"Wake up sleepy head!" Sirius woke with a jolt. 'I must have dozed off.' He stretched his legs, yawning, and then looking up at her yelped in shock. She was dressed in a bathing suit, her hair still wet from her bath.

"Now it's your turn!" She smiled.

'Oh no!' He whined. 'Anything but that! Can I please do it myself?' he started to run, but she quickly grabbed hold of him. 'NO!' He yelped. 'I'm a big boy! I swear! I can do it myself lady!' He scrambled to get away from her, but couldn't break free. 'Damn she's strong!'

"Oh come on now! What is it with dogs and baths?" She asked, dragging him by his hind legs and into the hot tub.

'Oh sweet Jesus that's hot!' he yelped trying to leap out. 'You can't be like normal people and give me a cold one! You could've at least let it cool down first!'

"Calm down! It's only a bath! Trust me, you need it!" She said beginning to scratch him behind the ears. "I can't let you stink up the whole place!"

'Oooo, that's nice…' Sirius closed his eyes and lowered his head. 'Move a little to the left now, hey!' He barked as she stopped. He lifted his head and stared. He watched her looking through the cupboards.

"Now lets see. I know I still have some somewhere! Ah ha! Got it!"

'Oh no!' He yelped. 'Not that itchy shampoo! I'd prefer Herbal Essences thank you very much! It takes care of the fleas just fine! Plus it makes me smell like flowers!' His eyes widened as she began to rub on the dog shampoo. 'Oooo, that burns!' He cried. Looking up at her with sad, soulful eyes.

She stared down at him, making a playful pout face. "I know, I know. It's all right baby! I'm almost done!"

'PLEASE HURRY!' He calmed down as she rinsed off the suds and began to drain the tub. 'YES! Thank you, thank you!' He shook himself dry spraying water all about the room.

"Snuffles! Cut that out! We want the house to be nice for our guest!" She picked up a towel and began drying the room. "He'll be here any minute!"

'HE?' Sirius growled. He felt a burning sensation stream down through his chest and land sickeningly into his stomach. 'What do you mean HE!' He didn't quiet understand what was coming over him. He couldn't be jealous; there was nothing to be jealous of. After all, he was a dog, and bestiality was frowned upon. 'What was I thinking! I can't get attached! I will after all be leaving! She's just a sanctuary. Nothing more.' He continued watching her as she left the room to change. 'Maybe he's gay.' No matter how hard he tried to convince himself, the feeling would not pass. With out realizing, he began to growl.

She looked down at him shocked at his behavior. "What's wrong? Don't worry! I'm sure he'll love you!" She patted him on the head silencing him, and just then the phone rang. She left him picking up the phone. If it weren't for Sirius' good dog ears, he wouldn't be able to hear the conversation. He sat down next to her, listening carefully to every word.

"Hello?"

"Hey baby." Answered the voice. Sirius could hear muffled voices and music in the background.

"Hey Greg! What's wrong! Why aren't you here yet?"

"Sorry babe, I'm a little tied up right now, I'm not going to be able to make it." Sirius listened harder to the voices. To her the sounded like nothing more than static, but to him it was much more. It was another woman's voice. She sounded upset and anxious.

"Where are you?"

"I'm still in the office."

'Office my ass!' Sirius thought. He heard the girl in the back keep repeating, '"Come on hottie! I'm dying for some! Hurry and get off the phone so we can get to bed already!"' 'How dare he take advantage of such a kind woman?'

"But Greg! You always do this to me! Come on! Can't you leave early for once?"

"Look Kat! I told you this hundreds of times! I need this job so I can afford our wedding! Don't you trust me?"

'Kat…' It was then that Sirius learned her name. All this time he was so fond of her and so thankful and he hadn't even known her name! Well, in any case, this did not change how he felt. This fiancé of hers was two timing her, and after all she'd done for him, he couldn't let this 'Greg' character get away with it.

"Of coarse I do! I'm sorry." Kat cried.

"You should be!" and with that, he hung up.

Sirius cried as he watched her start to whimper. 'He'll never get away with this.' Sirius promised. 'I'll be the best damn guard dog she's ever seen!'