[ Jesse just smiles at Harley's reaction, a little abashed but also proud of himself. He likes seeing her happy. He likes knowing that it's because of something he'd done for her. The kiss is unexpected, and brief, but he returns it happily, feeling amazingly as though he'd done something right. Then Harley's backing up, talking about introductions, and Jesse looks over to where she's calling only to see the biggest, ugliest looking dog he's ever seen in his life. ]
Holy shit.
[ He can't help his kneejerk reaction, the way he jumps backwards in alarm. But Harley doesn't seem worried at all, and the dog doesn't growl or snap at him, just preses his head insistently against Jesse's hand. He hesitates at first, but he trusts Harley, and after a moment he gives the animal a ginger scratch on the head. ]
Brucie, huh?
[ Cool. He can deal. He nods, then frowns as something occurs to him. ]
Hang on. You said you never had a pet dog. During Never Have I Ever.
[ He's not really mad - it had just been a game. But he can't understand why Harley would lie about something like that. ]
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Holy shit.
[ He can't help his kneejerk reaction, the way he jumps backwards in alarm. But Harley doesn't seem worried at all, and the dog doesn't growl or snap at him, just preses his head insistently against Jesse's hand. He hesitates at first, but he trusts Harley, and after a moment he gives the animal a ginger scratch on the head. ]
Brucie, huh?
[ Cool. He can deal. He nods, then frowns as something occurs to him. ]
Hang on. You said you never had a pet dog. During Never Have I Ever.
[ He's not really mad - it had just been a game. But he can't understand why Harley would lie about something like that. ]