A/N - This is my first proper story with chapters so it might not be very good. Title is subject to change... Perhaps. Suggestions are very welcome. I hope you enjoy! :)

"Hey man, that was a tricky operation, well done," congratulated Dup.

Danny nodded in appreciation before starting to clean the utensils he had used. Danny was a vet and a good one at that... Although recently he had been losing his passion for the job, which was very unlike Danny because he always put the animals first. There was only one reason for this, and that reason was Dup. Yeah, they had made a good companion in each other over the years but Dup had gotten really bossy for Danny's liking. He was always ordering him around, frequently reminding Danny it was his land and that Danny couldn't just make decisions willy-nilly. Danny was sick and tired of being bossed around and longed to regain his passion but he couldn't do that while Dup was around. He either needed to lose Dup or gain something more powerful that hate.

Dup sauntered over to Rosie, Danny's daughter and vetting assistant, "Well done, Rosie. You're going to give Danny a run for his money in the future."

"Ahh thanks, Dup. However, I doubt that very much. My dad is a solid vet, no one can beat him."

Danny overheard them talking. He hated being complimented because he never knew how to react.

"You've both told me enough times, now can you please talk about something else for a change?" Danny argued.

Rosie laughed whilst Dup tensed at his remark.

"Rosie, can you finish up in here please, I'm going to eat."

"Yeah sure, Dad."

Danny exited through the surgery door. It was now six o'clock in the evening and Danny hadn't eaten since breakfast that morning.

"Well there's nothing for me to do here so I'm going to grab a cold one and..." Dup started.

"Wait, Dup," Rosie intervened, "I've been trying to tell you all day but I've been too busy. There's a woman arriving any time now to stay for about a month. She's going through a rough time and desperately needed to get away so she's coming here. Can you greet her please?"

"No, I will not greet her. Danny can. After all, he was the one who turned my home into a freaking hotel!" Dup spat.

"It's not a hotel. Just a place people can stay. It's good for us, brings a lot of money in. Anyway, tell Dad then. It's a Miss Collins."

And with that, Dup padded off to the house.

A/N - Short chapter, I know, others will be longer, some may even be shorter! Anyway, so Danny has lost his magic touch and Dup seems pretty aggressive. Uh oh! What's Danny going to do? Is he going to do anything? Please let me know if you are intrigued or not. Just drop us a review :) I have an idea as to where this story is going but your thoughts are welcome :)