As Donovan waited for the door to open, he tried to control his squirming dog. Shakespeare, for all that he wasnt quite full grown yet, was still rather large for a puppy. Six months old, and he could probably take Donovan down with one well placed jump to the mid-section and Donny was nearly 6'5". So needless to say, hanging onto the pup was starting to become next to impossible. Gone were the days of the tiny puppy who had tangled between his legs and could probably fit into his shoe.

When the door finally opened, Donovan grinned down at Amelie and held out the dog toward her. I come bringing a squirmy dog and offering of spending time with me, he replied to her not so enthused greeting.

Putting Shakespeare down, the pup immediately scampered into the apartment and headed straight for the wonderful mess Renee was making. Smiling slight, Donovan closed the door behind him and followed Amelie into the dining room. "Renee's temperamental today," she warned. "And messy."

Seeing the mess and the eager puppy cleaning up whatever he could find on the floor, Donovan laughed. Aww, thats just because she doesnt like your cooking, he teased going into the kitchen to grab a cloth to clean the toddlers face. Isnt that right Renee?

Pulling up a chair in front of Renee, he nudged Amelie out of the way a bit. Let Uncle Donny give it a try, he cooed, smiling wildly at the little girl.

If there was one thing that was entirely out of character for Donovan, it was the way he acted around children. He loved their innocence and the way they could simply find anything amusing. Renee in particular hed taken to. She was entirely adorable.

Well look what youve done to your pretty face, he sighed, wiping the food from her face. And in your hair too? My dear Renee what are we going to do with you? Can dress you up but we cant take you anywhere, eh?

"How are you?" Amelie asked, making Donovan shrug. Tired and sick of working, he replied, tossing the cloth down onto the table. You know... the usual. Pushing his dog away from where he was about to start licking Renees feet, he continued, I was coming by to see if you and Renee wanted to go for a walk or something. You know get out of the house.


[ooc: sorry for being late... and the amount of crap I just posted >.>;]