dishearten | ＩＮＢＯＸ.

[For a while there, texting led to sexting and (eventually) sex. Now it's all don't forget the milk and what time did the dogs go out?, and even though Emma is good with those things, she misses the ones that were a little more meaningful than passing reminders.]

If you're late I'll eat it all.
pic attached.

[She ordered the pizzas and the vegetables are mostly for show, but if he needs a reason to get home on time, the promise of dinner on the porch might keep him from working later than he has to. It's a nice night, they should spend it together.]

( he doesn't really need a reason to get home on time. it was definitely true that he was staying at work late more often than not before he had more than just a wolf to come home to (Marshmallow often went with him to work). with Emma there waiting, though, it's a lot harder to stay in the office.

and if he's honest, he's running out of paperwork and only so many cats get stuck in trees after hours. )

I'm not sure I believe you,
but Marshmallow might. hard to believe how big she's starting to get.

She's just trying to catch up to her brothers.
And she does like the crust.

[It's not technically for dogs, but theirs would never know it. They stare, Emma drops a few pieces. She can't help it, she knows what it's like to be hungry (or greedy, they could just be greedy). ]

Emma, she likes everything.
you just don't like the crust, so that's what you like to feed her.

( it's teasing but it's true. )

That's not true.
I feed her the crust because it buys me a few seconds to eat while she chews.

[Also because Emma likes it the least.]

and because you don't like the crust.

( look who is turning into the walking lie detector now. at least this superpower only has to do with his wife. )

you could always give your crust to me, you know. I'd eat it for you.

then what would Marshmallow eat?

[Dog food? She'll eat it but it's not her favorite.]

probably the expensive dog food we get for her, if I had to guess.
you know, we call her a princess, but that does not mean she needs to be fed like one.

( it's almost ironic that Graham is not the dog spoiler of the two of them... how does that work... )

she eats that too.
then she shouldn't look at me with those pleading eyes.

[When Marshmallow stops, Emma will stop.]

I am not going to blindfold the dog to keep you from spoiling her.
I'm afraid that's something you'll have to do on your own.

or I could keep feeding her.
I feed you, too.

[No one's in danger of going hungry.]

I haven't stopped you yet, have I?

( bread is not the best for a dog, but it's also not the worst. she should see the weird stuff the wolf will eat... )

I like to think I feed myself most of the time.

You'd forget your head if it wasn't attached to you, Graham.

[How many times has she had to drop a lunch off this week alone?]

I remember most things.

( too many things these days... she's not wrong about lunches, though, his mind is too preoccupied to remember his lunch most days. she's kind not to make him suffer until dinner. )

Except lunch.
And if I'm already spoiling her owner...

[The dog gets a little spoiling, too.

perhaps you could spoil her with treats, then.

( their puppy is going to get a tummy at this rate. )

Or pizza crust.

[It could be worse, Graham.]

if she needs extra runs after those extra calories, you're going to have to take her.

( that's a lie and they both know it. at least when he goes running with the dog, he seems to remotely enjoy it. )