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26.Guest

"Can we keep her, sir?" They asked beggingly in union as soon as they encountered Station Officer Jones when they returned from Hannah's mother's clinic.

"No way," Station Officer Jones replied strictly. "The fire station is not place for a dog like that."

"Please," all three of them smiled slightly, while Tony stepped forward, holding the now clean and washed white dog in his arms.

"We'll put up the posters, but someone has to take care of this sweet little thing until she finds a home," Tony said gently, holding the puppy out towards Station Officer Jones.

"What about Lizzie?" Station Officer Jones asked.

"There's no room for her..." Liam thought quickly. "Besides, where would she be better off, locked in a pen and alone, or among the people here in the firestation?"

"Among humans, I guess," Station Officer Jones replied after a moment's thought, gently stroking the puppy's ear.

"Let her go, Tony!" Julia warned when she saw the puppy raise its tail slightly, which was not a good sign.

However, contrary to their misconception, as soon as the puppy felt the ground under her feet and Tony loosened his grip, she jumped forward and ran to the box behind the row of lockers. Much to the horror of the firefighters, who had one eye on the dog's actions as she had knocked over the box and was now trying to stick her nose in it, and the change in their station officer's previously stern face, which turned into an expression of pure astonishment as the puppy pulled a blanket out of the box and walked over to them, dragging her find along the ground, and under Station Officer Jones' legs, she wrapped herself in a blanket and turned her belly up. Observing the whole scene with considerable surprise, the firefighters saw that the entire green blanket, the color of which had long since faded, was covered with drawings of daisies. When Station Officer Jones leaned over the dog, they initially thought he would take the blanket and walk around angry for the rest of the shift, but he brushed his fingers against the blanket and sighed softly.

"I thought he was lost," he said to himself as the puppy suddenly raised its head and licked his cheek. "Radar, stop it!" He ordered reflexively, moving the dog away from his face with his hand.

"Radar?" Liam asked surprised.

"Sorry," Station Officer Jones stood up. "That was our dog's name. He died a few years ago, and this was his favorite blanket," he pointed out.

"Why don't we name the puppy Daisy?" Tony suggested. "She's a girl so we can't honor Radar's memory any other way, but the blanket is covered in daisies and she seems to like it too."

"If you take care of her, she might end up living here for a while," Station Officer Jones finally agreed. "And Daisy is a really good name, Tony," he praised before walking away to his office.

Liam didn't know when his mind drifted back to the events that had taken place a few days ago. That was the last time they saw their boss smiling. Since the meeting in Newtown regarding the several fires around Pontypandy and Newtown, Station Officer Jones had been lost in thought and almost as grumpy as when they first met him.
Liam's train of thought was interrupted only by a tap on the shoulder, and it took him a moment to come back to earth and remember that he was sitting on a park bench and Daisy was probably playing somewhere nearby.

"Hey!" Liam welcomed him happily as soon as he turned around. "What are you doing here, Andy?"

"I wanted to talk with you. Where's Tony, Julia and that funny man who keeps teasing you?" He asked curiously as he sat on the bench next to Liam.