wednesday 2nd september
at home
She seemed to zone out as he spoke, but then came back to herself as he finished. He couldn't say anything about that- he'd been doing that all afternoon. She pretended to be happy as she talked about going home- but Jamie had been friends with her long enough to know when she wasn't happy. But he didn't want to say anything- he didn't want to pry.
He nodded as she commented on the dog. He was pretty confident he'd be able to manage- he'd managed harder dogs before. There had been one German Shepard who had taken to Jamie and only Jamie- he would growl and bite the others if they as much as came near him. But when Jamie was there, the dog was like a different animal altogether. Eventually, Jamie had been able to encourage him to be friendly with others, and he'd gone to a good home. The success stories were the best. Even as a no-kill shelter, there were still those unhappy endings.
"Absolutely." He said, retrieving his keys, wallet and phone and shoving them into his pocket. "I'll walk you as far as the door, anyway," he said as he closed the door behind her. It kept hitting him that this might just be the last time they could hang out- and that terrified him. But he couldn't let his bad vibes rub off on her.
"And if you need me, you have my number. Chances are, I'll be bored out of my mind," he joked, knowing all too well that in an hour, he'd be the last person she wanted to talk to.
He nodded as she commented on the dog. He was pretty confident he'd be able to manage- he'd managed harder dogs before. There had been one German Shepard who had taken to Jamie and only Jamie- he would growl and bite the others if they as much as came near him. But when Jamie was there, the dog was like a different animal altogether. Eventually, Jamie had been able to encourage him to be friendly with others, and he'd gone to a good home. The success stories were the best. Even as a no-kill shelter, there were still those unhappy endings.
"Absolutely." He said, retrieving his keys, wallet and phone and shoving them into his pocket. "I'll walk you as far as the door, anyway," he said as he closed the door behind her. It kept hitting him that this might just be the last time they could hang out- and that terrified him. But he couldn't let his bad vibes rub off on her.
"And if you need me, you have my number. Chances are, I'll be bored out of my mind," he joked, knowing all too well that in an hour, he'd be the last person she wanted to talk to.