You turn your key into your apartment door. You take down your hair that has been up all day long. You exhale and smile because you get to see Eli. He never failed to make you laugh. You remember how you met. He always tried to act smooth but you saw how much of a dork he was. You fell in love with that. He did spill an entire soda in your lap on your first date after all. You don’t even like action movies.
You click on some lights of your kitchen and see a letter on the table. It had your name on it. You open it and see that it says “come to the bedroom. I have a surprise.”
This makes you a little excited, you set down your keys and bag. You adjust yourself accordingly. This was so unlike him. You were excited though. You go down the hall and see the door is open and the lights are on. Before you can make it you hear a small yelp.
“Is that a dog?” You say a little more concerned, you walk hurriedly.
You find Eli playing with a cute little golden retriever about the size of your hand.
‘Okay this is not the surprise I was expecting.’ You think as you button a button on your shirt.
“Look! Mommy’s home.” He says sweetly to the puppy. He scoops him up and brings him over.
“Eli, we can’t keep him.” You say sternly.
“Oh, come on! Don’t you like me?” He says in a silly voice pretending to be the puppy. He gives the dog a kiss.
“We don’t have room for him. How are we gonna take him outside? Who will watch it while you’re away and I’m at work? It just won’t happen.” You say sadly.
“I found him in a ratty box by a convience store. He’s all alone. We can’t leave him. I know it seems hard but think about it. He’s like a baby. Think of this as a trial run.” He says as he pets the dog affectionately.
“A trial run? Like- if we were to have kids?” You say shocked. You never thought he’d want kids.
“Well, yeah.”
“You really think about us having kids?” Your heart melts as you say this.
“Of course I do. I love you more than all the stars. You stay by my side so why wouldn’t I want a little “us” running around?“ He says as he sets the dog down and takes you in for a hug.
You melt into his arms. You smile.
“So… can we keep him?” He says questioningly.
You roll your eyes.
“Okay, we can keep him.”
Eli looks at you in a way that makes you blush, he picks your chin up and kisses you softly. You seem to always cave for him.