"Alright, Teddy is it?" She looked to the ball of fluff in her arms. "Yeah, Teddy. Anyway, when we get home you have to be extra cute and be on your best behaviour for at least a few hours. Your adoption is kind of on a whim and I'm not totally sure your other mom will be thrilled. Okay?"
Teddy just gave her a blank stare, his tongue hanging out of his mouth as he panted. It was hot and Gail couldn't blame him, but she could blame him for his breath, which was as bad as puppy breath could get.
"You need things." She stated mostly to herself. How was she going to get the supplies without leaving him home alone, and not taking him with her. It was too hot for a puppy to sit in a car and she didn't trust him alone in the house -also if Holly came home to a puppy she'd be dead.
Walking up to the house Gail noticed her girlfriends car parked in the driveway.
"Ok so we have less time than I originally thought. Cute and cuddly Teddy, cute and cuddly." She prepared the puppy but it was mostly to stall.
They hadn't talked about getting a dog -or any kind of pet- but the look on the kids face broke her and she couldn't help but take one. She knew Holly loved dogs, the brunette doesn't remember a time her parents didn't have one and she'd commented on missing the companionship. So she wouldn't be too mad, right?
Gail took a deep breath and went inside, the pup tucked in one arm. "Hey babe, I've uh, please don't be mad."
She could hear the brunette rustling around in the living room. "I was gonna say about the same to you. Do you want to go first or shall I?"
Gail kicked off her shoes and added them to the pile by the door. She was glad Teddy was so docile and was perfectly happy to hang in the blondes arm and watch, panting away. She felt kinda bad for him, having all that fur must really suck in this weather.
Gail decided to just jump in and say it. "On a scale from one to ten how mad would you be if I told you I got a puppy?" She asked hopefully and took the few steps to join her girlfriend in the living room.
Holly started laughing. And not just a chuckle, it was a deep belly laugh, one that had her doubled over and confused the hell out of Gail. That was until she was standing behind the couch and saw the cause of the rustling. There stood a brown, fluffy puppy that looked an awful lot like Teddy and it clicked. Holly got a puppy from the same kids down the street that she did, damn those kids are good. Gail joined in the brunettes laughter and put Teddy on the couch.
As the two sobered up Holly turned to her, "are we going to keep both of them or take one back?"
"Two puppies is a lot"
Holly rounded the couch and picked up Gail's hands, holding them in both of hers. "Yes but neither of us can choose between the fluff you brought in and Chewie. Besides they'll be good for one another."
She smirked and pulled the brunette closer "what kinda name is Chewie?"
"It's short for Chewbarka" Holly gave her a lopsided smile as the blonde giggled. The name was the biggest reason she'd chosen him, she knew how much her girlfriend loved Star Wars and it'd probably take some sting out of the surprise. Not that she needed that anymore.
"They actually do kinda look like wookies or teddy bears, which is the fluffs name. Teddy" Gail smiled, a new twinkling light in her eyes.
Holly couldn't focus anymore and leaned in the last few inches to catch Gail's lips mid sentence. She could feel the blondes smile against her own and then as it slowly melted away the longer they stayed like that. Their lips moved perfectly together, like a beautifully choreographed dance they'd been doing their whole lives.
Gail pulled away slowly, a mischievous grin playing on her tingling lips. "Fine we can keep both. But no sleeping in the bed and you are picking up 90% of the poop." She emphasized with a pointing finger.