Hey guys! I found it really hard to write this because it's been blizzarding all day and I had to go outside every hour to shovel. Nevertheless here it is, but I make no promises for Monday. Thank you all for reading and let me know what you think. I always appreciate any ideas you have, and anything you have to say in general
-Aislin
"Hurry up," She yelled.
"Why?" He whined. "It's so early." It was 6 AM and Happy was already trying to push him out of the house with the dog.
"We have to take the dog for a walk," She informed him. "Come on!"
"Give me a minute," he begged.
"Hurry it up, Curtis, you are skating on thin ice," She shouted.
"There is no need to yell. I am right here, and I am hurrying," He tried. "Also, why are we doing this today. You normally do this. You like walking the dog on your own."
"No, I like running with the dog on my own, and you can't come because you're too slow." She corrected.
"So why is today different?" He questioned. It's not that he didn't want to spend time with Happy. He would just rather spend time with Happy at a more reasonable hour.
"Well, I'm not running today, and you're coming because I say so," She replied.
"I am a grown man," He stated defiantly, "I do not need to do as you say."
She raised one of her eyebrows and picked up one of the many hammers they have lying around the house.
"That was just a joke. What I meant to say is that I will be ready and out that door in less than a minute," He quickly cried pulling on his shoes.
"That's what I thought," She said, "I think I'm going to bring this with me."
"I can't believe I'm saying this for the fifth time in 30 minutes, but could you please just put the hammer down," He held up his hands in defense.
"I wouldn't have to use the hammer if you would just do what I ask," Happy informed him.
"But I don't want to pick that up," Toby whined.
"Just pick it up. You have a bag," She enforced.
"But it's so gross and big." He started to feign gagging.
"I do it everyday," She sighed.
"I don't like it," he grumbled.
"Haven't you seen people's insides before? What is the big deal?" She exclaimed. He looked up at her pouting. He reached out his hand and grabbed the bag, and, while dramatically fake vomiting, he picked up the dog poop. "Who's a good boy?" She teased.
"You might be joking, but I think I deserve some praise," Toby replied desperately grabbing for her.
"Ah, ah, ah," She chastised while running away. "We are in public."
"It's 6:30 AM," He shouted chasing after her, "Who's gonna see us?"
"Lot's of people walk their dogs this early in the morning," She yelled back. Conan ran by her side and Toby chased around ten feet behind her.
"Then where the hell are they?" He questioned.
"It's a big park." She turned to look back at him for less than a second, before continuing to sprint away.
"I'm catching up," he yelled from behind her a few minutes later.
"No you aren't," she dismissed.
"Yes, I am," he said grabbing her by the arm. "And you said I was too slow for running."
"Does this mean you want to come on my morning runs?" She questioned hoping she wouldn't lose that alone time she needed.
"Hell no," He responded.
"Thank god," she sighed.
"Hey!" He exclaimed. "You don't want to spend time with me?"
"No, I just-" She started to explain. He interrupted her by smashing his mouth only her.
"Don't worry, I get it," He smiled. "Can we go home now?"
"We're nearly at the end of the loop, and then home."
"I was thinking," Happy began later.
"Ground breaking," he laughed.
"Shush," She hushed walking over to him. She sat down on the arm of the couch in order to be close enough to talk quietly.
"Alright," He quieted down.
"I was thinking that if you wanted to," She paused as if thinking.
"You can ask me anything," He informed her. He took her tiny hand in his, and gave her a reassuring tap.
"Well, I know you don't like running, and I don't always like talking," She explained.
"True," he affirmed.
"And I know you don't like getting up early, and I do because that's when the park will have minimal people," She continued. He continued to play with her hands as she paused to think about what she wanted to say. "You are distracting me," she chastised.
"Sorry," he shrugged not moving his hand away from hers.
"What I'm trying to say is that I'd like it if you would come to the park to walk Conan with me once or twice a week," She explained.
"Was today your test run?" He asked.
"Maybe," She shrugged back.
"I'll come," He agreed. "On one condition."
"What do you want?" She groaned.
"Tell me that you love me more than the dog," he asked.
"Not sure I can do that," She teased standing up from the couch and moving away from him slowly.
"Why not?" He questioned moving to his feet and starting to move towards her.
"Well I wouldn't want to lie," She laughed beginning to run around their home. He of course chased after her with Conan at his feet.
"You can't escape me!" He screamed.
"Please, I'm much faster," She chided even though she had lost their race earlier.
"Pretty sure you aren't," He yelled back to her.
"Pretty sure I-Ah!" She yelped as he caught her around the waist and pulled her close.
"I have you now," He pointed out sinisterly.
"I can see that," She argued.
"Now, tell me you love me more than the dog, prisoner."
"I love you more than the dog."