She left them in the care of a friend and came here to start her new life. But when the apartment upstairs from me in Casa Carmelita opened up, Patrick let me know on the sly before he listed it. And when Heather hit me with the puppy dog eyes, I knew we'd live there. And when Patrick said that, sure, two little dogs would be okay, the deal was closed. A couple months later I found myself in Ottawa.
Some people stress about meeting the in-laws.
I had to meet the dogs. And make no mistake, dogs are worse. Dogs won't pretend to like you. He climbed up on my lap and fell asleep. Cheika scampered by, stopping for a moment to lick my foot.