Day 5: Beauty (Ethan Ramsey x MC)
Note: It’s time for the Choices November Challenge (@choicesnovemberchallenge)! My default MC for these short fics will be Thea Moriarty.
“Look, all I’m saying is that we spend almost half our lives in the hospital,” Thea began as they got out of the car. “I always feel bad about spending so little time with Jenner and getting another dog would make us divide our already limited time and attention between the two of them.”
Ethan laughed then took her hand and began to pull her towards the entrance. “But Jenner would have company while we’re at work,” he started to explain. “I don’t want him to be lonely. We were alone for a long time and now that I have you… You know.”
“He deserves a girlfriend of his own?” When he nodded, Thea let out a sigh. “I don’t know.”
“Trust me, you’ll love her.” The woman came to an abrupt halt, pulling her hand away before giving him a pointed look. “What?” he asked.
“It’s not about choosing a dog, it’s about you getting my approval for the dog you’ve already chosen without me.”
For a moment he considered answering but then he decided not to comment her statement. She was right, of course, because he’d visited this shelter the week before and even brought Jenner along a few days ago to see if the two dogs were compatible. Once it became obvious that they liked each other, he began to plan how to convince her to adopt the new dog. He knew she wouldn’t be mad. And even if she was mad, he knew it wouldn’t last long, because there was no way she would be against this idea of extending their little family.
A part of him–even though he would have never admitted it to anyone–was yearning for the kind of ideal relationship he had only known from movies and TV shows. What he saw while growing up was a toxic relationship, one that was based on stupid power games. He wanted to have something different and now that he had Thea around, he knew she was the kind of woman he could live this perfect life with. Since he didn’t want children, knowing he wouldn’t have enough time to be with them, he settled with having a dog.
So when Ethan stopped in front of Cora’s kennel, he looked at her with raised eyebrows, eager to hear her verdict. He watched as her eyes fell on the dog, as a big, bright smile slowly appearing on her lips.
“Is that her?” she asked without looking over at him.
“Oh my god, she’s so beautiful and adorable. I can’t even,” the young woman said but couldn’t finish the sentence. Suddenly she turned to him and said, “We’re taking her home. Now.”
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