Turnaround

Part 38

"C'mere girl." Dean patted his bed and smiled when Harley jumped on the bed and bounced around before sitting in one spot, panting and wagging her tail. "You wanna see who we're gonna visit today?" Dean pulled out a picture of Roman and held it up to Harley's face. "You could say this is your dad, I guess." Harley pawed at the picture gently then looked up Dean. She felt his emotion changing to sadness and she whimpered. Dean chuckled softly and petted the husky pup. "I'm fine. I promise."

Harley's tail stopped wagging. She crawled into Dean's lap and stood up on her two back legs while her front two paws rested on Dean's chest. She licked his face and Dean held her with a small grin. "It's only been one day and I love you a bit too much already. I'm such a damn sap now. Get it together, Ambrose." Harley looked at the clock and Dean followed her vivid eyes to the time. "Oh." He smiled. "Time to go see Roman. Are you excited?" Harley barked and her tail wagged fast. "I'll take that as a yes. Good girl. Let's pack you some snacks and stuff first."

It didn't take long for Dean to get himself and Harley ready to go visit Roman for the morning. Seth watched from the couch as Dean put his winter coat on and beanie. "Hey Dean, tell Roman I said hey and I hope he's doing well. I wish I could go." Dean smiled sympathetically to the younger man, he knew how much Seth wanted to go see Roman but only Dean signed the paper for emergency contact and family. He was the only one allowed to see Roman.

"I'll tell him. Come on Harley." Dean picked up his husky and carried her out of the house, he didn't want her walking in the deep snow."

Roman sat at a table and looked at the door Dean would be walking through. This morning he had a long talk with Shawn about joining some of the activities today and Roman agreed to do so but he didn't want to but he was gonna try and force himself. Suddenly the door opened but it wasn't Dean it was a small, all white husky. With one green eye and one blue eye. "Um?" Roman looked to Shawn and Shawn just shrugged and drunk some of his coffee. Harley had a bag of bone shaped treats in her mouth. She looked around and her eyes settled on Roman. They went big and she ran to the Samoan man excitedly. Roman's eyes went wide as she came over and tried to jump up onto his lap but she couldn't since she was too small right now. Roman picked Harley up and put her on the table. He grabbed the bag out of her mouth and read the note on it. "Feed you?"

Roman took a doggy treat out of the bag and waved it in front of Harley's face. Roman laughed and it was the first laugh Shawn has heard out of him. Harley ended up eating the treat out of Roman's hand then licking his palm multiple times. Roman felt eyes on him so he looked up to see Dean watching from the doorway with a sweet smile that showed both of his deep dimples. "Hi." Dean's smile grew when Roman smiled back.

"Hi." Roman replied then petted the husky. Dean came over and sat at the table across from Roman. He looked over and greeted Shawn with a nod before looking at Roman and Harley interact. Roman rubbed Harley all over her belly and watched the excited pup with a bit of happiness in his eyes. "Who's dog is this, Dean?"

"Ours." Dean replied softly. "Her name is Harley. Seth and the others got her for me yesterday because I was falling under with my emotions and stuff and they didn't want me to be down anymore. She's a therapy dog. Explains a lot eh? Oh and Seth says hey and he hopes you're doing well." Dean watched as Harley jumped off the table and landed on Roman's lap. She rested there and decided just to watch the two while her tail wagged in slowly, in curiosity. "So how are you?"

"I'm uh..I guess I'm a tiny bit better. I had a freak out last night but Shawn calmed me down. I wish I could of spoken to you last night. I missed you too much." Roman looked down ashamed and Dean put his hand on top of Roman's hand that was resting on the table. Roman smiled, he always liked when they held hands. His hands were bigger than Dean's and Dean's hands were supposed to be big but when they were together Dean was just the smaller one. It was cute that way but Dean always wished he was a bit bigger.