Red and Liz were tired after the long ride to their next safe house. The ride itself hadn't been difficult, just long. Scruffy, the Labrador puppy that they had just gotten, had made himself comfortable in Red's lap and had fallen asleep. The radio had been turned on which had let them know that the infant that they had taken care of for the past week had been returned to his mother. It turned out that the father had kidnapped him and left him after deciding to leave his wife.
Now, Red and Liz had laid down to go to sleep. Scruffy had been left in the livingroom with the door closed. It didn't take long for the whining and scratching at the door to start. Red sighed while Liz sat up.
"Should we let him in?" Liz asked as the puppy barked at them through the door. Red groaned as he sat up and turned on the lamp. "I mean, we just got him. He's gonna want to be near us."
"I'll go open the door," Red stated as he stood up. Once the door was open, scruffy ran into the room before running into Red's legs. If he'd been a bigger dog, that might have knocked him over. Instead, it just resulted in scruffy falling back and shaking his head. Red chuckled and went back to the bed.
Red watched in amusement as the lab made a run as if to get up on the bed. There was a small thump when the puppy hit the side of the bed, not even close to making it over the edge. Scruffy looked up at him and made a small noise as if begging to be picked up. Red chuckled again as he leaned down and picked up the small dog. It waged its tail excitedly before laying down in Red's lap.
"He's cute," Liz commented as Red scratched the puppy's back. It turned over onto its back to let Red scratch his belly. Liz watched Red for a moment. It was sweet to see him like this. That was the entire reason why she wrapped her arms around his shoulders and kissed his cheek.
"Lizzie?" He asked, movements faltering. She kissed his cheek again before getting him to turn his lips towards her. He hummed into the kiss and wound his arms around her. She leaned against him more before nipping at his lower lip. He let out a low groan before holding her tighter.
That was interrupted quickly when scruffy pushed in between them. They back away from each other and looked at the small dog. He looked at the both of them and gave a happy bark.
"Scruffy, you can have some attention next," Liz said, giving the small dog a pat but still scooted him to the side gently. She moved back over to wrap her arms around Red's neck. He pulled her back into a hard kiss, arms tugging her closer. Unfortunately, scruffy decided to get in on it and virtually tackled them before licking Red.
They broke apart out of shock but the puppy kept licking him. He held up his hands and moved over slightly to get him off.
"No!" Red yelped. "Down, boy," he added, eyes widening when he shifted a little too far. Liz tried to catch the criminal before he fell off the bed and landed with a thud. "Ouch."
"Are you okay?" Liz asked, looking over the edge of the bed. Scruffy waged his tail as he looked down with her. Red sighed from his place on the floor.
"I'm covered in dog slober and laying on the floor. What do you think, Lizzie?" He questioned. Before he could sit up, scruffy decided to jump down on his stomach. "Oof."
The puppy was on top of his chest and licking him again. He pushed the dog back and sat up. Wiping his face, he stood back up.
"He's gotten to kiss you more than I have," Liz said as he put the puppy back on the bed.
"To be fair, you're a better kisser," Red stated as he laid back down. He leaned his cheek on her shoulder while holding scruffy back from getting to his face. That resulted in scruffy laying down on Red's belly with his head on his chest.
"I'd hope so," Liz responded.
"Well, you are. Scruffy uses too much tongue."