Veronica was surprised to be picked up by Klaus but when he told her he had a surprise to take her mind off things, she didn't question it. The man loved to spoil her and she knew better than to try and stop him.
They drove for over an hour before he stopped in front of a small animal shelter.
"What are we doing her Klaus?" She asked him, hoping he would finally tell her since he had refused to say anything during the ride.
"We're getting you a puppy! Everything is ready at home and we'll get someone to come and train him… All you have to do is choose! I figured here they would have more choices than home." He replied with a bright smile.
Veronica jumped in his arms and kissed him hard on the mouth.
"Let's go Love, you'll show me just how happy you are tonight!" He replied as he guided her inside.
They looked at every dog twice and Klaus let her take her time. She needed to feel a connection to the dog and she insisted that he needed to like the animal too.
In the end, she had three potential dogs.
The first one kept growling at him and so Veronica put him back down.
The second didn't growl but refused to stay in Klaus' arms. He was scared.
The third accepted both Veronica and Klaus. It was, just like Backup had been, a Pit-bull. The dog was entirely chocolate coloured except for the tip of its tail and its stomach which were white. It was a female.
"Oh I just love her Klaus! You're the best!" Veronica said as they walked out of the shelter with the small puppy.
"I'm happy if you're happy!" He replied.
"Do we have to stop and buy food and bed and stuff?" She asked him.
"Not necessary. I worked on the dog house with Elijah all afternoon and prepared a few spots around the house for the new comer. Elijah is buying the food and everything else as we speak."
"I really love you Klaus!"
"I love you too Sweetheart. Now, how are you going to name her?" He asked her as he drove back home.
"Well, Backup junior would be weird and Chief wouldn't be a good name for a female…" Veronica thought.
"Well, she's going to be protecting you… How about Taser?" He suggested.
As he suggested that name, the puppy, which had been curled comfortably in Veronica's lap, lifted his head up
"You like that don't you?" Veronica asked softly to the puppy that licked her hand in response.
"I guess Taser it is then…" Veronica said.
"I'll get her name engraved on the Dog house tomorrow and I'll get her a name tag also…Along with a pretty necklace for a pretty lady!" Klaus cooed to the puppy as he pet her head. She licked him back and lay back on Veronica's lap.
When they got home, everyone was waiting to see the puppy, even Lilly.
Elijah had bought several dog beds and had already placed them all around the house in the spots Klaus had prepared and the Kitchen was readied with a bowl of water and a bowl of dog food for the new family member. He had also put two bowls in the dog house.
Everyone spent the whole night watching first Klaus compel the dog to understand where he could go and couldn't, what he could do and couldn't and what was right and what wasn't. After that, they just watched Veronica and Klaus play with the small puppy in front of the chimney. Elijah had bought every possible doggy toy he could find and they had tried them all. Taser was very happy and, apparently, could see Lilly… Weird… But they didn't question it and let Lilly play with her some.
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That night, when they got to bed, Veronica took her time to show exactly how much she was grateful to Klaus. He had done a lot for her and she wanted him to know exactly how much she liked it. She put on her prettiest lingerie, the one that could be opened if you ate all the candies, and waited for him to get out of the bathroom in front of the bed, with her hair down, just the way he liked them.
When he walked out of the bathroom with only a towel around his waist, Klaus didn't wait to question his Love, he dropped his towel and jumped on Veronica, intending on eating all the candies and to make sure she had a great time…
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