walked by him. “Why don’t you go rest on the couch? Put on a movie or something.”
He sighed. He was kinda tired. “Okay.”
He got up and went into the living room where he grabbed the remote and flopped down into the couch. He put himself in the corner and brought his legs up. It wasn’t even five minutes later when the doorbell rang. He huffed and dragged himself off the couch. He went to the front door and opened it. There stood Will with the chocolate lab puppy tucked under his arm. It squirmed and wiggled, as it wagged its tail.
Will grinned. “Hey, Tripp! Good to see you up and moving. I brought you a present,” he said, and held out the puppy to Tripp.
Tripp smiled wide and took the puppy from Will; snuggling him close, and kissed his sweet little head. Jayme came up and put his arm around Tripp’s shoulders. He then greeted Will with a handshake.
“Hey man, thanks for bringing him over,” Jayme said.
“Not a problem. He’s a good little dude. I got him started with house training, and I taught him how to sit.”
“Oh, I gotta see this,” he said.
He put the puppy down, then squatted down in front of him. The puppy stood there looking at him, waiting. “Sit,” he commanded.
The puppy plopped his little furry butt down and wagged his tail. He laughed. “Oh my God, he’s adorable. It is a he, right?” he asked, glancing back at Will.
“Yeah, it’s a he. What are you going to name him?”
“River.”
Both Jayme and Will chuckled.
“That’s appropriate,” Jayme said.
He nodded, and scratched River under his chin.
“I have some of the stuff I bought for him in my trunk. Just things like food, and bowls, and a couple of toys. Let me go get them,” Will said.
He went and grabbed everything out of his trunk and handed it off to Jayme. Jayme set it all just inside the door.
“All right. I’m gonna go,” Will said.
Tripp stood, and shook Will’s hand. “Thanks for taking care of him for me.”
“You’re welcome.”
Jayme shook his hand again, then he got back in his car and left. Jayme shut the front door and put his hands on his hips as he looked down at River; who was still sitting and looking up at them.
“I guess I better run out and get some supplies. We’re going to need a crate, and a bed. I’ll get him some treats and more toys too.” Jayme said.
“We can all go.”
“Are you sure you’re feeling up to it?”
“I mean, I’m a little tired; but I think I can handle a trip to the store.”
“Okay. If you’re sure.”
“I’m sure.”
“Let’s go then.”
They headed out to the store to grab stuff for River. When they got back, Jayme hauled all the stuff into the house; while Tripp took River out back to see if he had to go to the bathroom. They ended up getting way more stuff than they probably needed, but it was all just so cute.
They bought two beds, one for inside the crate; and another one for the living room. Jayme took the crate upstairs, because Tripp wanted River to stay in their room with them. The thought of leaving the poor little guy all alone downstairs didn’t sit right with him.
Tripp brought River upstairs to see his new accommodations. Jayme was stuffing the bed inside when he walked into the room. He walked over and put River inside and locked the door.
