You open the door to your apartment that you had with your dad and four dogs, immediately tackled by all of them. You yelp in surprise as the four dogs drag you to the ground.
"AH!"
"[name], you home?" Your dad calls from the kitchen.
"What do you think?"
He laughs. "All the dogs have been walked except for Marley, can you walk her?"
"Yeah, I'll be back in a bit!"
You set down your stuff and grab the leash from the coat rack. Marley was a Tibetan Mastiff - seems like a dangerous dog, but she wouldn't hurt a soul. You put her on the leash and walk out the door, trying to keep the other dogs in. You step into the elevator to see your neighbor.
"[name]!" She says. "How are you?"
"I'm good, and you?"
"I'm doing fine." She says. "If you're taking her for a walk, be careful. Your father payed my son to walk her and she almost broke the leash."
"It's ok, Mrs. Hudson, the leash is pretty strong."
"Whatever you say, dear." She says. The elevator stops on the bottom floor, and you get out. "Have fun!"
You wave goodbye, heading out the doors. It was a nice day, the sky was clear, it was a good 50 degrees compared to winter temperatures. You walk down the street, about to turn into the dog park. Marley starts sniffing, looking the other way.
"Marley?" You ask, looking in the same direction. You only saw a crowd of people about to cross the street. Marley starts barking, running in that direction. An audible snap rang through your head as you look down to see...
The leash had snapped.
Fuck.
Your face drained off color, and you start running after your dog. "Marley!"
You hear someone yelp, and you saw Marley sitting on someone. You almost screech.
"Marley!!" You grab her by the collar, pulling her off of the man. You realize it's your best friend, Justin. "Oh my god, Justin are you al..."
Justin sat up, dazed, groaning in pain. Your words just stopped as you took in his looks
"...right?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." He said.
"Oh sugar honey iced tea, I forgot how hot you were."
"What did you say?"
"What?"
An awkward moment was definitely shared, and it lasted a long time. You finally snapped back to reality.
"Here, let me help you up." You finally said, grabbing his hand and pulling in to his feet.
"Thanks." He said. "I'm guessing this is one of your your dog?"
"Marley?" You ask. "Oh, uh, yeah, she's my dog. I was taking her out for a walk and then...the leash snapped and she made you topple over."
"She seems nice otherwise." He says, looking down and the giant, fluffy dog. He chuckles. "Y'know, I knew I was good looking but I didn't know I was "sugar honey iced tea" hot."
Your face reddens, and you stumble on your words. "Did I say that?"
"Yeah." He replies. "But thanks. You're "sugar honey iced tea" hot too."
"Pfft." You laugh. He smiles.
"You want to go get some coffee later?" He asks. You freeze.
"What do you need to copy off my English again?" You ask, smiling. He stutters, a blush growing on his face, too.
"N-no!" He says. "I just want to go out for coffee with you.."
"Sure, Justin." You say. "You have my number. Call me when you know what time. Right now, I have to get this little rascal home."
"R-right." He says. "I'll see you later."
"See ya!"
As you walked away, Justin stood there awkwardly.
"Fuck, I forgot how hot they were."
