heaven in hiding •~• corpse husband fic

part six ~ the dogs like me more

PART SIX : THE DOGS LIKE ME MORE

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"My one, when all is said and done
You'll believe God is a woman"

God is a Woman : Ariana Grande

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monday
ariyah's house

Ariyah pretends like she's not staring out her window all day when it nears the time for Corpse to arrive. Every car that drives by makes her heart stutter until one finally pulls into her driveway.

Parker and Ebony both begin to bark when they notice the stranger get out of his car and Ariyah quickly shoos them both into the kitchen, locking the baby gate behind her to lock them in.

She looks at herself in the mirror quickly as she waits for him to knock on the door. She isn't sure why she's trying to impress him so much, but when the knock finally comes she takes one last glance and runs over to answer it.

"You're real," is the first thing out of her mouth after a moment of silence after she opens the door.

Corpse chuckles, "So are you."

Ariyah steps to the side, letting him in and she can't take her eyes off of him as she leads him down the hall and into the spare room. As soon as his bag are down on the bed she hugs him, her fingers grabbing his hoodie as she breathes in his scent and he wraps his arms around her as well, burying his face into her neck.

"Sorry," Ariyah laughs awkwardly as she pulls away, eyes flashing to meet his and he rolls his own.

"Why?" He asks, "because you haven't introduced me to your dogs yet?"

"Wow okay!" Ariyah mocks offense as she crosses her arms, "follow me," leaving the room she can already hear her dogs anxiously awaiting meeting a new friend. Ariyah opens up the baby gates and they both run out, quickly beginning to sniff Corpse's shoes and hands.

"Aw," the man smiles, crouching down to greet them and both companions happily lick his hands.

"Parker and Ebony, right?" The man asks and Ariyah smiles as she nods,

"You remembered," she says as she unscrews the top of the treat container and hands two to Corpse.

"Do they know tricks?" He asks as both dogs anxiously watch him as he stands up.

"A few, Ebony is more obedient than Parker though," she watches Corpse with a smile as he looks at Parker first.

"Sit," he says sternly and the dog happily obeys, already lifting his left paw and Corpse laughs before taking it and shaking it lightly before handing the dog his treat.

"Ebony can roll over," Ariyah smiles and Corpse looks over at the other dog who waits patiently.

"Lay down," he says and she does, "okay roll over," he motions with his hand and she does as told before taking the treat from his hand.

"I really like your dogs," he smiles and stands up, facing Ariyah who has a goofy grin on her face.

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