Charlie The Puppy
"Owen, I was just thinking…" Amelia started not sure if she should continue.
"What`s up Amelia?" Owen said taking off his gaze from the road and looking at her.
They were on their way to Owen`s trailer. They should have been in a restaurant having a fancy dinner and starting everything fresh, but Amelia lost a patient and Owen didn`t want push and have a date when Amelia was sad, so instead he took her to a room filled with puppies. Amelia was beyond happy, she loved puppies and they made her crappy day a little less crappy. They decided to postpone the date for a day at least. Amelia needed some rest, so Owen suggested they go to trailer and just cuddle and sleep.
"You know the puppies… ugh…"
"Come on Amelia, what`s on your mind?" Owen smiled at Amelia.
"They were so cute." Amelia said shyly.
"Yeah they were, but I think that`s not what you wanted to tell me."
"Hmm… I was thinking maybe we can get one for ourselves." Amelia was looking out of the window and said fast before she had time to think what was coming out of her mouth.
Owen didn`t say anything for a minute. Amelia was worried that she may have pushed too far. As for the previous day they decided to start fresh and now she wanted a puppy. Amelia gathered all her strength and looked at Owen. He was smiling from ear to ear. That may have been the hugest smile Amelia has ever seen. She smiled back:
"What do you think?"
"I think Dr. Shepherd that`s a great idea!" Owen said cheerfully.
"Yay!" Amelia said and leaned over to kiss Owen`s cheek.
They were both happy with the idea of having a puppy. They were not sure how it`ll work for them but for now the idea seemed great.
Later in the evening after having already eaten ordered pizza they were lying in the bed and enjoying each others company.
"We need to name the puppy you know?" Owen started.
"What about Otis?" Amelia suggested.
"No, there was a bully in my school named Otis, I don`t want to remember him every time I see our puppy." Owen protested. "What about Buzz?"
"Every other dog is named Buzz, and actually I don`t like the name." Amelia said. "Maybe Nene?"
"What? NO! Toby?"
"Nope. Milo?"
"No, Rocco?"
"Hmm, what about Zeus?"
"At this rate we won`t be able to name our puppy." Owen said getting tired of puppy name saying contest.
"Charlie!" Amelia said.
"It`s nice. I like it. Charlie Shepherd-Hunt. Sounds good." Owen said.
"Charlie Shepherd-Hunt, yep sounds perfect." Amelia smiled.
Owen kissed the top of Amelia`s head. It felt so natural to choose a puppy name. He couldn`t wait for the day when they would choose name for their kids. Yes, Owen was sure one day they`ll do that because he was as well sure that he finally had found the woman that makes him happy and he wanted to have a family with her.
"When should we get the puppy?" Amelia said and pulled Owen out of his thoughts.
"Tomorrow?"
"I have to go to the hospital for couple of hours to check on post ops , we can do that laterduring the day."
"Perfect." Owen beamed. "I`ll pick you up at two."
"Sounds great."
With that they drifted to sleep. Neither could wait to get the puppy. This was for sure a nice fresh start for them.
The End