Buck picked up their newly adopted puppy and hugged her. "We have to show your other daddy our brand new trick, Violet?"
Violet barked and licked him. He laughed. Tommy crossed his arms and smiled. "I'm looking forward to this."
Buck put Violet back down on the floor. "Sit," he ordered. Violet responded by not moving an inch. "Sit," he tried again.
Nothing. Tommy sat down on the floor next to his husband. "Sit?" he tried.
Violet barked again instead. Buck started pouting. "Don't look, Tommy! Now she has performance anxiety."
He cracked up then kissed Buck's birthmark. "Keep trying, sweetheart. You'll get it."
"We had it!" Buck side-eyed Violet, who responded by crawling back into his lap.