“Okay, okay!” He backed up as she nudged him out, but couldn’t help smiling. “I’ll be in the living room when you’re ready, all right?”
The blue man took a seat on the couch to wait for her. Stella had been dozing in her favorite nest among the cushions (they’d tried to teach her to stay off the couch as a puppy, but quickly given up), but she woke up enough to come cuddle with him.
Sighing in relief, she took everything out with a hurried pace, glad she hadn’t bothered to unpack a few things. The surprise was probably ruined for some items. Getting out a few gift bags, she put each item in and fretted about his reaction to everything.
“Okay, love,” she sighed, coming back out with several gift bags in hand. “I couldn’t really..decide on anything so I just got nearly everything..” She showed him the various bags in several shades of red, pink, and white with things on them like “I love you” and “Happy Valentine’s Day”. She placed them at his feet before sitting down next to him and being mindful of the growing Bulldog. “S-Sorry,” she giggled, hands on her knees.
Jack’s eyes lit up. He’d seen that she’d bought a lot of things, but he hadn’t realized so many of them were for him. It was a little overwhelming, to tell the truth.
“Oh, Katelynn …” he breathed. “I can’t believe you did this!” He looked from bag to bag, eager as a child.
Jack Maple 