"I think you're going to like my family", Jenny says. "Once you get past the stupidity of our owners, you'll see just how funny everyone can be."
Sheridan raised her eyebrow almost unimpressed. She wasn't interested in funny people. The only thing that mattered if the people were kind and knew how to treat dogs with respect. Jenny looked at her, noticing the distant look in her eyes.
"Got your mind on something?" she asked.
"Just thinking", Sheridan answered.
Jenny could tell it didn't seem like something she wanted to talk about. She watched Sheridan cross her arms as she continued to think. They walked up the street, turning to the small yellow house.
"Mom?" Jenny called. "Dad?"
"Jenny, who is this?" Lois asked.
"This is Sheridan. I met her down the street. Do you know where Mom and Dad are?"
"Barbara's upstairs", she answered. "Brian's at the Clam with Peter."
"Barbara?" Sheridan asked, her ears perking at the name.
"That's my mom", Jenny said. "By the way, these are our owners. Peter Griffin's out, but this is his wife, Lois and their kids Meg, Chris and Stewie."
The new dog gave them a slight smile, but was overall unimpressed. The husband was at some bar with a dog? Not her idea of a perfect family. Sheridan followed Jenny up the stairs to the attic. She was greeted with the sight of four other dogs doing their own thing. She watched as the white dog looked at them.
"Jen, where've you been?" she asked.
"I met someone", Jenny shrugged. "This is Sheridan."
The white dog gave a smile.
"Hi, I'm Briana, Jenny's older sister."
Sheridan gave a smile. So far, she liked the dogs better than the people. Another white dog walked to them with a smile as he wagged his tail.
"Sheridan, huh?" he said. "That's such a beautiful name. My name's Marcus."
"Our younger brother", Jenny rolled her eyes and crossed her arms.
Sheridan couldn't help but chuckle. Marcus was adorable in a funny way, but he also seemed like the pathetic desperate type who would do anything to get a girl.
"Get over yourself", the golden dog rolled his eyes.
He seemed to be the largest of the four their age. He held out his white paw to shake her hand.
"I'm Ollie" he introduced himself. "If Marcus gives you any trouble, you just come to me."
Sheridan rolled her eyes at Ollie. What a showoff. She looked at the golden dog in the back who had her back turned to them.
"Mom?" Jenny called. "Did you want to meet Sheridan?"
The golden dog turned, making Sheridan's eyes widen. She knew her. She hadn't seen her in such a long time.
"You?" she asked.
"I'm sorry, have we met?"
"Sheridan, this is my mom, Barbara", Jenny said.
They were all surprised to see Sheridan growling, baring her teeth. She looked around at everyone, understanding why she never saw Barbara. With a huff, she turned and walked down the stairs.
"What was that all about?" Briana asked.
"I don't know", Barbara said startled.
"Your guess is as good as mine", Jenny said. "This is the first time I've seen her act like that."
"Well, she's your friend", Ollie said. "Go ask what her problem is."
She looked at them and looked back at the stairs, wanting to let Sheridan calm down first. She looked out the window and watched her kick the bushes, ripping apart the plants in the backyard. Sheridan sat down as she panted, trying to catch her breath and settle down.
"She'll be alright", Barbara said putting her hand on Jenny's shoulder.