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Lucas bent down and let the mother sniff his hand, she spent about a whole minutes doing this and then he slowly reached out and petted her.
She whined a bit and then began to wag her non-existent tale. He turned to look at Ronni and realised that she wasn't even looking and found himself a bit disappointed. She picked up the leash of the mother dog, but her collar didn't say her name.
"Ronni," he said, turning back to face her "what should we name her, the mom?"
Ronni was trying to process, and caught herself just staring for a moment. Lucas called her name, and she turned back to him with a small smile.
The dog was ok, and was beig friendly with him, which was good. As for a nameβ¦
"Marti." she said quietly. If the puppy was a boy, she'd be voting for Wally, because naming two dogs they found in Wal-mart Wally-Marti just tickled whatever sense of humor she had left.
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Lucas laughed and smiled, petting the mother dog's head.
"Hello Marti," he said to her as she panted with her tongue out happily "I guess you're coming with us."
He looked down at the puppy, which was wriggling in his arms and noticed it was a boy. HE grinned and looked to Ronni as he walked to her, the leash in his left hand, his right arm up to carry the puppy. "The puppy, it's a boy. He needs a name?" He said raising his eyebrow.
Ronni stifled a snarky smile and replied as straight-faced as she could.
"Wally."
She turned and immediately headed back up towards the entrance, grinning to herself and waiting for him to get the joke.
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Lucas followed, Marti trailing quickly by his side and Wally still in his arms, once he got to the car he opened the back door and Marti jumped in, Lucas gently sat Wally next to her as she sat down.
He shut the door firmly and went around, opening Ronni's door. Once she was in the car he got in the driver seat, started the car and pulled out of the parking spot.
"Nice trip." He said sarcastically "almost being killed by a giant of a man and then stealing his dogs, my idea of a perfect day."
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"The dare was that June would drink a cocktail with no hesitation, or at least something close to that." He found a light switch and turned it on, illuminating the whole room. "It's a cocktail, what do you think I'm looking for?"
Devon shrugged, "a cocktailβ¦or something?"
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Ronni smiled as he opened her door for her.
Her smile faded once she got into the car and he made his statement. She couldn't tell if he was in some way upset at her or notβ¦
"Sorryβ¦" she said quietly.
Devon shrugged, "a cocktailβ¦or something?"
Liam looked at him. "Or something what? a cocktail is a cocktail. if she doesn't want to drink though, I might be able to make it virgin." He opened a cooler under the sink in the kition and pulled out an empty bottle. "Nope." he said and pulled out another one "This one is empty too." he pulled out one more, this one full and unopened. "Finally. who leaves empty bottles in a cooler?" He slid the bottle into his bag and slung it over his shoulders once more. "Ready to go to the next place?" he asked Devon.
Liam looked at him. "Or something what? a cocktail is a cocktail. if she doesn't want to drink though, I might be able to make it virgin." He opened a cooler under the sink in the kition and pulled out an empty bottle. "Nope." he said and pulled out another one "This one is empty too." he pulled out one more, this one full and unopened. "Finally. who leaves empty bottles in a cooler?" He slid the bottle into his bag and slung it over his shoulders once more. "Ready to go to the next place?" he asked Devon.
"She likes drinking." he shrugged, "and trick me into drinking also." he rolled, his eyes, "Drunk people leave empty bottles in the cooler" Devon shook his head.
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Lucas gave her a bright smile.
"No worries, nothing to be sorry about," he told her, while clenching the steering wheel and keeping his eyes on the road. "I enjoyed it, actually."
Ronni's eyebrows shot up. There was no part of that whole experience where she thought he'd enjoy it. Maybe the hug, but she almost didn't want to think about that. She went quiet and still for a moment, before carefully asking "Why?"
"She likes drinking." he shrugged, "and trick me into drinking also." he rolled, his eyes, "Drunk people leave empty bottles in the cooler" Devon shook his head.
"so, you're not ready to go?" Liam asked looking at the door.
"so, you're not ready to go?" Liam asked looking at the door.
"Hm? nah Im good" he shrugged, walking to the door.
"Hm? nah Im good" he shrugged, walking to the door.
Liam followed behind and walked to the next room and pulled out his tools. "I just need a few more things. or at least a bottle of whisky."
Liam followed behind and walked to the next room and pulled out his tools. "I just need a few more things. or at least a bottle of whisky."
"alright, lets hope we don't have to bust down any more doors" he joked.
"alright, lets hope we don't have to bust down any more doors" he joked.
Liam smile and opened the door. "Not all apartments have alcohol in them." He said and turned on the light. this apartment was an exact copy of the last one. "Do people just not decorate?" he asked looking around
Liam smile and opened the door. "Not all apartments have alcohol in them." He said and turned on the light. this apartment was an exact copy of the last one. "Do people just not decorate?" he asked looking around
"maybe they are to busy to" he shrugged. Devon walked around inside, to the bedroom, looking through the drawers.
"maybe they are to busy to" he shrugged. Devon walked around inside, to the bedroom, looking through the drawers.
"Tell me if you find anything." He half yield as Dev walked off. Liam wandered over to the fridge, opened it, and gasped. "DEVON!!!!" he yield. "I found a frozen bag of raspberries!" He took the bag out and opened it. I freaking love raspberries he thought to himself as he ate one.
"Tell me if you find anything." He half yield as Dev walked off. Liam wandered over to the fridge, opened it, and gasped. "DEVON!!!!" he yield. "I found a frozen bag of raspberries!" He took the bag out and opened it. I freaking love raspberries he thought to himself as he ate one.
Devon chuckled at the excitement in Liam's voice. "Good for you!" he yelled back, rummaging through the closet.
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Lucas glanced at her and smiled.
"We got two dogs Ronni, why wouldn't I enjoy this short little quest." He teased and then fell silent.
"I would say the hug too, if you admitted it wasn't so bad, I don't want our only instance of physical affection to be strictly enjoyable in a one sided way."
He fell silent again and smiled more to himself than anything now.
"You give good hugs." He whispered, not blushing but staring straight ahead.
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The hug hadn't been terrible, but Ronni certainly hadn't enjoyed it. The whole situation had been awful, and she did not want to repeat it.
Nearly shooting her friend was not how she liked to spend her afternoons.
"Prefer hugs with less shooting." she said quietly. She wasn't trying to discourage him, but she was a bit shaken from that ordeal.
Maybe if we try again later, with less life-threatening circumstancesβ¦
Devon chuckled at the excitement in Liam's voice. "Good for you!" he yelled back, rummaging through the closet.
He doesn't understand Liam thought to himself as he ate more of the berries went to offer some to Dev. "Would you like any?" he asked holding the bag out.
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"I understand." Lucas said cheerily "not everyone is as touch starved as I am, anyways."
He kept driving, glancing at Ronni every once in a while and in the rearview mirror at Marti and Wally.
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Ronni was definitely not touch starved. Anymore, it took a lot for her to want to be touched.
But⦠he is.
She thought about it for a bit, before gently reaching over and resting her hand on his shoulder, giving it a light squeeze.
He doesn't understand Liam thought to himself as he ate more of the berries went to offer some to Dev. "Would you like any?" he asked holding the bag out.
Devon shrugged, taking one and eating it. "Thanks" He closed the closet door with a sigh.