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Post by Tag Along on Aug 10, 2011 8:43:26 GMT -5
Tag sat on the ground with Chip in her lap. She was scratching behind his ears, while he licked her arm.
I wish I could be your real owner. She thought, looking into Chip's big brown eyes. While Tag thought she might know the answer, she wanted to ask anyways...
"Leo... Do you think Max would ever let a newsie adopt a dog?"
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Post by Leo on Aug 10, 2011 12:21:41 GMT -5
Leo hesitated, scrubbing behind Roxie's ears. "I don't think Max would care, but I think Kloppman would have an issue with it."
He glanced over at her, smiling. "I didn't bring you for you to get attached," he joked, "you know, to a dog."
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 10, 2011 12:23:43 GMT -5
"Yes, of course. I was merely curious." Tag replied before touching her nose to Chip's.
"Besides, I have a cat now!" She looked up at Leo, beaming.
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Post by Leo on Aug 10, 2011 12:46:42 GMT -5
"A cat?" Leo asked, surprised. "Now where did that come from? And what's its name?"
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 10, 2011 12:48:51 GMT -5
"Well, I was in my bunk reading the other day, and this boy came in looking for his sister. This cat followed him in, and I picked it up, and he said I could keep her!" Tag honestly couldn't remember when she'd spoken for so long without taking a breath.
"I named her Lizzie. She's a gorgeous calico."
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Post by Leo on Aug 10, 2011 13:13:45 GMT -5
"Can't wait to meet her," Leo responded, chuckling and lifting Roxie out of the bath. "All clean," he said to her, kissing the top of her head.
"Your turn to wash Chip."
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 10, 2011 13:23:09 GMT -5
Tag stood up, holding Chip in her arms. "Are you ready for a bath, mister?" She asked the dog in baby talk.
She set him down gently in the tub and rinsed him off before lathering his coat with the soap.
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Post by Leo on Aug 10, 2011 13:36:12 GMT -5
Leo took Roxie back to her cage and brought out a cocker spaniel named Summer. He watched her run around the yard.
"so ummm...how's Specs?"
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 10, 2011 13:37:30 GMT -5
Tag stopped lathering the soap for a few moments for starting again.
"F-fine, I guess. I haven't seen him since... Well." She figured Leo knew what she meant.
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Post by Leo on Aug 10, 2011 20:18:47 GMT -5
"Oh, okay." Leo threw a stick for Summer and watched her chase it, letting the subject drop. He didn't want to make her uncomfortable.
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 10, 2011 23:26:41 GMT -5
But, of course, Tag was still thinking about it.
"Leo, you have to understand. I had no idea what was going on. It didn't occur to me to think that, well, maybe both of you..."
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Post by Leo on Aug 11, 2011 0:35:25 GMT -5
"Yes, I understand," Leo responded, petting Summer on the head, although he was frowning. "You have to be more careful," he reminded her, finally looking her into her eyes.
"For now, I am happy being your friend." Which was a lie, but a sincere statement nonetheless. Leo was happy around Tag, and he would rather be friendly with her than no contact at all. He would just have to find someone else to be with.
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 11, 2011 8:21:06 GMT -5
Tag was so torn. She genuinely liked both Leo and Specs, and had an incredibly hard time deciding which one she'd rather be with. She figured if she couldn't choose, she might as well not be involved with either of them.
"On the one hand, I have no idea how this happened. On the other, it's never happened before, so I didn't even think about it. I guess I'm more naive than I've always thought I was..."
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Post by Leo on Aug 11, 2011 16:13:45 GMT -5
"don't be so hard on yourself," Leo said to her, picking the cocker spaniel up and putting her into the tub. "I am not mad at you."
However, he did think she was naive. Maybe this little incident will help her out of that.
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 12, 2011 6:47:04 GMT -5
"I do like you, Leo. I like spending time with you. Especially if there are dogs around." Tag smiled widely as she finished rinsing Chip off.
Now I just need to talk to Specs...
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