A few days later the Valerie kept receiving gifts from a secret admirer.

She didn't care to acknowledge things like that . She had more important things to the pups,excercise keep Adventure Bay safe the only time she slacked off was for actual loved ones like family and friends.

"Ryder did we get any mail?"said Valerie as she walked down the stairs to the 1st floor.

"Yeah. Actually we got something from... Alex."

"Oh what is it?... I hope hes' okay hes been acting really strange latey ."

"Really how?"

"I don't know hes been absent minded... always staring at me and weird stuff like that."

"Well hes not in the hospital its just a Birthday Party." Ryder said checking both sides of the cards.

"Theirs another card its for you."he said giving her the pink letter.

"Oh okay .'' she began to read it and it turned out to be from Alex.

"She stood there for a minute then she began to cough or choke on her cereal.

"Are You Okay!" Ryder said as he ran over to help her.

"No... I mean ... Alex must be sick.'

"What do you mean?"

"Hes' the one... that secret admirer guy hes been sending me all those corny gifts the choclate and ... UUUGH!"

" I can't believe hes the one sending you those gifts." Ryder said as he laughed slightly.

"How do you let a 8 year old down easy?" she said as she walked back upstairs to shower and get ready to go over to Mr. Porters'.

30 minutes later

"I don't think I should talk to him." Valerie said pouring food for all the pups.

"It would be rude to ignore him." some of the pups said.

''I don't know maybe just meneuver around him... his just so little and I don't want to deal with...THIS!" Valerie said as she moved her hands around.

"Maybe youshould totally date him!" said Zuma.

"Wha- What?!" Valerie began to laugh and lean against a wall.

Ryder couldn't help but chuckle while he over heard the conversation and was playing his game.

Valerie realized he was listening and turned toward him.

"You can play as long as you want but you'll never beat my high score." she then turned to the pups and kneeled down.

"Pups I can't date someone as young and immature and ... Alex is to little for me to go out with and thats how we humans work."

"We knew that was the deal but we don't know how old he is.' said Chase earning him a lot of understanding nods.

"Is he ten?' said Marshall.

"No hes 8 actually" valerie said as she scratched Marshall and Zuma behind their ears.

"Are you like 12?"said him a giggle from

" She's 14 and a 2-thirds Rubble." Ryder said as he continued his game.

"Someones' been keeping traaaaack." said Chase in a sing song voice before him and a giggling Rocky and Skye exited to play outside.

Everyone else looked up and stared at Ryder who had sunk into his chair from the weight from the stares.