derrick jaeger

Derrick had been pacing back and forth in the living room for about a half hour now. Or at least it had seemed like that. It had been one of those moments where he was just watching television and then it suddenly hit him that he had to go to the bathroom. And knowing that Rea was in there doing whatever meant that he would have to hold it for however long she needed to be in there. However, his bladder was about to absolutely pop and he just had to go knock on the door to see what was up. Or at least let her know he needed the room she was currently occupying. “Hey, I was definitely trying to give you some time in here, but I really gotta take a piss. I would go in the sink, but I don’t think you’ll like that in the future when we’re washing dishes and we realize ‘Yeah, DJ peed in there.’ So...” He drifted off as he waited for a response. What she was doing in there was beyond him, but he was a big fan of giving her space when she needed it. The last thing he needed to do was smother her no matter how much he loved her. Not that they said it enough to each other. It was just kind of a known thing. They didn’t really need to.

“She’s not wrong, Lizzo. Reagan Emma Avery does indeed wear the pants in this relationship. I’m just some scrub that got lucky to date their best friend.” Damn, now that he thought about it, she really was his best friend. Wasn’t that the best kind of relationship to have? Theirs certainly was not like anyone else’s, but it was theirs. That was all that really mattered in the end. His thought process was soon interrupted by her wet finger in his ear. “What kind of grown ass adult gives Wet Willies? Ma’am?” He gave her a face only she would understand before looking back down at their new baby as they headed in the direction of their apartment. Derrick was not one to shy away from emotion, but he was certainly not expecting this from her right now. He just had to drag her for it as much as possible. For now at least. “Dude, that’s super gay.” Then he threw an arm around her shoulders and pressed a kiss to the top of her head. “I’m so gay for you, too.”

“...Wait. Did you just drag me? In front of our child? Cover your ears, Lizzo.” He put his hands over the small dog’s ears as it wriggled around in his arms. Damn, this dog was cute as fuck. No wonder Derrick couldn’t resist the damn thing. “I know it is. That’s why I thought of it. Just tell me I’m amazing and perfect and the most beautiful man you’ve ever seen in your life to make up for the fact that you didn’t think of it first.” He perked up his one ear just to tease her. “I’m waiting...” Derrick could barely focus on her actually giving him praise once the adoption papers were pulled out. It only took a few signatures for them to be able to call this dog their own. Fruit Loops was gonna love Lizzo. Well, actually, that was a strong maybe. The cat barely liked anybody. He was a very angry cat. Derrick had the small dog tucked into a carrier as they started to head out only for him to get stopped with emotion from Reagan. If they didn’t have the kind of relationship they did, he would have responded normally. The problem was that they were definitely not a normal couple. “Dude, that’s gay.”

Sometimes he couldn’t get Reagan to agree with him on anything and, other times, he had her wrapped around his finger. It was the same regarding her, but this time it was his turn. “Because I know you love me and will let me have this beautiful dog,” he said with the largest smile he could muster up. They were getting this dog. Neither of them had the self-control and they both loved having pets. They were like the children they probably would never actually get around to having. The two of them had too much shit to figure out in their lives before they even thought about having a human child. “You know I will definitely most certainly do exactly that.” He kissed both the love of his life and Rea on the cheeks before turning back to the dog. “You see that? Mommy said we can have you. And I know just what to name you.” He snuggled against the small dog and then looked at Rea with a smile. “Her name is Lizzo ‘cause she’s one hundred percent that bitch.”