thank you to Kevin be my life again for the request! I really appreciate it, and hope you like :)
"You know how when couples like, reach a certain point in their relationship, they get something?"
Gwen eyed him curiously. "What kind of something?"
"Like...I dunno. A dog."
"Are you saying you want to get a dog?"
Kevin half-shrugged. "I'm saying we should get a dog."
"Aren't we kinda way past that point in our relationship?" She flashed her wedding ring. "That's when people like, first move in together."
He stretched his pointer finger towards her. "It's never too late to get a dog."
Gesturing at her heavily pregnant stomach, Gwen replied, "But it can be too early to get a dog."
"Oh come on, babe," Kevin pleaded, "two additions to take on the Levin name!"
"It would be way too crazy." She sighed. "You haven't read that book on parenting I gave you yet, have you?"
Kevin ignored her question. "We've dealt with crazier."
"We've dealt with plenty of crazy intergalactic situations. But we're just starting to get used to normal together," Gwen argued.
"Don't normal couples I dunno, get married, have a kid, have a pet and whatever?"
She patted his chest with a falsely sympathetic smile. "You can have a pet project. Reading the book I got you is a good start."
Kevin frowned. "Not funny."
Expression becoming more serious, her lips curled downwards. "We're easing our way into normal, Kevin. We'll never get all the way there, because you know, that's the life we live. But once we get a better handle on all this normal stuff, we can add a dog into the mix."
"You don't think we can handle it now?"
"One step at a time."
He gave a slight groan.
"It would be nice to get in as much us time while we can. A dog would distract from that," Gwen noted.
"Nothing could ever take my attention away from you."
She pulled her hand back. "Your car," she said, starting to count on her fingers, "money, weapons, new technology-"
"I was tryna say somethin romantic, and you ruined it."
Grinning, Gwen looped her arms behind his neck. "Just making a point."
"The point I was tryna make, was that I love you."
She smiled. "I know."
