Night Two (open)

He was drinking his scotch. And suffering a really good thumping from a tail. Of course she couldnt see that. just the milk rimmed puppy nose sticking out of jackets belly.

"Now now.. language."

Melted. She melted. Just a little bit. And reached out a hand for the puppy, offering to pet her, really.

"Hey, Valentine. Hi there."

She almost whispered it. Because she had missed the puppy.

Valentine pushed her head through the coat so she could see her mommy and then tried to wiggle free for more pets.

(mommy mommy mommy ...)

A small yip that Estaban covered up with a cough

"Shh, quietly Valentine..softly."

The puppy was thumping Estaban hard but only had eyes for Rai.
(mommy!)

Eff you with the puppy cuteness!

She leaned over so she could give the puppy kisses. Though to call it a puppy was a bit of an odd sort of things -- the puppy was already nearly as big as she was. Tiny woman. Very tiny.

"I missed you, Valentine."

She spoke it in English, since, well, public. Bar. Humans. You get the point.

He smirked. "Shes fond of you." Taking the shot that the bartender had brought him this time.

It wasnt that big. Okay.. so maybe it was. 60 lbs of dog was a lot of dog.

Valentine whined happily and reached its head up to get more loving. As Estaban put down his drink and made sure him and the now frantically tail wagging dog didnt fall down.

(missed you mommy. Valentine has been sad and Heath has been sad and Heather is fat. Miss you mommy.)

"Valentine...she knows.. its only been two days."

Yeah he was so getting kicked out of the bar once someone said something.

My Presence and Dominate says you're not.

She turned her head to smile at Alexander, her head tilting to one side with an utterly adorable expression of happiness.

"That's because she's my puppy."

She left it at that. Well, sort of.

"Hey, Valentine, want to go for a walk?"

Because she wanted to talk to the puppy properly. Without mortals around to hear her. Also: bar got stuffy all of a sudden. Anybody else notice that?

"Oh I figured that out, especially sense she treats you like you are her mother." he a little smile as he spoke.

She smiled at the Blake lookalike.

"In many ways, I am. Her mother, I mean."

He nodded understanding. "better then my horse who believes I'm his human."

She held up two fingers.

"I have two ponies. And a third on the way. They're convinced that I'm their human."

"Ahh then you know my pain. Saphron is a good horse. I've had him for a few years, he originally belonged to a good friend, but she gave me to him." yes he did say as he was given to the horse and not the opposite way around.

She laughed.

"Yes, I do. I know your pain."

Estaban smiled at Rai all while holding onto the puppy who was now shaking and wagging and trying to crawl around his jacket to get out.

"Yes, yes Valentine..Um, why dont we step outside and I can get Valentine..eek that tickled...out of this coat. You are lucky. Heath thought if Valentine could make it under the coat he could too. Kept saying something about being a ninja pony. Anyway, I played the 'guardian of the child' card. HEY.. I might want to use that again Valentine.. careful."

She blinked.

"Just put her down. Celeste owns this place, I'm pretty sure she won't mind Valentine being here."

Duh.

There goes that idea of getting Ra'idah in private. Instead he opened up the jacket and out spilled Valentine who was up and on Ra'idah in a moment. Oh yes, she was so happy to see mommy. So very very happy. Mommy had never been gone so long and she missed her. Slobber tongue slobber tongue.

"You asked for it. You have been missed."

He was smiling, to see the Valentine so happy. Mopey dog had been mopey. And loud.

She had been expecting the puppy up and on her. She was braced for it. She wrapped her arms around Valentine, giving her scritches to go along with the kisses. And in moments, she had spun around on her bar stool and was sliding off of it, to take Valentine for a walk.

Almost as an afterthought, she grinned at Alexander...

"My name's Griselda, by the way."

And then she turned and aimed for the door, seeing if Valentine would chase her.

Chase her? Oh the puppy shook her head in that way that big dogs did and jumped after her chansing and trying to pounce. God she was excited.

"WALKIES"

Estaban, now coat open, threw back the rest of the whiskey and followed sedately behind them. He turned to look at the man.

"Good to meet you. I am sure we will meet again later."

And then he followed.

Out the door she went, headed for the beach so that she could play with the puppy properly.

He just nodded. After a few minutes he got up from his stool and walked out himself.