Our Abused Pup

~dinner and a movie~ chapter 22

Oliver's POV

"What do you say we go make some dinner, bug?" I asked my pup who was currently sitting on my lap. After our hard discussion a few minutes ago I figured being in the kitchen and cooking would be fun. I also had the perfect idea for what to make tonight.

"I's hewp, p'ease mama?" Asher asked and I smiled down at him.

My baby boy was so sweet!

"Such good manners, sweet boy. Of course you can help." I soothed him as I slowly got up from the couch, supporting Asher on my hip. "I was thinking we could all make our own pizzas together. Sound good, babe?" I asked, looking up at Kingston with a smile on my face. We always made our own pizza when one of us was sad. It was so much fun just being together and playing around in the kitchen.

"That sounds great, love." He said back, kissing me quickly before following Asher and I into the kitchen. I sat Asher down in his highchair and rolled it over to the large counter top causing a whine to fall from his lips.

"No mama, wan' be wif you and dada." Asher said with an adorable angry tone as he hit his tiny fists on the tray.

"It's okay, darling. Mama and I just need to get everything ready and then we'll move you up here." Kingston said as he approached Asher. "Now maybe instead of getting mad you could've asked mama and dada nicely, huh?" He asked, caressing Asher's cheek in an attempt to keep him calm. Asher nodded sadly. "How about I grab you a binkie and a toy so you can play while you wait?" Kingston was getting so good at handling these situations. He really is gonna be the best dad ever.

"Yesh p'ease." Asher said happily, his mood changing in less than a minute.

"There you go, sweetheart." Kingston said as he popped the dummy in Asher's mouth and placed the little farm animal toy in front of him. Asher immediately started playing, not paying any mind to us anymore.

"Hey, what do we say to daddy, baby boy?" I asked Asher, attempting to make my voice sound stern but failing terribly as he was just too cute. Asher looked up at Kingston with wide doe eyes.

"Sowwy dada, fank yous." He said and went back to his little game. He twisted one of the attachments on the toy and a blue elephant popped out making him squeal loudly and point at what he'd done.

"Good job, hun." Kingston praised our pup and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, walking back over to me and we started taking everything out to make dinner. Kingston really was a terrible cook but we've made pizza so many times that he actually knows what to do for once.

We made three sets of dough, one significantly smaller than the rest, and got all of the toppings ready in tiny glass bowls so it would be easy for Asher. "You done playing, bug?" I asked Asher when I noticed him staring at us and sucking his binkie, ignoring the toy in front of him.

"Yesh mama. Awshie be wif yous now?" He asked me, lifting his arms up and tilting his head to the side as he gave me puppy dog eyes.

"I've got you, baby." I told him, undoing his tray and setting it to the side. I picked him up and placed him on my hip before walking up next to Kingston at the counter.

"Wanna help me role out your dough, sweet boy?" I asked him and he nodded eagerly. I chuckled and set him down on the counter, making sure to leave my arm behind his back. "Do you feel like you can sit on your own, bug?" He thought for a second.

"Can try mama." He said, determination laced in his voice. I slowly removed my arm, Asher wobbling slightly as I did.

"Is this okay, sweetheart?" Kingston asked Asher who was looking unsure. Asher looked up at Kingston, planting his hands flat on the counter and nodded.

"Good job, bug." I praised him as I ran my hand up and down his arm. His face lit up with a large smile at the sound of my approval. I bent down and gave him a chaste kiss to the forehead before looking back up at both my man and my pup. "Now, who's ready to make some pizza?" I asked excitedly and Asher squealed. With that we set off.

Kingston and I helped Asher roll out his dough followed by our own and Asher had a lot of fun decorating it with all the little toppings. His favorite were the mini pepperonis because he got to make a smiley face with them.

"We have to put it in the oven now, babe." I explained to Asher. We finished decorating but when I went to take Asher's pizza to be cooked he got scared and started asking for it back.

My sweet boy thought we were taking it away for good.

"It's alright, darling." Kingston soothed him. "Mama's not taking it from you we just need to cook it or we can't eat. It wouldn't be fun eating a cold pizza, would it?" He asked Asher who shook his head vigorously.

"Can I have it then, hun?" I asked him.

"Yeah mama. Awshie sowwy, jus' didn' get it." Asher told me sadly, looking down at the counter and bringing his hand up to his mouth so he could suckle on his fingers. I guess his binkie got lost when we moved him earlier.

"It's okay, sweet boy. I understand why you were scared but mummy and daddy would never do anything to upset you." I told him while lifting his head back up. He looked at me with wide eyes. "We love you, baby boy." I reminded him softly, stroking his bright red cheek. He nuzzled against my palm.

"Wove yous too mama." He said quietly before reaching his arms up, signaling he was ready to be picked up again. I did just that and placed him on my hip. Kingston put the pizzas in the oven and I helped him clean up as much as possible while holding my pup in my arms.

"Beep. Beep." When the timer went off I placed Asher back in his highchair making him let out a high pitched wine.

"Just a second, bug." I told him and quickly walked to the oven. I took the pizzas out and saw that they were all cooked perfectly. I smiled as I cut them up, Kingston assisting me with the plating.

"We were thinking about watching a movie during dinner and I think I remember a certain pup who wanted to watch Beauty and the Beast, would I perhaps be correct?" Kingston asked Asher with a fake curious tone.

"Mes dada. Awshie wan' watch pwincess." Asher said loudly, clapping his little hands and bouncing in his seat.

"Well then come on, sweet boy." Kingston said and picked Asher up, placing him on his hip. Asher continued to bounce in his daddy's arms and I smiled over at them.

They were so adorable together!

I balanced all the plates in my arms and brought them over to the pair who were getting comfortable on the couch.

"Here you go, babe." I set the plates in front of Kingston and sat down right next to him. He handed Asher over to me, putting him on my lap before grabbing the remote and turning on Disney Plus. The opening lines came on just as I gave Asher a bite of his pizza and he got all excited again.

"Once upon a time in a far away land,"

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