Manic || Mackenzie

“Hey, Lizzie,” she said, holding the baby against her chest. “I don’t want to wake up mommy, but we can get you some formula,” she muttered. She placed Lizzie in a baby play chair before heading to the kitchen and preparing a bottle. She returned a moment later to feed it to Lizzie.

Sophie glanced towards her room as she heard the shower turn on. She noticed the dog, Ivy she had decided, had at some point made himself comfortable on the couch and was watching her. “What’re you looking at?” she asked the dog. He perked up his ears and walked over to her, nuzzling his head under her free hand as she continued to feed Lizzie. “You can go outside in a little, ok?” she muttered.

“Good morning!” Sophie said brightly as Mackenzie headed to the kitchen. She followed her a moment later and placed an empty bottle on the counter. “Could you watch Lizzie while I take Ivy on a walk?” she asked.

“Aw, don’t worry Ivy. She’ll come around to you soon enough,” she said, kneeling down and scratching behind Ivy’s ear. “Come on, let’s get you outside,” she said, opening the door then making sounds for Ivy to come as she headed out of the building. She didn’t have a leash for the dog yet. She’d have to find time to get supplies today between meetings she was supposed to attend.

Sophie returned Ivy to the apartment, then went to PetSmart to get supplies. She got a cage, a bed, pee pads, a food and water bowl set, and leash as well as some dogfood. Despite blowing up on her last night, her father still hadn't cut off his card, so she got extra food and charged it all to that. She returned home and set up the cage with the bed and a spare blanket inside then headed out to work. At the end of the day she came back with a box of hair dye. "You home?" she called.

Sophie went to join Mackenzie in the bathroom. "Hey, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to piss you off last night," she said. "I could have gone about this a lot better."

Sophie nodded. "I know," she replied. "Hey, I'm going to dye my hair. Want to help?"