Why Me?

Chapter 1 - love at first spill?

---2 weeks after initial encounter---

I couldn't stop thinking about the handsome stranger who was running from the cops and pretended to kiss me so the cops would run right past us.

What gave me the feeling that it wasn't the first time he did that?

I was on my way to meet my best friend, we were planning on taking her dog out for a walk and I was going to help her bathe the dog.

Belle was the cutest shiba inu I had ever seen, I loved her and I'm pretty sure she loved me more than my best friend.

I still had the stranger in my head and before I knew it, I arrived at her house.

"JESS!!" I shouted as I entered her house, I had keys to her house and she had keys to mine. That's how close we were.

"SUZY!!" She embraced me with a hug and Belle came running towards me.

"You can smell the treats can't you." I kneeled down to pet her as she licked my face.

"I don't get why she loves you so much." Jess rolled her eyes. "Shall we get going then?"

"Let's" I linked arms with her and we left the house.

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"I have to go use the bathroom quickly" Jess said as we passed a McDonalds, we had only been walking for 20 minutes.

"Could you not have used it before we left the house?" I sighed, she does this every time and she never learns from it. "Hurry then."

I kneeled beside Belle and pet her as we waited for Jess to relieve her bladder.

"You're a cutie aren't you." I spoke in a baby voice to Belle. "You know you are."

I was annoying myself but I couldn't speak to Belle any other way. It's not like I can just say 'Hey Belle, you know you're cute right.' in a stern way.

"Wasn't I quick?" Jess ran out of McDonalds.

"A bit too quick." She still had toilet paper stuck on the bottom of her shoe.

"Thanks for not embarrassing me." She laughed.

"Come on, let's carry on with this walk"

It was so nice to catch up with her, we hadn't been able to meet up in weeks because of our busy schedules and I was so grateful that we could just resume our friendship like we never separated.

She was studying to become a qualified plastic surgeon so she was always busy whereas I was a certified psychologist already so I had my own working hours.

After a hard time giving Belle a bath, it was my time to say goodbye. We parted ways and promised that she would call me in a couple of days. I hugged her and hugged Belle even tighter.

"I swear you're only friends with me because you like Belle." She joked.

"Oh no, I've been found out." I fake gasped.

"Shut up dork. See you later."

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--3 weeks after initial encounter--

I sat in Costa, a cheese toastie in one hand and my phone in the other. I was in a particularly bright mood because I had finally got rid any thoughts I had about the stranger.

Also, my pay check for the month came in.

I had my earphones in but I heard the faint sound of someone shouting, I couldn't be sure what they were saying but it sounded like 'Bitch go die.'