“At least Bobby found a way to get on Mama’s good side.” Alexis says

“Yeah, at my expense. Every damn time I’d try to sneak out of the house he would start barking. He was their own personal guard dog.” Ashton pouts

“I’m surprised you didn’t try the windows.” A.J. laughs

“I did damn it. He would hear me opening it and would start barking. I think whenever Mama got the inkling I was going to sneak out she’d station him outside my door.” Ashton glowers

“Ever try bribing him?” Alexis asks grins

“Yeah, once. He looked at the food I had for him, ate it in two bites and then barked. It didn’t do me any damn good. Damn dog.” Ashton mutters

“Ah, Ashey you know you loved him. He use to keep you company whenever you bothered to study for school.” A.J. smiles

“Keep me company? Mama use to have him keep guard.” Ashton says

“Uh huh, that’s why he’d always have his head on your lap as you scratched his head and while you cursed the book you where reading.” Alexis smiles

“Yeah, well.” Ashton mutters

“You know, if you move back to L.A. we can get another one.” Alexis says softly

“Alexis, don’t start that again.” Ashton says firmly

“I’m just saying. It would be great. You can move in with me and we could get another one. Same breed and everything. It would be great.” Alexis says

“Look, I said I’d think about it okay. Let’s drop it for now and start reading again.” Ashton says

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“Those little finks. They had it all planned out. I was screwed from the beginning.” Ashley mutters

“What did you expect? They are your kids. They stop at nothing till they get what they want and use any means necessary.” Spencer points out

“I figured that out when they got older but I didn’t know that they where practicing on us when they where that young.” Ashley frowns

“We can’t do anything about it now. Besides , you loved that dog more than you loved us.” Spencer mutters under her breath

“I did not. I so love you guys more.” Ashley smiles and she kisses her wife’s cheek

“Uh huh. That’s why every time you came home from one of your trips you’d kiss him first before me and whenever we used to go on family vacation you would always insist on bringing him along. Those hotels made a fortune off you because of the bribes you‘d pay them so that he could stay with us in suites.” Spencer pouts