Dirty Visual

Zack woke up early the next day surprised that he and the boy had slept through the night. He made breakfast and called the school letting them know Jared wouldn’t be in today. Zack sluggishly walked to the door and let the dogs outside, got the morning paper and made plates with food on them.

Jared had come downstairs at the smell of food. He sat down where Zack grabbed their plates and asked the boy to open the back door. Jared did as instructed and Zack sat them down at the outside table. They quietly ate their breakfast, Zack had tried to get Jared to talk but it just didn’t happen.

As they ate Zack watched the two pups play in their yard. Nix acted like he was going to pounce on Blotie, his tail in the air shaking his butt while she ran around with her tongue out acting silly. A smile lit up his face as a thought occurred to him. Zack stood up and grabbed their empty plates as he led the little boy inside.

“Go get dressed buddy. I am going to take you somewhere today.” Zack smiled secretively, the little boy just nodded and made his way upstairs to get ready. Zack’s smile faltered but then became full once he thought about the reaction Jared may have.

Zack made his way to the door and stuck his head out. “Mutts!” The two big puppies bound into the house with shaking tails hitting Zack in the leg more than once. Fuck did that hurt. “Ow, ow you big doofs!”

Zack shook his head as he locked the door. He made his way to the hall closet and grabbed the dog leashes while making a phone call. Zack stopped for a second, the sadness returned. ‘These are the leashes Brian bought for the puppies on Valentines Day.’ Zack thought.

Jared came down the stairs and Zack handed him Blotie’s leash, knowing that the big dog wouldn’t pull him along. She had been trained. Nix? Not so much.

They all piled into the truck and made their way towards town. Matt’s mom had agreed to take the babies for the night so they picked up Bentley. The boy was excited to see his dad, you could tell by how he was acting.

Back in the car Jared had no idea what was going on. Zack pulled up to one of the local buildings and unloaded the dogs and kids. The group made their way into one of the big buildings. Jared had no clue where they were.

Zack held the door open for the boy and they made their way into a big room with a padded floor. No one was there. Jared looked up at him like ‘what the hell.’ Another door slammed to their right and in came this big oaf of a dog. Zack watched Jared closely, the little boy’s eyes literally lit up as their two dogs got acquainted once more with Wesley.

The big lab and pit bull mix looked a lot better now than he did the day of his attack. He could stand and wag his tail. He even responded some to the other dogs playful gestures.

“How is he doing?” Zack asked, the same doctor who patched Wes up had brought them to their local play room so they could see how the dogs would interact.

“He is healing a lot faster than expected. They seem to get along great.” Julian Mack, the vet spoke softly. “Is your boyfriend showing up soon to see him?”

“No actually.” Zack looked down at his feet; he looked up to see Jared playing with the three dogs. “My boyfriend got in a car accident and has memory loss.”

“Oh I’m sorry to hear that. I hope he gets well soon.” Julian stood beside Zack and watched the dogs. “They get along well. Are you still interested in adoption?”

“Yes. I want to take him.” Zack smiled really big when Wesley tackled the little boy to the ground and started to lick him. “That’s the most I’ve seen him smile in weeks.”

“Will Wesley be his dog?” The vet wondered.

“No. He will probably be Brian’s, if he ever recovers. But until then I think he will remain the family dog.” Zack smiled sadly.

Wes ran up to Zack and rubbed against his new master’s leg. Jared watched from afar as Zack put a leash on the big dog and motioned for him to follow. Jared led Blotie out ahead of Zack who now had a hold on Nix and Wes. Julian happily let Zack sign the papers, and take the big dog home.

When they returned Jared was happier than he had been in a while. He ran and played with all three dogs, giving extra special and easy attention to Wes. He seemed happier now that he knew the big dog was alright. He nearly wore himself out by the time diner was done.

Zack grabbed an extra blanket from the closet and put it on the floor next to the other two dog beds. He would have to get Wes one of his own tomorrow. Blotie happily claimed the blanket though so Wes curled up on her bed for the night. Zack shut the curtains, closed and locked the doors, got Jared ready for bed and laid down to relax. He hadn’t talked to Brian in a long time. He wondered how long it would be before he cracked and had to give in and go see him.

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