CHAPTER 2 – ADDITIONS AND SURPRISES
After a time away from home, in which I was cared for by a strange and impatient caretaker, my Masters returned with a great news, my Mistress was indeed pregnant; and when I say in fact, I mean, I really could sense something was brewing inside of her.
They were days of happiness, my masters were always smiling and every time they left, they would come back with something new that would one day belong to the baby. With each passing day, Mrs. Jenny's belly grew, until it became a big melon. Sometimes when she was lying down I would climb onto the bed and begin to smell her and lick her as a sign of welcome to the said Baby.
''Marley, soon enough, you will have a new friend and you will help us take care of him, huh?'' Mrs. Jenny scratches my ear and I love that. If course I will help take care of them.
The day Patrick, The Baby, arrived, for the first time, I had a little jealousy. In the days before, my masters seemed to have forgotten me, for their only concern was Little Patrick. However, the first time I saw him, only a second was enough for my heart to fill with love for that little creature that was in Mr. John's arms.
During all that previous month, they trained me so I would not hurt the baby; however, upon seeing him, I almost got out of control and climbed on the table.
Patrick was the cutest little thing I'd ever seen. He was pink and had no hair, which made him look a little like my masters, who only had hair on their heads. They let me smell it and that's what I describe as a magical moment.
Not to say, that he was perfect, every night he would cry, waking up Mrs. Jenny, who was going to feed him. She was a good mother, sometimes she reminded me of my own mother and if I knew what would come by front, I would not have let Patrick wake her up so many times a night.
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As time goes by, Patrick and I became great friends and often let my masters' crazy, like the one time when I slept inside of is crib with him. The only thing I did not like, was when he threw things at me, besides hurting, it was very annoying.
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A year later, we welcome another baby, Connor and as well as Patrick, it also just took me a few seconds to get into him, he was cute and funny, but a little more louder than Patrick, which let my mistress a lot stressed.
I remember having spent a few days away from home in those days, my owners were having several discussions due to the fact that they were very stressed and although I liked to spend time, knowing other dogs and making new friends, I worried about my family and I did not want anything to happen to them, besides, I wanted to be there and protect the children if something bad happened.
Fortunately, the stormy times ceased quickly and before I could realize, my masters stopped the discussion and happiness reigned in our house.
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A few more years passed and before I could tell, we were moving house, which made me a bit uncomfortable, although I adapted well to new places, I hated changes. However, this was for a fair cause, Mrs. Jenny was pregnant again and the house where I grew up, was small enough for the six of us.
This time it was the boys who got a little jealous. One agreement my masters made to stop arguing was that they would not have any more children in the house for a while, so when Baby Colleen arrived they were a little sad, but it was for a little while.
''with the five of us and with you Marley, our family is now complete'' Mr. John told me one day, while we were relaxing at the beach. That day, he put me off the leash and it was really fun, I just wished that it lasts forever.
