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| Epilogue �No, no, no and for the hundredth time no!� �Oh, why not?� I slammed the car door and turned around to give AJ an admonishing glare. �Because, it�s the most ridiculous thing I�ve ever heard of.� �It is not that bad,� AJ said, following me up the walk and into the house. It was a month after the accident and everything was relatively back to normal. The girls had gone back to Rochester while I had moved in with AJ. A few weeks after being home, the girls decided to buy a condo in Orlando and were actually expected to arrive later that day. Setting the crate down in the foyer, I turned my attention back to AJ. �I don�t want to argue with you on this.� �Then why don�t you just agree with me?� �Because I think it�s stupid!� �Why is it so stupid?� I just looked at him with a dumbfounded expression. Shaking my head I bent down and opened the crate. A small ball of fur bounded out and scampered off down the hall, taking in his new surroundings. Looking back at AJ I said, �Because no one in their right mind would name their dog after a liquor!� �You can call him JD for short.� �AJ, we are not naming the puppy Jack Daniels!� Seeing how that approach wasn�t working, he tried a new one. He took a step towards me, put one arm around my waist and pulled me up against him. He put his lips against my neck and kissed a trail up to my ear. Betraying me, my body trembled at his touch. �If you let me name the dog Jack Daniels, I�ll make you a very happy woman,� he said in a deep, husky voice. While the invitation was amazingly tempting, I had to hold my ground. �Naming the puppy something other then Jack Daniels would make me a very happy woman,� I replied. Letting out a sigh, AJ said, �You leave me no choice then.� Before I knew what was happening, I was lifted into the air and was being carried through the house. I panicked when I saw the patio door looming in front of me. �AJ! AJ, what are you doing?� I asked. �I�m going to throw you in the pool,� he answered without missing a beat. �What!?� By now we were on the edge of the pool, me dangerously close to being tossed in. �AJ, if you throw me in, I will make you frustrated in a way you would rather not be,� I threatened. �True, but then you�d be just as frustrated.� Damn, he had a point. �One last chance,� he said. Then, as if by some divine miracle, the patio doors opened and Kayla, Kass and Juliet walked out, giving me a few seconds to come up with a plan of attack. �Well, well, well. What do we have here?� Kassandra asked, walking over to us. �I�m throwing Eve in the pool because she won�t let me name the puppy Jack Daniels,� AJ answered. �Aw, you bought a puppy?� Kayla cooed. �Yup. And you can see him soon as Eve goes in the pool.� �Wait!� I yelled. �I have one last request.� �That being?� AJ asked, intrigued. �How about if the girls like the name then we�ll name the puppy Jack Daniels and you can throw me in the pool. If they don�t, I name the puppy and you get a nice dip,� I said, positive the girls would take my side. �Alright,� AJ agreed. �What do you say girls?� The girls put their heads together, whispered something and then pulled apart. �We�ve decided,� Juliet started, a huge grin on her face, �That we are in favor of naming the dog Jack Daniels.� �What!?� I screamed. �You heard them,� AJ laughed. �Into the pool.� �No! AJ, you can�t! Please don�t throw me in-� Splash! �The pool,� I finished once I had resurfaced. I looked up to find the four of them laughing hysterically. �Think that�s funny do you?� I said. �Just you wait till the next tour. Just you wait!� |
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