"We should get another dog," Jensen said, breaking the silence of Saturday morning coffee at their kitchen table.
Jared flipped his newspaper down, quirking one eyebrow high. "Absolutely not," he said with a smirk, picking up his coffee mug and taking a drink.
Jensen huffed before scooting closer to his boyfriend. "Come on, Jay," he pleaded, bright green eyes widening. "Just a puppy."
"No," Jay responded playfully, kissing Jensen on the forehead before getting up from his spot at the table to refill his mug.
"Don't even try the puppy dog eyes, Jen," he said over his shoulder, smiling as his tipped the remainder of the coffee pot into his mug.
Jensen smiled to himself; of course Jay knew he was gonna try the puppy dog eyes - they work like a charm.
Mid-season filming break was always tough on the two of them, especially when they had to go and find things to do to occupy their time. Jared runs in the morning, but usually just takes the rest of the day to relax, where Jensen sits at the kitchen table, reading through old scripts, cellphone set right next to the old stacks of paper.
That day was the first day of break.
The next day was more of the same.
"Jay!" Jensen called as he heard the front door click shut, signaling Jared's return from his morning run. "I'm rereading 4 again. Why the hell don't they just give Sam a damn dog already?"
"No dogs in the car?" Jared offered with a smile, giving Jensen a kiss on the cheek as he moved past him to get a water bottle from the fridge.
"We should talk to Sera about getting Sam a dog," Jensen said, head turning back to his papers.
"How about you let ours in first," Jared offered, motioning to the door that Sadie had begun scratching relentlessly at.
Jensen smiled and reluctantly got up. "I know you're lonely baby girl," he said in a mocking tone, getting down to Sadie's level, scratching behind her ear.
"I need to get out of this house," Jared sighed as he laughed lightly at Jensen's antics, taking off his sweat soaked tshirt. "Wanna go for a drive?" He asked, throwing the shirt at Jensen. He swerved, letting it hot the floor with a flop.
"Is driving what you really have in mind?" Jensen said, getting up from
his crouch and making his way to Jared. His head lifted for a kiss that never came.
"Yes. Drive. Now," Jared laughed, swatting Jen on the ass once as he passed to grab a clean shirt.
Their drive wasn't very long, seeing as the animal shelter wasn't very far from their house. Jensen's eyes widened as he realized that they were parked outside of the building, not just waiting for the light to change.
"You're shitting me," Jensen said, a huge smile reaching his lips. That smile was always contagious to Jared, and it began to spread across his own lips.
As they made their way inside, Jensen grabbed his boyfriends hand, head turning at every bark he heard. He looked like a kid in a candy shop, which just made Jared even more excited for what was to come.
The two walked toward the front counter, and the receptionist smiled at Jared. "Just one second," she said, holding up a finger, smiling deviously to them. Jensen raised an eyebrow and turned toward Jared who had the same look as the receptionist.
Minutes later, she returned with a Bernese Mountain Dog puppy, no more than 4 months old. Jensen's eyes instantly brightened at the sight of the little furball.
"So?" Jared asked kneeling down to the dog, scratching behind her ears.
"She's perfect," Jen said, moving to kneel down next to his boyfriend before Jared stopped him.
"She comes with something else," he explained, reaching to her collar. He unclipped her leash and collar, fumbling with the clasps before finally getting the gold band off of them.
"Jensen, she's going to be the start of our brand new life together," Jared said, taking his hand. He held the ring between his thumb and forefinger, light glimmering off of the polished metal. "If you'll have us, anyway," he added with a small laugh.
Jensen's eyes watered as he fell to his knees, crashing his lips against his boyfri- fiancé's with reckless abandon. "Of course I will, you moose," he breathed, hugging Jared close. The puppy barked excitedly and the assortment of people in the shelter clapped at their embrace.
"Come on," Jared said, kissing Jensen once more before standing the two of them up and scooping the puppy up with his free hand. "Let's go home."