Choosing a new baby

Nate was a little earlier than usual. So, when he walked in, he was surprised by the pups' long faces. They were sad, sitting in a corner and hugging each other as if they were abandoned.

He would have expected something similar the day he came later than usual, not earlier...

«Hey,» he said, attracting their attention.

All the pups in the room shivered at his voice, but they didn't start wreaking havoc in panic. Somehow, they were just wary and on alert. Most likely, it was Lara's presence again.

«What are you doing here?» Scarlet asked with a pout.

«I came to pick you up,» he replied.

«For real?»

«Yes, sure.» Why were they so doubting, all of a sudden? It wasn't the first time he did that, after all. Hadn't they grown used to it in the last month?

Oh, but a month isn't so much time, he thought. It was still early to consider their uses as habits.