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Jeff frowned at the ball he had just thrown across the park. Some days, Goodyear would fetch it, some days, he would not. Today was a day he would not. “I thought you wanted to play with the ball.” He turned to the dog who just sat at his side. “You were very excited to go out and now you do not want to play?” He regularly talked to Goodyear, even if he knew he didn’t understand everything. He picked that little habit up from Finch.
“You stay here.” He told the dog before walking off to fetch the ball himself. Of course he listened now when it did not involve moving. By the time he got there, someone had stood next to it, unintentionally, he was sure. “Excuse me, may I pick up the ball?” Jeff asked the other, not wanting to invade his space. “The dog will not fetch it today, so I must.”













