Kodi couldn't believe what Ralph had done. Seeing that Dusty was really upset, Kodi decided to go try to comfort her.
He started looking for her in the most likely places she would be. He soon found her crying underneath the mail house.
Kodi stayed where he was by the entrance for a moment, unsure of what he was gonna say.
Suddenly Dusty noticed his presence and turned around. "Kodi?"
"Uh… hi, Dusty. I… uh… just wanted to see if you were alright."
"Oh… yeah I'm fine," she said, tears still running down her face as she turned back around."
"Do you want to talk about it?" Kodi asked.
"No."
Kodi was quiet for a moment. "Are you shu-"
"How could he do this to me?" Dusty said suddenly. "I thought Ralph and I had something special. I'm so humiliated."
Kodi walked up and sat beside her. "Hey, don't worry. Ralph was being a total idiot. You'll find someone else." He put one of his paws on hers to try to comfort her.
"I know," she said as she reached up wiped her eyes. She couldn't believe she was acting like this in front of Kodi, yet she was surprised at how gentle Kodi was being to her.
Suddenly Dusty leaned her head against Kodi's chest, much to his surprise. "Thank you, Kodi. I really appreciate you're company."
Kodi's face was becoming bright red by Dusty being this close to him. "Well… I'm glad. I'm glad you're feeling better."
She took her head off his chest and looked up at him. "You're a really sweet guy." Dusty leaned forward and started nuzzling him. It took a second for Kodi to realize what was happening. But she felt so good against him, and he started nuzzling her back.
Neither of them could believe that they were falling in love this fast… and with one of their best friends. But they didn't think about that as they nuzzled each other, because at the moment it felt so right.
Afterwards, Kodi walked Dusty to her owner's house and then went home himself.