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17th February
"I'm home" Bill called out to Laura.
"Hi honey, how was your….." Laura said before stopping suddenly at the sight before her.
"You can't be serious, what did you do?" Laura asked, her stern school teacher and now angry mother glare gracing her face.
"It's for the kids" Bill replied sheepishly, now wondering if his spur of the moment idea, had been such a great idea.
"It might be, but who's going to look after it?" Laura asked raising her eyebrows.
"It'll teach the kids responsibility" Bill tried to reason.
"Yeah and they'll get bored of the responsibility within a week" Laura replied seriously.
"It's okay I'll make sure they stick to it. Just look at his face, the local shelter were giving them away for adoption near work, and when I walked towards my car, this little guy looked directly at me and begged for me to take him home" Bill tried to explain.
"So he spoke English to you did he?" Laura asked sarcastically.
"No, you know what I meant. Just look at him he's adorable, the kids will love a puppy" Bill replied confidently.
"He is pretty cute, what breed is he?" Laura asked scratching the puppy's head.
"The lady said he was King Charles Caviler Spaniel cross Poodle, with a light brown coat. They just got him a few days ago, when a family decided after a few weeks they didn't want him" Bill said smiling down at the puppy, who was intently sniffing his hands.
"He looks a lot more like a caviler than poodle, look at those big eyes. Does he have a name?" Laura asked lifting the puppy into her arms.
"Not yet, I thought we'd let the kids decide" Bill replied, glad she was now coming around slightly to the idea.
"Well I guess since you're so cute, we won't give you back, but I'm not cleaning up after him, as it is I can only just bend over at the moment. And he's not sleeping on our bed" Laura said with finality.
"Where are the kids?" Bill asked, not hearing the sound of the kids running around anywhere nearby.
"Katie's having a nap, and the big kids are outside playing in the backyard" Laura explained, "I can here Katie starting to wake up through the baby monitor, you stay her, I'll go grab her and bring the kids inside".
"Hi sweet pea, you ready to get up now?" Laura asked Katie, as she entered her room.
"Ya" Katie replied grinning up at her mother.
"Let's go get your brother's and sister" Laura said picking Katie up and carrying her down the stairs. Usually once they reached the bottom of the stairs, Laura would place Katie on the ground and let her walk to their destination, but knowing the little girls ability to get side tracked, she decided it was best to ensure Katie didn't find the surprise early.
"Can you three come inside please" Laura called to Lee, Zak and Kara from the back door.
"Coming" the trio called running towards the house.
"No running inside" Laura warned just before the kids entered the house, causing them to slam to a halt.
"What's going on Mum?" Lee asked curiously.
"You'll see in a second, follow me" Laura replied leading the kids towards where Bill was waiting.
"Is it something important…. a puppy!" Kara shrieked rounding the corner first and running over to Bill.
"You got us a puppy" Zak exclaimed excitedly following Kara, at the same moment Lee saw the new addition to the family.
"Surprise" Bill said placing the puppy on the ground and letting it run excitedly, to and from each of the kids.
"Is it a boy or girl?" Lee asked sitting down in front of the puppy and holding his hands out for the puppy to sniff.
"He's a boy" Bill replied smiling
"Mama down" Katie said wriggling in her mother's arms. As soon as the little girl was on the ground, Katie sat down next to her siblings and tried to reach out to the puppy, who immediately climbed up her legs and sniffed her chin, before licking her cheek, causing Katie to howl in laughter.
"What should we name the puppy?" Laura asked the children.
"Spaghetti" Zak offered laughing loudly and clapping his hands together.
"That's silly Zak" Lee replied rolling his eyes.
"Lee" Bill warned sternly.
"Sorry, what about lucky?" Lee asked enthusiastically.
"I'm not sure he really looks like a lucky, buddy" Bill replied unsure.
"How about Husker, after your call sign Dad?" Kara asked suddenly her eyes alight, not realising what she had just said.
"Yeah that's a great name" Zak agreed excitedly.
"I like it too" Lee added smiling.
"I think that would be lovely" Laura replied smiling over at Bill, as he beamed proudly, not only for the puppy's name, but the fact Kara thought of him as her Dad.
"Okay, Husker it is then. Do you like that Husker?" Bill asked the puppy, who excitedly yipped in response and danced around in circles.
"Did you get anything for Husker to sleep in, or eat?" Laura questioned Bill, unfortunately knowing the answer to her question already.
"Ummm, I may have forgotten about those things" Bill replied sheepishly, rubbing his hand behind his neck.
"I guess we're marking a trip to the pet store tomorrow" Laura said shaking her head good naturedly.
"You're a good boy aren't you" Kara commented as she rubbed Husker on the stomach, from where all the older kids were sitting in a circle, on the living room floor, fascinated by the new addition.
"It's nearly time for bed" Laura said entering the living room, before sitting down next to the children. Husker immediately walked over to Laura and sniffed her stomach gently, before curling up in her lap.
"I think he likes the twins" Zak said happily patting the puppy's back softly.
"I think he does too" Laura replied running a hand softly over the swell of her stomach and scratching Husker behind the ears.
"Can he sleep in my room?" Lee asked hopefully.
"Sorry buddy, but right now he's too young to wait all night to go to the toilet, your Dad and I will have to take him out a few times. Maybe in a couple of months, you can each take turns having him sleep in your rooms" Laura replied running her fingers through his hair.
"Our point exactly" Bill added walking into the room at the exact moment Husker hopped of Laura, and squatted nearby.
"Well I think that's a good time for you all to clean your teeth and get into bed, say goodnight to Husker, and your Dad and I will be up to read you a story in a few minutes" Laura said
"Night Husker" each of the children said, giving the puppy a pat and a kiss on the head, before running upstairs to the bathroom.
Once the kids were gone, Husker began canvasing the room, sniffing every little nook and cranny, stopping sometimes to let out a high pitched bark at an object.
"He's getting used to his new home quickly" Bill commented before asking "do you need a hand up?"
"It's okay, I've got it" Laura replied, awkwardly turning her body and grabbing onto the couch, before pulling herself up.
"See I was fine" Laura said grinning triumphantly.
"Well done, how are the little ones?" Bill asked placing a hand atop her stomach.
"Good, I've been able to feel them moving slightly today" Laura replied smiling.
"I can't wait until I can feel them as well" Bill said excitedly.
"It is a magical feeling….I guess we should put the kids and Husker to bed, then there might be a nice little surprise waiting for you in our room" Laura replied her green eyes shining brightly.
"Does it involve very little clothing?" Bill asked eagerly.
"It might do" Laura replied grinning and kissing him quickly, before heading upstairs.
18th February
"I want to hold Husker" Zak declared as they pulled into the parking lot of the nearby pet store.
"Sorry Bub, but Dad's going to hold him until we get him a leash, so he doesn't get into any trouble. You can walk him back to the car once we've finished" Laura explained before hopping out of the car and unbuckling Katie.
"Okay" Zak replied sighing as he got out of the car and handed Bill the puppy, who had been sitting on his lap.
"Okay let's go" Laura said once all the kids were out of the car and ready to go, "no running in the store".
"Do you have the list of stuff we need?" Laura asked Bill as they entered the store.
"Yep, right here" he replied pulling out the hand written list from his pocket.
"I guess we should start with a bed and leash, then move onto food, toys and bath supplies" Laura said after perusing the list.
"Sounds good to me" Bill replied walking over to the bedding section of the store.
"He doesn't need a bed that size, that's for really big dogs, I bet you could probably fit in it" Laura told Zak who had spotted the largest bed the store sold, before adding "that wasn't permission to get in the bed Zak" when went to lie down.
"Fine, how about this one?" Zak asked pointing towards a dark grey rectangular basket style bed, with a large cushion inside, "it says small to medium".
"Much better" Laura replied smiling.
Most of the rest of the trip consisted of Laura repeating "we can't buy Husker the entire store, and he doesn't need that many toys", until they were finally walking out the store an hour later.
"Come on Husker" Zak called tugging on the red leash they'd purchased, which was now attached to Husker's new red collar.
"Do you need any help honey?" Laura asked Bill, as he carried the dog food, metal water and food bowls, brush, shampoo and conditioner, puppy training items, treats as well as a variety of chew toys, rope toys and balls, all in four large plastic bags.
"It's okay, I've got it, can you just make sure the kids are all seated in the car" Bill replied focusing intently, to make sure he didn't drop anything on the way to the car.
"Can do" Laura said, helping the kids into the car and ensuring everyone, including Husker, was seated and ready to go.
"Everyone ready?" Bill asked closing the boot and hopping into the drivers seat.
"Yes" the kids all called excitedly in unison.
"Okay, let's go home" Bill replied smiling back at the kids, before turning to Laura and grabbing her hand in his.
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P.s There will be a smutty add on to this chapter posted later on today!