Carter laughed. "Surprised?" he asked.

"That's a puppy," Abby said.

Carter glanced down at the squirming dog in his arms. "Yeah. I thought it'd be nice.we could be the average American family with 2.4 kids and a golden retriever named Jake."

Abby made a face. "Do we have to call it Jake?"

"No. It's actually a girl." Carter laughed again.

"John. . ." Abby said, hesitantly. "We don't really have enough room for a dog."

"I know," Carter said. "That's why I bought a house."

"WHAT!?!!"

"You 'member that house we drove buy a couple weeks ago with the front porch and shutters? Well, you said you loved it so. . .I bought it."

Abby shook her head. "I can't believe you." She grinned at him. "I never imagined I'd ever be a part of anything that would be classified as 'average.'"

"Well, congratulations, Abby. You've achieved normality."

Sorry this was so short and stupid. I got sick of the story and I'm really only good at beginnings.not ends. Anyway, I hope it wasn't too horrible. I might right another fic soon; hopefully it'll be better than this one with more development, more talking, and less corny. Always happy endings, though.