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Friend Or Foe: Chapter 6 Bella, The Fat Puppy!
I woke up again on the couch with my head Shane's lap. He was asleep leaning on the couch's arm. We had gotten back to my place a few hours ago and decided to watch TV. We had both fallen asleep only minutes later. I sighed quietly to myself and snuggled closer to him. I smiled up at his face, he looked like a young boy again. His hair had fallen out of it's usual messy ponytail and way lying wildly around his shoulders. I gently sat up, trying not to wake him.
I got up off the couch and walked over to the sliding glass door that led to my backyard. I opened the door and walked outside closing it behind me. “Bella!” I called and seconds later a big black Labrador came running toward me. She bounded up the steps in one leap and came up to me. I reached my hand down and she licked me lovingly. She rubbed her head on my hands and against my legs. I rubbed her head and behind her ears, down her neck and her shoulders. “Oh, who's a pretty girl!” I said in my baby-talk voice. I sat down on the deck with her and she climbed on top of me. She pinned my arms down and licked my face.
I rubbed her cheeks and kissed her nose. “Bella, I missed you baby girl!” I exclaimed. I swear she actually smiled at me as she licked my nose. “Aw, Bella, did you miss your mommy!?!” Shane said and Bella leaped off of me and ran over to him. She reared up on her hind legs and licked Shane's chin. We both laughed as she sprinted between Shane and me, back and forth. She finally sat down next to me on the stairs. Shane walked over and sat down next to me on the deck. “Did you sleep well?” he asked with a smile. I nodded, “okay, if you consider the couch comfortable,” I grinned.
Shane chuckled nodding, “same here.” I leaned back on the deck and tilted my head back to look up at the stars. I absently pet Bella's head as I stared up at the sky. “Do you understand why Matt is doing this?” I asked him wonderingly. “No,” he replied and I could feel his anger rise with the subject. He was really pissed about this, more than he was letting on. I could see the fury in his eyes as he stared out at my backyard. “Shane, don't let your anger control you,” I said softly placing my hand on top of his. He turned his head and his eyes met mine, “I'll try not to let it,” he sighed. I leaned against him, resting my head on his shoulder. We sat there for a long while and I slipped into a comfortable sleep.
My eyes flickered open when I felt myself move. I slowly closed them again when I realized it was just Shane picking me up. I shivered, I was freezing cold. Shane wrapped his arms around me and he walked through the sliding glass door into my house. He carried me up the stairs and into my bedroom. He somehow pulled the covers back and then laid me down on the bed. He pulled the blankets up around me, making sure I was completely covered and no longer freezing. He leaned down and gently kissed my forehead.
I opened my eyes, “thanks Shane,” I said quietly. He smiled, “you're welcome Vio. Get some sleep, okay,” he whispered softly in my ear. I nodded agreement, closing my eyes again. And I was asleep.
When I finally woke up for real it was around eight in the morning on Sunday. I yawned and stretched my arms above my head. Suddenly I heard loud paw steps in the hallway and then my door was thrown open and Bella bounced into my room. She jumped up onto my bed licking my face and neck and arms. “Okay, okay, okay. Down girl! Down Bella!” I ordered while laughing. Instead Bella just plopped down on top of me, totally crushing every bone in my body. “You are so fat Bella,” I teased her poking her fat belly. “Now get up you huge lump!” I yelled pushing her off me forcefully.
She obliged and jumped off of me and down onto the floor. “Why did Shane let you in?” I asked no one in particular. I sighed getting up and grabbing some jeans and a shirt out of my closet. I hopped into the shower quickly taking a short shower then changed. I pulled my favorite hoodie off my office chair, shrugged it on, then headed downstairs.
The bottom level of my house smelt heavenly. You know, surprising as it sounds, Shane is a freaking awesome cook. I can't cook worth a shit! I could probably burn water, go figure. And you know what else, my mom was a head chef at her own restaurant. Talk about weird! “Wow, what smells so good?” I asked Shane as I walked into the kitchen. “Pancakes and bacon, your favorite,” he said with a smile. “Aw! You remember, how sweet! Now why the hell did you let the damn dog inside!?!” I asked in a sarcastic yell. Bella barked loudly from the living room where she had been lounging on the couch. “What, she was hungry so I told her to go wake you up. She did a good job if you ask me,” he laughed with a smirk.
I shook my head and rolled my eyes, “you know where the dog food is, why couldn't you just feed her?” I asked sassily. “Because I was already making you breakfast,” He said pointing his spatula at me. “Please, sir, put the utensil down and place your hands behind your head,” I said mocking a cop. Now he rolled his eyes, “just feed the dog Vio,” he sighed jokingly. “I never said I wasn't going to!” I said sticking my tongue out at him. “You made it seem like you weren't,” he pointed out. “Whatever,” I muttered slapping my leg as I grabbed the big cup that I used to measure Bella's dog food consumption with.
Bella ran over happily, her tongue lolling out of her mouth like the big, cute lovable puppy she is. She licked my hand gratefully then started chowing down. “Breathe Bella, Breathe! And don't forget to chew!!!” I yelled at her as half of the gigantic bowl disappeared in under a minute. “I think that's a new record,” Shane laughed about a minute later when all the food was gone. “How the hell does she eat that fast!?!” I asked in astonishment. “I have no idea,” Shane sighed.
We both started laughing. “Breakfast is ready!” he announced ten minutes later. I paused SmackDown, which I had started watching right after Bella finished eating. “Matt's an asshole,” I growled as I sat down across from Shane at the table. “Trust me, I know,” he growled in return. I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. “Okay, let's try to get through the day without talking about 'that' to each other, okay?” I voiced my idea. “Okay, that sounds better than getting angry every five minutes,” Shane sighed. “Exactly what I was thinking,” I replied smiling.
We finished breakfast laughing loudly as we washed the dishes. Bella, all tired out from beating her fastest record, was sleeping on the couch. “Oh, no lazy butt! Bella, fatty, we are taking you for a walk!” I told her crouching down beside the couch where she was laying, “c'mon,” I told her hauling her big form off the couch. Slowly she agreed and got up on her own for I had no success whatsoever. Shane grabbed her leash off the rack by the front door and handed it to me. I clipped it on Bella then walked out the door that Shane was holding open.
“Thank you kind sir,” I said with a smile. “You're welcome mademoiselle,” he said politely. He walked beside me as we led Bella to the dog park close by. Once we got there I let Bella off her leash, “have fun girl!” I called after her as she ran toward a bunch of other dogs that were all trying to chase after a stick. “She is such a dog,” I sighed giggling. “Yes, I think that's what they call those furry things on four legs that eat a quarter pound of food in just under two minutes,” Shane joked. “Oh, someone took there funny pills today,” I joked sarcastically.
“Maybe I did,” he said sneaking up behind me. Suddenly I was lifted off my feet. “Ahh! Shane what are you doing?” I asked laughing really hard. He squeezed my waist, spinning me around. “Stop, please, stop!” I begged panting. I had cramps from laughing so hard. He set me down but we were both so dizzy that we fell down onto the grass next to each other. I turned my head to look over at him, “that was fun,” I said smiling widely. He laughed wrapping an arm around me and pulling me to him. I obliged and curled up on the grass next to him. I rested my head on his shoulder and we laid there talking quietly about things we did when we were kids, avoiding all incidents that included Matt.
Just thinking about Matt made my heart hurt. I was still getting over him, over everything. I mean, yeah, Juli had been there for me after the break up and I had come home to celebrate my mom's birthday it still didn't take my mind off of my last relationship. “Hey, is something wrong?” Shane asked sounding concerned as he smoothed my hair out of my face. I smiled at him and shook my head.
Shane was the only one who didn't know about Matt and I. He hadn't returned yet and by the time that he had returned, Matt had broken it off with me. That hurt like hell, especially when he told me he was going to go look for his 'high school sweetheart' who might, or might not have had his baby back then. He left after she started the sentence with the words 'Matt, I might be pregnant,' and he was gone. He whisked his way out of her life and never spoke to her again, until he was with me. Then he started trying to call her. Julissa said she didn't want to talk to Matt, but Matt, being Matt, wouldn't take no for an answer. The same way he was when he asked me out the first time.
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“C'mon Violet, please! It's just one date,” he begged. “Matt, no, I just recently started to get over my fiancé, I don't need another relationship right now,” I sighed angrily, why the hell won't he just leave me alone? He grabbed my arm spinning me around, “Violet we've been best friends since we were what, five or six, don't you believe me when I said I have had feelings for you since we were teenagers?” he asked pleadingly. “What about Tanner, huh? What about her and your possible baby?” I asked, frustrated. “Violet, you know I want nothing to do with that baby—,” he said now getting a little pissed.
“How could you not want anything to do with your own kid!?! Tanner was one of our best friends! Not to mention she was like Shannon's older sister, do you know how pissed Shannon was when Tanner told him she never wanted to speak to him again? He loved her, and you made her break his heart! One of your best friends!” I yelled. “Violet, you're way off subject now,” Matt sighed. “So, if we do get together we're gonna have this fight sometime during the relationship so we might as well get it out of the way now!” I yelled back.
“Is that a yes?” he asked hopefully. “Yes, yes it is Matt,” I sighed. And the fight is over.
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I smiled, slightly sad, at Shane, “no, I'm fine,” I replied quietly. Shane still watched me, not convinced. He sat up looking down at me, “what's wrong Vio, I know something is wrong, I know you too well,” he said demanding me. I met his eyes, “we promised not to talk about it,” I said biting my lip. He smiled in understanding, pulling me closer and hugging me.
Just then Bella loped over to us smiling her happy dog smile. “Someone had fun!” I said in my baby voice, sitting up, and tugging on Bella's ears. She barked happily and nudged me in my side. “What girl? What is it?” I asked her. She barked again, jumping away. She turned and ran then ran back to us. I looked at Shane confused. He shrugged, “I have no idea what she wants,” Shane smiled. “i think she wants us to follow her,” I said uncertainly. But we both stood and followed Bella as she ran ahead of us.
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I got up off the couch and walked over to the sliding glass door that led to my backyard. I opened the door and walked outside closing it behind me. “Bella!” I called and seconds later a big black Labrador came running toward me. She bounded up the steps in one leap and came up to me. I reached my hand down and she licked me lovingly. She rubbed her head on my hands and against my legs. I rubbed her head and behind her ears, down her neck and her shoulders. “Oh, who's a pretty girl!” I said in my baby-talk voice. I sat down on the deck with her and she climbed on top of me. She pinned my arms down and licked my face.
I rubbed her cheeks and kissed her nose. “Bella, I missed you baby girl!” I exclaimed. I swear she actually smiled at me as she licked my nose. “Aw, Bella, did you miss your mommy!?!” Shane said and Bella leaped off of me and ran over to him. She reared up on her hind legs and licked Shane's chin. We both laughed as she sprinted between Shane and me, back and forth. She finally sat down next to me on the stairs. Shane walked over and sat down next to me on the deck. “Did you sleep well?” he asked with a smile. I nodded, “okay, if you consider the couch comfortable,” I grinned.
Shane chuckled nodding, “same here.” I leaned back on the deck and tilted my head back to look up at the stars. I absently pet Bella's head as I stared up at the sky. “Do you understand why Matt is doing this?” I asked him wonderingly. “No,” he replied and I could feel his anger rise with the subject. He was really pissed about this, more than he was letting on. I could see the fury in his eyes as he stared out at my backyard. “Shane, don't let your anger control you,” I said softly placing my hand on top of his. He turned his head and his eyes met mine, “I'll try not to let it,” he sighed. I leaned against him, resting my head on his shoulder. We sat there for a long while and I slipped into a comfortable sleep.
My eyes flickered open when I felt myself move. I slowly closed them again when I realized it was just Shane picking me up. I shivered, I was freezing cold. Shane wrapped his arms around me and he walked through the sliding glass door into my house. He carried me up the stairs and into my bedroom. He somehow pulled the covers back and then laid me down on the bed. He pulled the blankets up around me, making sure I was completely covered and no longer freezing. He leaned down and gently kissed my forehead.
I opened my eyes, “thanks Shane,” I said quietly. He smiled, “you're welcome Vio. Get some sleep, okay,” he whispered softly in my ear. I nodded agreement, closing my eyes again. And I was asleep.
When I finally woke up for real it was around eight in the morning on Sunday. I yawned and stretched my arms above my head. Suddenly I heard loud paw steps in the hallway and then my door was thrown open and Bella bounced into my room. She jumped up onto my bed licking my face and neck and arms. “Okay, okay, okay. Down girl! Down Bella!” I ordered while laughing. Instead Bella just plopped down on top of me, totally crushing every bone in my body. “You are so fat Bella,” I teased her poking her fat belly. “Now get up you huge lump!” I yelled pushing her off me forcefully.
She obliged and jumped off of me and down onto the floor. “Why did Shane let you in?” I asked no one in particular. I sighed getting up and grabbing some jeans and a shirt out of my closet. I hopped into the shower quickly taking a short shower then changed. I pulled my favorite hoodie off my office chair, shrugged it on, then headed downstairs.
The bottom level of my house smelt heavenly. You know, surprising as it sounds, Shane is a freaking awesome cook. I can't cook worth a shit! I could probably burn water, go figure. And you know what else, my mom was a head chef at her own restaurant. Talk about weird! “Wow, what smells so good?” I asked Shane as I walked into the kitchen. “Pancakes and bacon, your favorite,” he said with a smile. “Aw! You remember, how sweet! Now why the hell did you let the damn dog inside!?!” I asked in a sarcastic yell. Bella barked loudly from the living room where she had been lounging on the couch. “What, she was hungry so I told her to go wake you up. She did a good job if you ask me,” he laughed with a smirk.
I shook my head and rolled my eyes, “you know where the dog food is, why couldn't you just feed her?” I asked sassily. “Because I was already making you breakfast,” He said pointing his spatula at me. “Please, sir, put the utensil down and place your hands behind your head,” I said mocking a cop. Now he rolled his eyes, “just feed the dog Vio,” he sighed jokingly. “I never said I wasn't going to!” I said sticking my tongue out at him. “You made it seem like you weren't,” he pointed out. “Whatever,” I muttered slapping my leg as I grabbed the big cup that I used to measure Bella's dog food consumption with.
Bella ran over happily, her tongue lolling out of her mouth like the big, cute lovable puppy she is. She licked my hand gratefully then started chowing down. “Breathe Bella, Breathe! And don't forget to chew!!!” I yelled at her as half of the gigantic bowl disappeared in under a minute. “I think that's a new record,” Shane laughed about a minute later when all the food was gone. “How the hell does she eat that fast!?!” I asked in astonishment. “I have no idea,” Shane sighed.
We both started laughing. “Breakfast is ready!” he announced ten minutes later. I paused SmackDown, which I had started watching right after Bella finished eating. “Matt's an asshole,” I growled as I sat down across from Shane at the table. “Trust me, I know,” he growled in return. I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. “Okay, let's try to get through the day without talking about 'that' to each other, okay?” I voiced my idea. “Okay, that sounds better than getting angry every five minutes,” Shane sighed. “Exactly what I was thinking,” I replied smiling.
We finished breakfast laughing loudly as we washed the dishes. Bella, all tired out from beating her fastest record, was sleeping on the couch. “Oh, no lazy butt! Bella, fatty, we are taking you for a walk!” I told her crouching down beside the couch where she was laying, “c'mon,” I told her hauling her big form off the couch. Slowly she agreed and got up on her own for I had no success whatsoever. Shane grabbed her leash off the rack by the front door and handed it to me. I clipped it on Bella then walked out the door that Shane was holding open.
“Thank you kind sir,” I said with a smile. “You're welcome mademoiselle,” he said politely. He walked beside me as we led Bella to the dog park close by. Once we got there I let Bella off her leash, “have fun girl!” I called after her as she ran toward a bunch of other dogs that were all trying to chase after a stick. “She is such a dog,” I sighed giggling. “Yes, I think that's what they call those furry things on four legs that eat a quarter pound of food in just under two minutes,” Shane joked. “Oh, someone took there funny pills today,” I joked sarcastically.
“Maybe I did,” he said sneaking up behind me. Suddenly I was lifted off my feet. “Ahh! Shane what are you doing?” I asked laughing really hard. He squeezed my waist, spinning me around. “Stop, please, stop!” I begged panting. I had cramps from laughing so hard. He set me down but we were both so dizzy that we fell down onto the grass next to each other. I turned my head to look over at him, “that was fun,” I said smiling widely. He laughed wrapping an arm around me and pulling me to him. I obliged and curled up on the grass next to him. I rested my head on his shoulder and we laid there talking quietly about things we did when we were kids, avoiding all incidents that included Matt.
Just thinking about Matt made my heart hurt. I was still getting over him, over everything. I mean, yeah, Juli had been there for me after the break up and I had come home to celebrate my mom's birthday it still didn't take my mind off of my last relationship. “Hey, is something wrong?” Shane asked sounding concerned as he smoothed my hair out of my face. I smiled at him and shook my head.
Shane was the only one who didn't know about Matt and I. He hadn't returned yet and by the time that he had returned, Matt had broken it off with me. That hurt like hell, especially when he told me he was going to go look for his 'high school sweetheart' who might, or might not have had his baby back then. He left after she started the sentence with the words 'Matt, I might be pregnant,' and he was gone. He whisked his way out of her life and never spoke to her again, until he was with me. Then he started trying to call her. Julissa said she didn't want to talk to Matt, but Matt, being Matt, wouldn't take no for an answer. The same way he was when he asked me out the first time.
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“C'mon Violet, please! It's just one date,” he begged. “Matt, no, I just recently started to get over my fiancé, I don't need another relationship right now,” I sighed angrily, why the hell won't he just leave me alone? He grabbed my arm spinning me around, “Violet we've been best friends since we were what, five or six, don't you believe me when I said I have had feelings for you since we were teenagers?” he asked pleadingly. “What about Tanner, huh? What about her and your possible baby?” I asked, frustrated. “Violet, you know I want nothing to do with that baby—,” he said now getting a little pissed.
“How could you not want anything to do with your own kid!?! Tanner was one of our best friends! Not to mention she was like Shannon's older sister, do you know how pissed Shannon was when Tanner told him she never wanted to speak to him again? He loved her, and you made her break his heart! One of your best friends!” I yelled. “Violet, you're way off subject now,” Matt sighed. “So, if we do get together we're gonna have this fight sometime during the relationship so we might as well get it out of the way now!” I yelled back.
“Is that a yes?” he asked hopefully. “Yes, yes it is Matt,” I sighed. And the fight is over.
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I smiled, slightly sad, at Shane, “no, I'm fine,” I replied quietly. Shane still watched me, not convinced. He sat up looking down at me, “what's wrong Vio, I know something is wrong, I know you too well,” he said demanding me. I met his eyes, “we promised not to talk about it,” I said biting my lip. He smiled in understanding, pulling me closer and hugging me.
Just then Bella loped over to us smiling her happy dog smile. “Someone had fun!” I said in my baby voice, sitting up, and tugging on Bella's ears. She barked happily and nudged me in my side. “What girl? What is it?” I asked her. She barked again, jumping away. She turned and ran then ran back to us. I looked at Shane confused. He shrugged, “I have no idea what she wants,” Shane smiled. “i think she wants us to follow her,” I said uncertainly. But we both stood and followed Bella as she ran ahead of us.
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