Okay. I've finally written chapter 6. I decided we needed more Larry and more urgency, so here you go. :)

Legal: I do not own the rights to Three's Company or its characters, thanks.

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Chapter 6: Larry's Offer

The next morning Janet sat Jack upright at the table and began to teach him how to eat like a proper adult. When he finally understood how to hold the spoon she set a bowl of cereal down in front of him. That was when it all went south. He buried his face in the food and began eating hungrily. Janet tried to get his attention so she could show him how to eat properly, but he was too absorbed in his meal. When she tried to take the bowl from him he got angry and threw the spoon at her. She lost her temper and poured a glass of water on his head. He yelped and ran away, knocking over his chair as he scrambled out of it. He ran out the kitchen door, whining as he left. Janet sighed and got a towel to clean the mess. "Way to go, Janet. You're making real progress by scaring him away," she said with frustration.

When she was finished cleaning she went into the living room. Jack wasn't in there, but the front door was open. Her heart nearly stopped. The bathroom door opened and Jerry came out. "Hello, Janet. Did you--?"

"Jerry!" Janet exclaimed, panic lining her voice. "Jack's gone! He left the apartment!"

Jerry took one look at the open door and nodded. "Right. You go look for him. I'll stay here in case he comes back."

Janet bolted out the door. She ran down the street, her eyes scanning for Jack. "Jack! Jack! Here boy! Jack! Jack, I'm sorry!" She called as she went along. "Jack, please come back! JACK TRIPPER!"

A car pulled up next to her. The window was rolled down and Larry's head popped out. "What's goin' on, Janet? Where's Jack gone?"

Janet sighed. "If I knew I wouldn't be looking for him, would I, Larry?"

Larry nodded. "Hop in. I'll help you find him."

Janet scurried over to the passenger's side and got in as Larry took off again. "So what happened? Was it a fight? Does Jack dig Terri and not you? 'Cause I've been seein' something there for a while--"

"Larry, for the last time, there is no love triangle between Terri, Jack and me! I told you what's wrong with Jack. He's acting like an animal and just like an animal he ran away when I got mad at him."

Larry nodded, eyeing Janet with interest. After awhile he said, "Are you coming down with something, Janet? You're going with the same dumb story so I'm a little worried that--"

"I'm telling the truth!" Janet nearly exploded.

Larry raised a hand. "Okay, all right. I get that you're stressed. I'll shut up now."

"Well, it's about time," Janet said hotly.

They drove around Santa Monica for a good long hour before Larry decided to take Janet back to the apartment. He sighed. "Sorry, Janet. We tried." He opened the door to the apartment and stepped aside so Janet could enter.

As soon as Janet was inside something tackled her with great force. That something was excitedly licking her face. She gasped. "Jack!"

"Whoa, Jack." Larry stared wide-eyed at the scene.

Jerry stood up from the couch and approached them. "He never left, Janet. He went to his room and crawled under the bed. When I told him where you went he appeared very worried. I think he's improving."

"Yeah," Janet agreed as she tried to push Jack off of her, "except that he won't stop licking my face and he has horrible breath."

Jack finally backed off and sat down, looking up at Janet expectantly. She knelt down and hugged him. "Oh, Jack. I promise I won't blow up like that again. I'm so sorry."

Larry knelt as well and stared at Jack. "Jack?"

Jack stood on all fours and growled at Larry. Janet quickly shook her head. "No, no, Jack. This is Larry. Larry is our friend."

Jack looked at her, bewildered and then sat back down, eyeing Larry suspiciously. Larry's eyes grew wider (if that was even possible by then). "I don't believe it. You weren't kidding! He *is* an animal!"

"Told you so," Janet said, standing.

Larry stood as well, scratching his head. Jack tried to stand on his two legs, but fell over backward with a small squeak. Larry gave a low whistle.

Janet nodded. "Pretty unbelieveable, isn't it?"

"I'll say! But I'll bet he's a major babe magnet! Could I take him down the the Regal Beagle for a drink?"

Janet whacked him in the arm. "Larry!"

Just then the door opened and Terri came in, grinning from ear to ear. "Hey, Janet! Guess who showed up at the hospital today with a sprained thumb?"

Janet raised an eyebrow. "Mr. Furley?"

Terri narrowed her eyes. "Oh, ha ha. Very funny, Janet."

"What? Terri, who else would go to the hospital with a sprained thumb?"

Terri looked thoughtful. "True. But it wasn't RF. It was Judge Hammond! The same judge who was at Jack's hearing!"

Janet's eyes widened. "What did you tell him about Jack?"

"I said, 'Training is coming along well, your honor.'"

"Good." Janet sighed with relief.

"And," Terri continued, "I invited him and his family over for Thanksgiving to check up on Jack!" She spread her arms as though expecting applause.

Janet gasped. "Terri! No! How could you?"

Terri dropped her arms and her brow wrinkled in confusion. "That was bad? I thought Jack was doing well."

Janet shook her head and sank into the couch. "Oh, Terri. He is doing well, but there's no way he'll be proper enough by Thanksgiving! There's still so much to do..."

Everyone was quiet. Terri looked crestfallen. Jerry appeared deep in thought. Jack curled up next to Janet on the couch and played with her hair, deep in concentration. After a few minutes Larry spoke, startling Jack. "Janet, Terri, I could help out. I don't really know how much I can do, other than reintroduce Jack to women, but I can try, at least, to help with other things."

Janet smiled at Larry. "That would be very helpful, Larry. Thank you."

"We accept your offer," Terri added, "just know that we've sunk very low."

"Oh, I know," Larry said with a crooked grin. "I know."

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Okay. So now Larry is helping train Jack and they have to have him ready to appear civilized in front of the judge in less than a month. Can they do it? *thematic music*