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Hi hi, so to clarify a few things. No this story is not on hiatus, I update it every Thursday and it is one week till the month starts. I hope I helped and thank you so much for your reviews and follows, you guys are great :) 3

Naveen was outside playing fetch with Dakota. She happily retrieved the ball and came back with slobber all over it.

"That's my girl," Naveen nodded patting her head as he tried to take the ball back from her. Dakota began to resist and pulled back.

"Give me," Naveen pulled the ball harder which made Dakota pull harder. "Dude," Naveen put his hand on her nose but she still resisted. "Fine," he let it go and put his hands in the air in defeat. Dakota happily scampered around him, the ball between her teeth.

"Hey girl," Tiana came through the screen door as Dakota came up to her. Smiling she patted her head then pulled her coat tighter around her to keep out the cold. Dakota sat down and panted next to her, the ball tilted upwards.

"Really? You betray me for her?" Naveen asked as he walked up to them. Dakota shifted her eyes to him but stayed trained on Tiana. "You don't even know her that well." Naveen pointed out, but Dakota didn't care for reason she just wanted to play.

"Okay okay," Tiana relented, bending down she took the ball from her mouth and threw it away from them, Dakota happily bounded after it.

"Can't believe it, my dog loves a stranger more than me." Naveen stood next to her crossing his arms as he watched his dog come back with the ball in her mouth that now had grass on it. He went to take it from her but she moved her head, laughing Tiana took it from her and threw it again.

"She doesn't love me more, she just loves me better." Tiana shrugges as she crossed her arms to keep herself warm.

"No she doesn't," Naveen narrowed his eyes at her but Tiana just laughed as the dog came back. "Why does she?" he asked.

"I love her so much," Tiana bent down and petted Dakota on her side. She took the ball again and did a fake throw, Dakotas head followed the direction of that she threw but looked back to Tiana.

"She's my childhood pet, I love her more than anyone and she should love me more." Naveen took the ball from her and threw it. Dakota followed the ball.

"Well I'm new love." She shrugged with a smile.

"No that's not it," Naveen shook his head as he tried to think of a reason.

"Yes it is. I am new, I love her but I think she somehow knows that I won't be around forever so she's getting all of it now before I go." she kneeled down in front of Dakota and scratched behind her ears. Dakota dropped the ball on the floor and licked Tiana's face. "See, all of it." Tiana grinned at him as she leaned into Dakota.

"Yes, you're about to get all of it." he chuckled.

"What do mean?" Tiana asked as she stood up but Dakota kept licking her hand.

"She only licks when she has to go to the bathroom." he informed as he watched Dakota lick away at Tiana's hand.

"Okay, then take her to the bathroom." she gestured around the garden but Naveen gave her a disgusted look.

"Really? Take the dog to the bathroom? Don't other people do that?" he looked at Tiana and Dakota then stepped away from the two.

"No, not other people, you." Tiana put her hands in her coat pockets.

"Why me?"

"She's your dog. Remember, from the childhood?" Dakota pressed up against Tiana's leg.

"So? She sold out to you, you take her." Dakota then transferred over to Naveen and pressed up against him.

"Looks like she changed her mind." Tiana shrugged.

"Ugh, fine." Naveen patted his leg and began to walk away, to which Dakota began to follow. "Please come with me, I don't know if she has good aim."

"Or I could go get the bags," she gestured back to the porch and began to walk away.

"What are the bags for?" Naveen asked but Tiana didn't answer and went inside. "Tiana what are the bags for?" he asked louder but the dog began to lick his hand.

"Sorry you stepped in it." Tiana handed Naveen a paper towel from off the counter in the kitchen.

"Oh its alright, Im just scared and never doing that again." he wiped off his shoe then rinsed it again under the kitchen sink.

"It wasn't that bad, some people sit in it."

"Did I sit in it?" Naveen turned nervously to check his jeans.

"No you didn't, I'm just saying you could have." she explained as she dried Naveens other shoe with a dish rag.

"Don't do that," Naveen breathed a sigh of relief and went back to cleaning his shoe.

"So where's Charlotte?" Tiana set the shoe down and took the other one out of his hand.

"Umm I think she went to explore the city. Said something about fashion capital of the world and we're right next to it." he shrugged as he wiped down the sink.

"So she went to Paris?" she looked at him. Naveen turned to her then looked down at the sink.

"Yeah, I suppose so." he nodded then went back to wiping down the sink. Dakota padded up to Tiana with a whine.

"Oh no, not after what you did to Naveen." Tiana chuckled as she patted Dakotas head then went back to drying Naveens shoe.

"Do you know when she'll be back?"

"Probably tomorrow." he rinsed out the sink.

"So," Naveen set the towel down on the rim of the sink then sat on the counter next to Tiana. "Ready for tomorrow?" he asked as he bumped her shoulder.

"Yeah," Tiana took a breath. In truth she wasn't ready, but anything to help a, sort of if you look at it in a different perspective, friend. "Guess the two week plan is a bust." she chuckled.

"Yeah, i guess so." he chuckled with her looking down at his socks. "By the way, thank you for doing this for us. You're a really good friend." he patted her shoulder as he got ready to get down.

"Not a problem." she gave a tight smile.

"Hey, this month will be over before you know it." he awkwardly went to pat her shoulder again but opted to get down from the counter.

"Course it will. Then I'll be back home running my restaurant." Tiana said wistfully.

"Which I will be visiting from time to time." Naveen pointed a finger at her.

"No you won't." Tiana laughed as she shook her head.

"Says who?" Naveen crossed his arms.

"Me. By then you'll be running a country and not just a club." she argued as she handed him his shoes.

"Mhm," he took his shoes as he thought about it. "Nah, I'll still be visiting." he shrugged as he began to walk away.

"Listen, I'm doing this so you can run your country, not so you can go galavanting wherever you want."

"Not wherever I want," he tilted his head and put his hand on her shoulder. "Your restaurant." he nodded.

Tiana rolled her eyes and turned to wipe off the counter. Just then they heard a door open and Naveen's family walked in. Naveen hugged Tiana tightly from behind.

"What are you doing?" shs asked as she froze.

"Family." he answered as he set his chin on her shoulder. Tiana shrugged and kept wiping the counter. "Talk to me."

"About what?"

"I don't know," he shrugged "anything."

"Hello? Someone in here?"

"Laugh on three." he said.

"No, I'm not laughing."

"What do you mean you're not laughing? Come on, on three." he prodded poking her in the stomach.

"No," Although from the poke Tiana tried to contain her laugh.

"So you're ticklish?" Naveen poked her stomach again making her laugh again.

"No stop it." she giggled trying to push his hand away but he persisted.

"Oh no no mo, out of the kitchen, not in here you two." Grandmother Durand came in putting a grocery bag on the counter.

"Im-Im sorry, we'll leave." Tiana giggled out as she doubled over. Naveen laughed with her and began to guide the two out. They passed his mother, father and brother and stopped by the steps. Naveen stopped tickling her and Tiana was out of breath.

"Well I now I know something about you."

Tiana looked at him and tried to catch her breath wanting to form a sentence.

"You-you," she breathed out.

"Youre not allowed to hit." Naveen pointed his finger at her but Tiana smacked it away.

"You-you-" she breathed out again then went to grab him but he moved away.

"Okay, Tiana wait." he held up his hands, paused for a moment then ran up the steps.

"You-you-" Tiana breathed out then ran after him.