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Even the Pup is an Unmentionable by Debra8652
Chapter 36 - this chapter directly follows Chapter 29 of Asking for a Friend where Rangeman purchases a vacant fire station to use as additional housing for the ever-increasing number of Merry Men.
Remy's POV
Oy - that's all I can say. We are still adjusting to having eight of my Range guys living offsite in the old fire station. They love it, btw. Mom and I are going over this morning to help Woody, Manny, and Louis with the landscaping. I am an excellent hole digger.
In the meantime, Mom's Man is having his first ever experience with back spasms. Zero stars - do not recommend. My friend Bobby Brown prescribed and administered Flexeril and told him to breathe in and breathe out and to keep doing it all day. Mom had Her Man sleep on their plush bedroom carpet last night. She thought it would be more comfortable for him - he's still there as of 0700. Well, I can read Mom's thoughts and she is really thinking that, in his drugged (=loopy) state, he can't fall off the floor. Santos thinks that his primo injured himself trying out a routine on the fire pole. Oh great, Mom's Man just staggered off the elevator onto the fifth floor - he's wearing an Army t-shirt and sweatpants. At least he didn't try to take the stairs.
Mom, Tank, and Bobby all look concerned - Mom's Man will not be making any important business decisions today! Mom just asked Bobby if he should d/c* the Flexeril. Mom's Man announced to the entire fifth floor that he didn't need a D and C because he didn't have lady parts but that he was very fond of Mom's. Cue the canine eye roll. I'd really like to leave for the fire station now, but noooooooooo.
Mom's Man does remember that she and I are going to the fire station and he asks her to bring him Popsicles on her way back. Santos snickers, Mom rolls her eyes, and Tank pushes Mom's Man into an empty office chair. IMO, Tank should put a seatbelt on the chair as Mom's Man seems to be mostly liquid right now. She asked him what flavor he wanted and he said red. She told him that red isn't a flavor. He changed his mind and asked for Bomb Pops instead. She asked if she could buy enough for everyone. He said that of course she could because "I'm a helluva nice guy." Wow - Ramon just snorted his coffee and Bobby logged onto his laptop to update Mom's Man's medical record to say that Flexeril is contraindicated. Tank gets Mom's Man a cup of black coffee and tries to figure out how to keep him away from his pc and phone aka saving Rangeman.
Finally, Mom and I are ready to go - Coach messenger bag, check. Muffins from Ella, check. Leash, check. We arrive and Mom fills my water bowl and puts it in the fenced-in backyard where the guys are working. She does a quick inventory of anything they need as well as asking the guys for suggestions. I sit in the shade and supervise their work after Mom leaves. Mom buys a few things for the guys at the grocery store and fills the rest of the insulated cooler with six dozen Bomb Pops before delivering them to Rangeman. Tank is sitting at Mom's Man's desk and supervising Mom's Man, who is sleeping on the couch. He will be very happy about the Bomb Pops if he even remembers asking for them.
Mom drives back to the fire station and puts away the things she bought and comes outside to check our progress. The small shed now holds a very quiet battery-powered lawnmower, stacking chairs and a folding table. Manny is planting raised flower beds with red geraniums. It looks really good - landscaped but not over-landscaped if you know what I mean. I did get to dig a hole for a new tree that's being planted in a back corner that's kind of bare. Louis vetoed a barbecue pit - too often all the MM get called out for emergencies. How embarrassing would it be to have a former fire station burn down!
Mom and I head back to Rangeman after she picks up and washes my water bowl. Mom's Man is sitting on the couch in his office, semi-awake. He must have remembered asking for Bomb Pops as his tongue is blue!
A/N *in medical terminology, to discontinue something. I prefer to see a more human side of Ranger vs. Batman, whether it's under the effects of prescription drugs or having to deal with the antics of non-humans and, no doubt, Diesel. Your reviews are appreciated!