You and I

puppy love on bad times

Frida and Benny woke up early, he had to go to work and Görel would take Apolo to Mono, so that Frida could pick him up there. They were both having breakfast, she made some toast with a fried egg and avocado for quick. Benny looked at his wristwatch, "Heléne hasn't woken up yet," he commented worriedly, it was after 8 in the morning.

"She's probably tired," she replied.

"Should I wake her up?" He asked.

"No, leave her." Frida said. "Last night she looked sad, maybe she needs to be in bed a little longer. Sadness exhausts," she explained. "When I get back I'll talk to her," she added.

Benny nodded. "I just hope it's nothing serious," he wiped his hands on the napkin, for he had finished eating.

"We'll see," Frida responded, getting up from her chair. "I'll pick up here and then we'll go," she added.

"Let me help you," Benny said, following her with his plate and glass to carry to the dishwasher.

***

Frida entered Mono, followed by Benny. They both took off their coats and shoes, leaving them on the shelf in the entryway. Frida was excited to see her puppy, it had only been one night but she missed him incredibly. "I'll go immediately to find Apolo," she informed him.

"I'm going with you," Benny said, following her.

Görel had just arrived at the office, for some reason Apolo was desperately scratching the door with his claws and howling, a few seconds later they heard the knock on the door. "Come in," Görel authorized, still curious about the dog's reaction.

Frida opened the door when she heard the go-ahead and Apolo immediately, and without waiting for her to enter, ran out and began to hang around her, clearly happy that she had returned. "Hey boy," Frida said excitedly and bent down for him to join her, but Apolo kept running around them like crazy.

"He's happy," Benny laughed. "What an energy!"

"For some reason he sensed that you were here, because even before you knocked he was ripping open the door in desperation," Görel chimed in, noting how happy the pup was.

"Did you miss me?" Frida caressed him, when he finally stopped for a moment to receive pampering from his owner, which both enjoyed. He leaned into her thigh and she nuzzled his ears. "Did you behave well with aunt Görel?" Frida then asked.

"Oh he did it!" Görel responded. "Anders and I took him for a walk last night and he socialized with other dogs, then we came back home, we played for a while and he slept through the night," she added.

"It's wonderful," Frida responded to that and smiled, carrying Apolo in her arms. Then Benny stroked him a bit.

"But he clearly missed you," Benny commented, moving a little closer to Frida and kissing her on the lips, which was interrupted by the barking of the dog, who showed his disapproval of the gesture, especially Benny. "I am within my rights," he made clear to Apolo.

"Don't mind Apolo," Frida hugged him tight trying to defend him from Benny.

"He's being spoiled," he complained.

"You are too," Frida argued, to which Benny had no way to defend himself. "Okay, we're going home now," she announced then walking up to Görel and giving her a hug. "Thank you for taking care of him last night, we owe you!"

"It was nothing," Görel squeezed. "It was wonderful to have him with us. On another occasion we would gladly do it," she added.

Frida smiled and then turned to her husband. "You have the snack in the car, please don't let it get ruined and try to eat more on the day," she told him.