Tongue Tied (Valentine's Day Special)

Chapter 7: Hearts Set A Flutter

Skye let out a surprised yelp as she felt two paws firmly placed against her rump, pushing her the rest of the way up the pillar. Although awkward for sure, this allowed Chase to keep a secure hold on the pilot pup and keep her at the level needed to tie the ribbon.

"Y-y-you- Is t-t-that g-good?" Chase spluttered out as he held her up. He was so thankful Skye couldn't see him right now. The German Shepherd's heart was beating in rapid intervals as his face lit up red from sheer embarrassment. "Just breathe.... Don't overthink...."  he told himself. The police pup didn't mean for his front paws to slip and change places. But there he was; paws placed around HER butt as she did her work above him. Despite the situation, Chase couldn't help but admit it DID feel kind of good, even if he also felt much more shame and guilt. He wasn't doing it for selfish purposes. "It's just....part of the job, I think."  he reassured himself.

"Just....h-h-hold me t-there." Skye let out, feeling flustered herself. It took everything inside the Cockapoo to not look down at Chase as he held her rear in his paws. Lucky for her, she had the bow to tie around the pillar. But that didn't help much. As Skye tied the bow, she couldn't stop thinking of the current situation she was in. Her cheeks were rosy red and she felt butterflies in her stomach. "Okay, okay.... Don't freak out." Skye thought, "It's not that bad. Hopefully Chase is having as much fun holding my butt as....I.... Oh my gosh! What am I thinkiiing?!?!"  The pilot pup shook her head as she tried to clear her mind, feeling herself getting carried away with her thoughts.

Skye tied the final knot of the bow, securing it's place on the pillar. "All d-done. You can l-let me down now...." she stumbled over her words slightly as she informed the German Shepherd of the now completed task. Slowly but carefully, Chase moved back and lowered his front paws -still holding Skye's rump - until she safely made it down. The second her hind paws touched the roof, Chase let go of her butt instantly and took a few steps back, utterly embarrassed by what he just had to do. Once all four of Skye's legs were on the roof, she turned around to face the police pup.

"I'm sorry." Chase quickly spoke up, looking to the ground in shame. "I didn't mean to- My paws just slipped....It wasn't.... you-"

"Don't worry Chase," Skye cut him off, "I know it was an accident and you didn't mean harm. What matters is that we got the bow up like planned."

Chase finally looked up at Skye and noticed she looked a little flustered as well with some pink to her cheeks. "Okay." he eventually agreed as he joined her, picking up the next bow as they walked to the second and final pillar.

Skye turned her head to the side and looked at her friend. "Well, what we did on the last one seemed to work. Let's do it again for this one."

"Alright. Sounds good." answered Chase as he walked up to the side of the pillar.

Skye just looked at him before elaborating what she meant, a light blush on her cheeks. "When I went on your back last time I just slipped in your grasp. What I meant was, well, I'll lift myself up against the pillar and you can push me up by my....butt....and hold me up to tie the bow. Y-you know? Just l-like we j-just did...."

Chase looked at her with wide eyes as his heart sped up in pace. "O-o-okay." he stammered as he moved away from the pillar. The police pup moved back as Skye walked up, propping her front paws against the cylindrical piece; bow firmly held in her right paw. Skye turned her head around awaiting her friend to do his part.

Chase walked up behind her and froze, giving her a worried and unsure look as their eyes met. "A-are you s-s-sure about t-this? You s-s-still want me t-to push y-you up by your....by your...."

 Skye tried to give him some reassurance, but her cheeks told a different story. "Yes, Chase. I'm sure. Just....just push me up by my butt and we'll get this bow tied."