Chapter 3
Puppy Love.
The next morning Sarai woke up and went into the living room, she put her head on Angel's lap and stretched the rest of her body on the couch.
"Good morning. How did you sleep last night?" she asked.
"The nail polish fumes kept me up most of the night I'll have you know."
"Oh, sorry. So how are you today? Feeling good I hope?"
"What do you want Sarai?" Angel asked.
"Well I was thinking since today's your day off maybe...."
"Maybe what?"
"Can we get a puppy?"
"NO" Angel answered.
"Why not?"
"Because I said no."
"But WHY"
"A dog is a lot of work and they're very messy. I have enough to do, I don't have time to clean up after a dog everyday."
"I'll take care and clean up after it."
"Sarai one of the main reasons I don't have time to take care of a dog is because I am constantly cleaning up your room and all the other messes you make."
"So this about me overflowing the washing machine the other day?" Sarai asked.
"No, not just because of that, even though I am still finding soap suds on the floor. You just can't have a dog." Angel said sternly. Sarai started to pout and give him the puppy-eyes. ~Don't give in ~Angel told himself. ~She won't break you if you don't look at her. Just don't look at her face.~ "That won't work" Angel told her looking all around the room. He looked at a lamp, the stove, a chair and .... ~DAMN!~ Angel said to himself as he looked down at the face on his lap. ~Aw...she looks so sad I guess if a dog will make her happy I can put up with it.~ "Alright fine. Go get dressed we'll get a dog."
Sarai practically flew off the couch and into her room to get changed. About 90 minutes later they were at the pet shop.
"How about this dog?" Sarai asked Angel pointing at a white poodle, that was giving Angel the creeps ever since they entered the shop.
"Why don't we keep looking" he suggested. Sarai knew that was his way of saying no. "What about that one?" he said pointing to a dalmatian. Sarai walked over to it, Angel followed her. The dog started to bark and growl as soon as Angel approached it. "Or not." The same thing happened to the next five dogs Angel went up to.
"Aaaawwww Daddy can I have this one?" Sarai asked Angel going over to a cage with a baby black Labrador.
"We just got her in, she's only 7 weeks old" one of the workers said walking up them.
"Well at least its not trying to attack me" Angel commented. "Are you sure this is the one you want precious?"
"Yup...does that mean I can?"
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Sarai walked in the penthouse holding the dog, Angel walked in behind her holding a 35lbs of dog food, a doggie bed, and 9 different bags containing bowls, leashes and toys Sarai had talked him into getting for the dog.
"Have you thought of a name?" Angel asked putting all the stuff down.
"Skittles."
"You mean like the game?" Angel questioned.
"No the candy" Sarai answered giving him a don't-you-know-anything look.
"Oh."
"Can I go over to Gunn's and introduce him to Skittles?"
"Sure....but don't be to long and be careful."
"Ok. Bye"
******************** The following Wednesday in Sarai's school cafeteria.************
"So what do you plan on doing during the break?" Dawn asked Sarai.
"Absolutely nothing, you?"
"Same thing."
"Hey, Dawn, Sarai" A boy from they're English class greeted as he approached them. "Sarai I was wondering....are you planing on going to the winter dance on Friday?"
"I haven't really thought about it, Ryan. Why?"
"Well I was wondering if maybe you'd like to go with me?" he said. Sarai was shocked.
"Yeah...No wait. I- I- I'd have to check with my father, to make sure it's ok. If it's ok with him, I'd like too go with you."
"Cool...here call me when you find out" the boy Ryan said handing her a piece of paper with his phone number written on it, then he walked away.
"I told you he liked you!" Dawn exclaimed.
"This is so exciting."
"So do you think you'll be allowed to go?"
"Probably not at first but I might be able to convince him if I beg hard enough. Will you help me? He's having an office holiday party tonight.....you can come if you'd like. You can help with the begging."
"Yeah sure. What kind of office does he work at?"
"He's CEO of a law firm"
"My dad's a lawyer but he has his own practice with one other guy. He's actually doing a case in Seattle now and won't be back until next week."
"But what about Christmas on Sunday?"
"He said we'll do Christmas when he gets back, so it'll probably be me and his girlfriend with a pizza."
"That's sad. Hey why don't you come for dinner at my house?"
"No, that would be intruding I couldn't."
"No you wouldn't. Look I don't have any 'family', just my dad but he has a few friends that he's really close with and I am sorta close to them too but really they're *his* friends...well except for one who really is *my* friend too but that's another story, anyway they're all coming for dinner so if he can invite friends so can invite someone as well."
"No wonder we're friends...you just described me and my sister"
"Really?"
"Yeah, she has some close friends to that are like adopted family and although I've become very close to them, I still sometimes feel like I am just tagging along with them. So do I have to get really dressed up for this party?"
"No you can wear what you have on now...in fact you can even walk home with me if you'd like and hang until it starts."
"Ok...cool. I still can't believe you were asked out by one of the cutest boys in school."
"Me neither" Sarai said smiling.
A/N: How was it? Next chapter Angel finds out about Dawn being Sarai's friend and Dawn finds out about Angel being Sarai's father and is also re-united with a former best friend, who could that be? Oh yeah, and the two girls recruit 'an expert' to help convince Angel to let Sarai go to the dance.
Puppy Love.
The next morning Sarai woke up and went into the living room, she put her head on Angel's lap and stretched the rest of her body on the couch.
"Good morning. How did you sleep last night?" she asked.
"The nail polish fumes kept me up most of the night I'll have you know."
"Oh, sorry. So how are you today? Feeling good I hope?"
"What do you want Sarai?" Angel asked.
"Well I was thinking since today's your day off maybe...."
"Maybe what?"
"Can we get a puppy?"
"NO" Angel answered.
"Why not?"
"Because I said no."
"But WHY"
"A dog is a lot of work and they're very messy. I have enough to do, I don't have time to clean up after a dog everyday."
"I'll take care and clean up after it."
"Sarai one of the main reasons I don't have time to take care of a dog is because I am constantly cleaning up your room and all the other messes you make."
"So this about me overflowing the washing machine the other day?" Sarai asked.
"No, not just because of that, even though I am still finding soap suds on the floor. You just can't have a dog." Angel said sternly. Sarai started to pout and give him the puppy-eyes. ~Don't give in ~Angel told himself. ~She won't break you if you don't look at her. Just don't look at her face.~ "That won't work" Angel told her looking all around the room. He looked at a lamp, the stove, a chair and .... ~DAMN!~ Angel said to himself as he looked down at the face on his lap. ~Aw...she looks so sad I guess if a dog will make her happy I can put up with it.~ "Alright fine. Go get dressed we'll get a dog."
Sarai practically flew off the couch and into her room to get changed. About 90 minutes later they were at the pet shop.
"How about this dog?" Sarai asked Angel pointing at a white poodle, that was giving Angel the creeps ever since they entered the shop.
"Why don't we keep looking" he suggested. Sarai knew that was his way of saying no. "What about that one?" he said pointing to a dalmatian. Sarai walked over to it, Angel followed her. The dog started to bark and growl as soon as Angel approached it. "Or not." The same thing happened to the next five dogs Angel went up to.
"Aaaawwww Daddy can I have this one?" Sarai asked Angel going over to a cage with a baby black Labrador.
"We just got her in, she's only 7 weeks old" one of the workers said walking up them.
"Well at least its not trying to attack me" Angel commented. "Are you sure this is the one you want precious?"
"Yup...does that mean I can?"
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Sarai walked in the penthouse holding the dog, Angel walked in behind her holding a 35lbs of dog food, a doggie bed, and 9 different bags containing bowls, leashes and toys Sarai had talked him into getting for the dog.
"Have you thought of a name?" Angel asked putting all the stuff down.
"Skittles."
"You mean like the game?" Angel questioned.
"No the candy" Sarai answered giving him a don't-you-know-anything look.
"Oh."
"Can I go over to Gunn's and introduce him to Skittles?"
"Sure....but don't be to long and be careful."
"Ok. Bye"
******************** The following Wednesday in Sarai's school cafeteria.************
"So what do you plan on doing during the break?" Dawn asked Sarai.
"Absolutely nothing, you?"
"Same thing."
"Hey, Dawn, Sarai" A boy from they're English class greeted as he approached them. "Sarai I was wondering....are you planing on going to the winter dance on Friday?"
"I haven't really thought about it, Ryan. Why?"
"Well I was wondering if maybe you'd like to go with me?" he said. Sarai was shocked.
"Yeah...No wait. I- I- I'd have to check with my father, to make sure it's ok. If it's ok with him, I'd like too go with you."
"Cool...here call me when you find out" the boy Ryan said handing her a piece of paper with his phone number written on it, then he walked away.
"I told you he liked you!" Dawn exclaimed.
"This is so exciting."
"So do you think you'll be allowed to go?"
"Probably not at first but I might be able to convince him if I beg hard enough. Will you help me? He's having an office holiday party tonight.....you can come if you'd like. You can help with the begging."
"Yeah sure. What kind of office does he work at?"
"He's CEO of a law firm"
"My dad's a lawyer but he has his own practice with one other guy. He's actually doing a case in Seattle now and won't be back until next week."
"But what about Christmas on Sunday?"
"He said we'll do Christmas when he gets back, so it'll probably be me and his girlfriend with a pizza."
"That's sad. Hey why don't you come for dinner at my house?"
"No, that would be intruding I couldn't."
"No you wouldn't. Look I don't have any 'family', just my dad but he has a few friends that he's really close with and I am sorta close to them too but really they're *his* friends...well except for one who really is *my* friend too but that's another story, anyway they're all coming for dinner so if he can invite friends so can invite someone as well."
"No wonder we're friends...you just described me and my sister"
"Really?"
"Yeah, she has some close friends to that are like adopted family and although I've become very close to them, I still sometimes feel like I am just tagging along with them. So do I have to get really dressed up for this party?"
"No you can wear what you have on now...in fact you can even walk home with me if you'd like and hang until it starts."
"Ok...cool. I still can't believe you were asked out by one of the cutest boys in school."
"Me neither" Sarai said smiling.
A/N: How was it? Next chapter Angel finds out about Dawn being Sarai's friend and Dawn finds out about Angel being Sarai's father and is also re-united with a former best friend, who could that be? Oh yeah, and the two girls recruit 'an expert' to help convince Angel to let Sarai go to the dance.