Page 119 of Spiralling Skywards
He wrinkled his nose and shrugged his shoulders. He was topless so I reached out and pulled at the hair at the base of his throat. He laughed and pushed my hand away.
“Well congratulations. I hope you’ll be very happy together, although I gotta say, I thought you would’ve tried to make it work with a human this time.”
He drew his eyebrows into a frown and looked totally confused.
“This time a dog, last time a total bitch, perhaps you’d be better off sticking to your own kind.”
“Oh you’re funny.”
“It’s a gift,” I told him with a shrug and a smile.
“Well, how about ifwegive it a go then? How about you wear this ring as a sign of our commitment to each other, and I’ll break things off with Winston and swear off dogs and bitches for the rest of my life?”
“How about Ms Bitches?”
“Only if they’re wearing purple knickers.”
“Deal.”
I spat in the palm of my hand and held it out to him. He did the same. We shook on it, and then I pulled him up onto the bed, where he slid the most perfect engagement ring on my finger and his body into mine.
And that was the start of what we thought would be our happily ever after.
