Bumping Accident | Englot

Chapter 38

Charlotte's POV

Two months later

I got called to work this morning, and since my parents were out of town and couldn't make it back in time, I dropped off Olivia at Engfa's house. I just had to sign a few papers, so it didn't take long.

I park my car in front of her house and get out. I use my key to open the door and take my shoes off.

"Engfa?" I call out.

"I'm in the living room," I hear her yell, and I make my way to her. When I walk in, I see her on her laptop with papers spread out on the table in front of her.

"Hey, cute eyes, how was work?" she asks, slightly closing the laptop.

"It was good. They just needed me to sign papers. Where's Olivia?"

"Your parents came back early and picked her up. Your dad said there's a birthday party at her daycare, so they're taking her there," she responds, and I nod.

"You know, he still doesn't call me by my name," she adds.

I roll my eyes. "Ignore him."

I move to sit next to her but hear noises. It sounds like paws hitting the floor. I look towards Engfa to see if she knows what the noise is, and she quickly looks away.

"What's that noise?"

"What noise? I don't hear anything." She's avoiding eye contact. I hear the noise getting closer to us and reach out to grab a cushion. I hold it in front of me and wait. A few seconds later, I see little legs coming into the living room, followed by a golden retriever puppy.

"You got a dog?" I ask, surprised.

"A dog? What dog? I don't see anything."

"Engfa, I left you two alone for like three hours, and you get her a puppy?" She looks back at me and then at the puppy.

"Oh look, there's a dog in my house. We should keep it, don't you think? It looks lonely."

"Engfa." I groan and sit next to her.

"It's not my fault Olivia was looking at me with her big eyes and pouting. Was I supposed to say no?"

"Yes. Now she's going to want to be at your house all the time," I reply.

"What's so bad about that? You two can move in." To be honest, we technically live here anyway. We're both here all the time, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to make it official, but we need to have a talk about it first. Before I can respond to her, the doorbell rings.

"Are you expecting someone?" I ask.

"Yeah, my sister and the three musketeers found out I got a puppy. I mean, I kind of called and told them, so now they're here to see her."

"It's a girl?" I question, and she nods. She gets up and looks at me.

"I love you." It will never get old hearing those words from her mouth.

"I love you," I reply. "But we will talk about this." I gesture to the dog. She rolls her eyes, picks the dog up, and puts it on my lap. Then she makes her way to the door. I look down at the puppy and pet it.

"Where is she?" I hear Chompu ask. A few seconds later, she enters the living room and jumps to sit next to me.

"I can't believe she didn't get me a monkey but got a dog," she mumbles as she pets the puppy, and I can't help but laugh a little.

Everyone else walks in a few seconds later, and they all start gushing over the puppy.

"What's her name?" P'Daad asks.