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“Hey, princess! Mommies home!” I shouted across the house, placing my work bag on the ground near the front door.
“Hi, mommy!” Gwen shouted back from her room. In a couple of seconds, she was in the living room, hugging me tightly and wagging her tail rapidly.
We had our routine, every night I’d call her into the bathroom and we’d get ready for bed together. What’s different tonight is that I’m home later from work than usual.
“Gwen?” I said as I stroked her hair.
“Yesss?”
“Have you gotten ready for bed yet?”
“No, not yet…” She said, her tail beginning to slow in movement.
“Why haven’t you? You know that you’re supposed to be in the bathroom getting ready by 9.”
“I know, master, I’m sorry…”
She looked up at me with a pitiful stare, and I just couldn’t help but melt.
“Well… I suppose I can’t be too mad, since we’re off schedule anyway… how about we go get ready now, hm?”
“Okay!” She said as her tail started to wag again.
I picked her up and she wrapped her arms and legs around me. I carried her to the bathroom, placing her down on the stool.
“Alright, I’m gonna go grab some bed clothes, you start brushing your hair and teeth while I’m gone, okay?”
“Yes, mommy!” She gave me that dorky smile and kept wagging her tail. I pet her head a bit and left for my room.
After I went and got us some pajamas, I came back in to see her brushing her hair. I placed the folded garments on the counter and kissed her cheek. She giggled and kept brushing.
“So what has my pretty girl been up to while I was gone?”
“Ohhh nothinggg… just hanging around.. cleaned my room a bit though,”
“Awh, did you now? Be sure to show me before bed okay?”
“I will!” She said with a smile, finishing off her last section of hair. “How was work mommy?”
“Work sucked like most days. I’m sorry I had to stay later than usual.”
“Oh, it’s okay! You’re here now, so… I’m fine!” Her smile faltered a bit. I pet her some more, messing up her hair a bit. “Heyyy, you’re messing up my hair!”
“It’s fineee, I can fix it.”
I then smoothed out her hair and gave her a peck on the forehead.
“I wuv you..”
“I love you too, pumpkin.”
I grabbed her toothbrush and handed it to her, but she pushed it away.
“Gwen..?”
“I don’t wanna brush my teef… little puppies don’t do that.”
“Yes, they do,”
“Nuh uh, how can they? They have paws, not hands, silly!”
“Well, typically their owners do it for them. What, do you want me to shove a toothbrush in your mouth and do it for you? Didn’t think so-”
“Yes!!” She said with enthusiasm, cutting me off.
“I… I’m not… um…”
She tilted her head and lost her smile.
“Uh… well fuck it I guess, sure.”
She immediately perked back up, her tail beginning to swing rapidly again.
“Gaspgasp.. Really?” She smiled and started shaking her legs in excitement.
“Yes, but just this once, don’t let it become a habit.”
“Yes master!” She said.
I lifted her out of the stool and sat on it, placing her on my lap. I reached over to the sink, running the toothbrush under the water before grabbing the toothpaste and squirting a dash onto the bristles.
“Open wide, go aaaa”
“Aaaaaa”
I took the toothbrush and placed it in her mouth. I brushed up and down on her back teeths and lefts and rights, making the same rounds on her fronts. I got each individual tooth brushed and cleaned, making sure to take my time. After I finished I took the toothbrush out of her mouth and kissed the bridge of her nose.
“Good girl, you stayed put so nicely. Now, you can get your tongue right?”
“Mhm mhm,” she says, nodding profusely.
I handed her the toothbrush and she scraped her tongue with the bristles before spitting out the remnants of the toothpaste. I grabbed the cup off of the counter and filled it with water, handing it to her. She poured the contaminants into her mouth, swishing it around and making gurgling noises. She spit it out and I wiped her mouth with a nearby towel.
“Now, let's get changed and get you into bed okay?”
“Okay!!”
She jumped off my lap and started undressing. I handed her the pajamas I picked out earlier and put on my own after securing my hair in a claw clip.
“I love your face..” she said in a low murmur.
“Well aren’t you just the sweetest thing ever?”
She blushed, muttered out a ‘nuh uh’, and stared down at the floor.
“Don’t deny the truth, pumpkin.”
She giggles and looks back up at me.
“Are you ready for bed?” I say.
“Mhm,”
I picked her up and carried her to her bedroom, swinging the door open with my foot and placing her on the bed.
I took a look around the room and noticed the lack of things on the floor. I also noticed the feel of the carpet, soft and freshly vacuumed. She giggled and pulled me back in from the hold. I gave in, sitting on the bed with her and holding her closely again.
“You did such a good job at cleaning! I’m so proud of you, my pretty girl,” I said before I kissed her on the cheek. She nuzzled into my neck and made a soft mmhh sound.
“I love you, Delilah.”
“I love you too, Gwen.”
I’m so lucky to have her, this sweet puppy girl, in my arms. I couldn’t ask for a better girlfriend.