Before Lauren knew it, it was time to go home. She walked outside and waited for Jack to pick her up like he had promised. While she waited, she pulled a tissue from her purse and wiped her eyes. That morning had been tough. She had to tell a family that their dog wasn't going to make it and had to put the poor thing to sleep. It had made her think of her own little dog back home and it killed her to think of losing her precious friend.
Jack pulled up next to the curb about that time and got out to open the door for Lauren. Luckily, she was able to hide her tears from him and they drove back to the apartment. Jack knew that something was up with Lauren, but he didn't press her for answers. They made it back to the building and went upstairs to 201. Lauren sat on the couch and looked lost in her thoughts. Jack sat next to her and stroked her hair. "Wanna talk about it?" He asked softly. "Oh Jack! It was horrible!" Lauren gushed as tears fell from her eyes. "I had to put a little girl's dog to sleep." She looked at him like a helpless child, her eyes filled with pain. Jack held her close and kissed her forehead. "Oh honey, it's not your fault. You did what you had to do." He whispered soothingly. "Then why do I feel so rotten?" She cried. He held her tighter and tried to comfort her. Before Jack knew it, Lauren had fallen asleep in his arms. He kissed her cheek and carefully got up from the couch, making sure to cover her with a blanket. Janet came in from work at that time and he pointed to Lauren on the couch. "Tough day." He said softly and Janet nodded. Jack left the apartment and got in the car. "I'm going to get Lauren something to make her feel better." He thought with a smile as he drove into town.
A little while later, Jack returned with a box in his hands. Janet eyed him suspiciously and flashed her a grin. He put his hand in the box and pulled out a tiny, black and white kitten. He placed the kitten on Lauren's chest, since she was still asleep. The tiny little kitten meowed and licked her nose. She woke up and gasped excitedly. "It's a kitten!" She said happily as she held the tiny creature. Jack smiled proudly. "She's your kitten." He told her. She grinned happily. "Jack, you know we can't keep it." Janet said warningly. "Sure we can, we'll just have to keep her hidden from the Roper's." He reassured her. "Oh thank you Jack!" Lauren smiled happily and gave him a kiss. "I'm going to call her Frisky." She informed them as the kitten meowed. "I think she approves." Jack said as they all laughed.
Jack pulled up next to the curb about that time and got out to open the door for Lauren. Luckily, she was able to hide her tears from him and they drove back to the apartment. Jack knew that something was up with Lauren, but he didn't press her for answers. They made it back to the building and went upstairs to 201. Lauren sat on the couch and looked lost in her thoughts. Jack sat next to her and stroked her hair. "Wanna talk about it?" He asked softly. "Oh Jack! It was horrible!" Lauren gushed as tears fell from her eyes. "I had to put a little girl's dog to sleep." She looked at him like a helpless child, her eyes filled with pain. Jack held her close and kissed her forehead. "Oh honey, it's not your fault. You did what you had to do." He whispered soothingly. "Then why do I feel so rotten?" She cried. He held her tighter and tried to comfort her. Before Jack knew it, Lauren had fallen asleep in his arms. He kissed her cheek and carefully got up from the couch, making sure to cover her with a blanket. Janet came in from work at that time and he pointed to Lauren on the couch. "Tough day." He said softly and Janet nodded. Jack left the apartment and got in the car. "I'm going to get Lauren something to make her feel better." He thought with a smile as he drove into town.
A little while later, Jack returned with a box in his hands. Janet eyed him suspiciously and flashed her a grin. He put his hand in the box and pulled out a tiny, black and white kitten. He placed the kitten on Lauren's chest, since she was still asleep. The tiny little kitten meowed and licked her nose. She woke up and gasped excitedly. "It's a kitten!" She said happily as she held the tiny creature. Jack smiled proudly. "She's your kitten." He told her. She grinned happily. "Jack, you know we can't keep it." Janet said warningly. "Sure we can, we'll just have to keep her hidden from the Roper's." He reassured her. "Oh thank you Jack!" Lauren smiled happily and gave him a kiss. "I'm going to call her Frisky." She informed them as the kitten meowed. "I think she approves." Jack said as they all laughed.