The next morning...
Dexter woke up extra early this morning. I've got to get to the Bad Hams Place early this morning, Dexter recalled. This is the day Pashmina is to fall in love with me.
Dexter opened his carrier and ran outside. He got to the park and crossed the calm river. Dexter came up to the Bad Hams Place and found nobody outside. "Where could Mike be?" he questioned himself.
As if out of nowhere, Mike appeared. "There you are, Dexter," he greeted as his toothy, eternal grin formed upon his face. "I've been waiting for you." "Can you tell me now what my gift to Boss is?" Dexter pleaded. "Not yet," Mike replied smoothly as his grin enlarged. "You'll love it, though." "And is Pashmina still going to fall in love with me?" he inquired. "Of course," Mike responded, his grin still getting larger.
"This is what you are to do," Mike started. "You are to take the guest of honor to the red cross behind the Bad Hams Place. And then you follow us. But remember, use this." He handed Dexter a black blindfold. "It's a surprise," Mike remarked.
Dexter nodded and asked, "When should I go to the clubhouse?" "Probably right now," Mike responded as his grin took up all of his face. Dexter nodded again and raced toward the clubhouse.
Mike entered the Bad Hams Place. After he closed the door, he let out a loud, evil cackle. "This is going to be so fun!" Mike laughed as he went down the staircase to the front room. "I can't believe it! Dexter is such a big sap! Bwa ha haa!!!"
At Caitlin's house...
"Caitlin!" Boss shouted as she combed his fur. "Why do you have to comb my fur?" "So it'll look nice," Caitlin replied. "Now take off your helmet!" "I don't want to!" he fussed. "Oh, quit being such a baby!" Caitlin retorted. "I just need to comb under it!"
Boss grumbled as he took off his helmet and set it on Caitlin's vanity. After she combed his head, Boss put his helmet back atop of his head. "Now," Caitlin said. "You need a good dinner jacket." "Wha?" Boss questioned as she took out a dinner jacket from her closet. "Where the heck did you get that?" "It was my dad's," Caitlin replied.
Caitlin held out the dinner jacket to him. "Put it on," she beckoned. Boss put it on hastily, and she fixed it up. "There," Caitlin said afterward. "All you need now is a bow tie." She reached into her closet and took out a black bow tie. "That'll go good," Caitlin commented as Boss put it on.
After he put it on sloppily, Caitlin fixed it up. "That's good enough," she said afterward. Right then, she heard a soft knock on her front door. "C'mon, Boss," Caitlin beckoned. "Let's see who's at the door." "I don't wanna," Boss muttered. "I feel stupid." "For all's sake, Boss, you don't look stupid for once!" Caitlin retorted and opened the front door.
"Oh, Dexter? What are you doing here?" Caitlin inquired as Dexter entered through the doorway. "I have a surprise for Boss," Dexter replied. "Well, hold on awhile," Caitlin stated. "Boss is not too much liking how he looks. He thinks he looks stupid."
Dexter shrugged as he entered Caitlin's living room. "Just wait here until Boss comes out," Caitlin told him as he sat down on the couch. "Watch TV if you want." Dexter turned on the TV and put it on the news channel.
Dexter woke up extra early this morning. I've got to get to the Bad Hams Place early this morning, Dexter recalled. This is the day Pashmina is to fall in love with me.
Dexter opened his carrier and ran outside. He got to the park and crossed the calm river. Dexter came up to the Bad Hams Place and found nobody outside. "Where could Mike be?" he questioned himself.
As if out of nowhere, Mike appeared. "There you are, Dexter," he greeted as his toothy, eternal grin formed upon his face. "I've been waiting for you." "Can you tell me now what my gift to Boss is?" Dexter pleaded. "Not yet," Mike replied smoothly as his grin enlarged. "You'll love it, though." "And is Pashmina still going to fall in love with me?" he inquired. "Of course," Mike responded, his grin still getting larger.
"This is what you are to do," Mike started. "You are to take the guest of honor to the red cross behind the Bad Hams Place. And then you follow us. But remember, use this." He handed Dexter a black blindfold. "It's a surprise," Mike remarked.
Dexter nodded and asked, "When should I go to the clubhouse?" "Probably right now," Mike responded as his grin took up all of his face. Dexter nodded again and raced toward the clubhouse.
Mike entered the Bad Hams Place. After he closed the door, he let out a loud, evil cackle. "This is going to be so fun!" Mike laughed as he went down the staircase to the front room. "I can't believe it! Dexter is such a big sap! Bwa ha haa!!!"
At Caitlin's house...
"Caitlin!" Boss shouted as she combed his fur. "Why do you have to comb my fur?" "So it'll look nice," Caitlin replied. "Now take off your helmet!" "I don't want to!" he fussed. "Oh, quit being such a baby!" Caitlin retorted. "I just need to comb under it!"
Boss grumbled as he took off his helmet and set it on Caitlin's vanity. After she combed his head, Boss put his helmet back atop of his head. "Now," Caitlin said. "You need a good dinner jacket." "Wha?" Boss questioned as she took out a dinner jacket from her closet. "Where the heck did you get that?" "It was my dad's," Caitlin replied.
Caitlin held out the dinner jacket to him. "Put it on," she beckoned. Boss put it on hastily, and she fixed it up. "There," Caitlin said afterward. "All you need now is a bow tie." She reached into her closet and took out a black bow tie. "That'll go good," Caitlin commented as Boss put it on.
After he put it on sloppily, Caitlin fixed it up. "That's good enough," she said afterward. Right then, she heard a soft knock on her front door. "C'mon, Boss," Caitlin beckoned. "Let's see who's at the door." "I don't wanna," Boss muttered. "I feel stupid." "For all's sake, Boss, you don't look stupid for once!" Caitlin retorted and opened the front door.
"Oh, Dexter? What are you doing here?" Caitlin inquired as Dexter entered through the doorway. "I have a surprise for Boss," Dexter replied. "Well, hold on awhile," Caitlin stated. "Boss is not too much liking how he looks. He thinks he looks stupid."
Dexter shrugged as he entered Caitlin's living room. "Just wait here until Boss comes out," Caitlin told him as he sat down on the couch. "Watch TV if you want." Dexter turned on the TV and put it on the news channel.