De-stress Weekend – Part 1

Daisy awoke early that morning, eyes still sore from the week of paperwork, but her body fresh and ready for her weekend plans. She’d been preparing for this day for quite some time and the late hours at the office weren’t going to ruin what she’d been planning. Rolling out of her bed, she had to dance on her feet as her dog Max paced around her and huffed impatiently for his breakfast. Max was a German Shephard, a short-haired sweetheart that she’d trained herself over the past two and a half years. As she prepared her breakfast and morning coffee, Max paced around the kitchen, trying his best to be patient as she handled her own needs.

‘Thank you for waiting so kindly.’ Daisy rubbed the top of Max’s head, placing down his filled bowl of kibble, which as she retracted her hand he quickly began devouring. By the time she had sat down to eat her own meal, Max had already licked his bowl clean and curled up at her feet.

Oh yes! He’s ready.

Daisy felt giddy, almost giggling as she sipped her coffee and spooned her muesli into her mouth. See, despite Daisy being an intelligent young woman she had little luck with finding a good man. Perhaps her standards were too high but whenever she went on a date with a promising candidate, she found that over the course of the day, any feelings she harboured for them quickly soured. It wasn’t as if she wasn’t interested in the opposite sex. God knows she had tried experimenting, leading to a last-minute embarrassing exit on her part. Now at the age of 26, her frustration had peaked. That’s why she had adopted Max all those years ago. Her parents had suggested that she get a dog for protection as she was living on her own, the plans of today just a deviant whim she thought she’d never act on. However, as she had raised Max from an adorable puppy to the handsome dog he was today, and the fact that her luck with men never improved, those perverted thoughts had become a commitment.

Daisy looked down realizing she’d been lost in thought and that she had finished her meal and coffee a few minutes ago. Max nuzzled his wet nose against her feet. It was time for their morning run.

And you’ll be getting plenty of exercise afterwards as well, my boy.

Slipping into her running gear and Max into his leash, she took off out the door and hit the pavement, her stride falling into a rhythm that matched her four-legged partner. The two of them made their way around the series of streets that had become their running circuit, sweat beading on her olive skin while Max barely seemed to tire. His pants came out heavy while his tongue lolled out of his mouth, but it was Daisy who was the one slowing them down. Pausing for a moment to catch her breath, she knelt down by Max and scratched the back of his neck while ruffling his fur.

‘Looks like you’ve gotten faster than me boy,’ Daisy managed to gasp out between breaths.

Max cocked his head, then on seeing her smile nuzzled up to her and gave her cheek a long lick.

‘Hey!’ Daisy shouted in a laugh. ‘Okay enough of that, let’s head back.’

The two of them quickly set off again, Daisy’s mind now focusing on that kiss Max had given her, feeling an ache between her legs and thankful that her sweat would be hiding any other dampness.

Coming back into her apartment, she quickly discarded her clothes as soon as she closed the door, bunching them into a ball and tossing it into the laundry to deal with later. She similarly relieved Max of his collar and leash, calling him to follow her as she walked to the bathroom. Flicking on the lights her bathroom mirror displayed herself in all her nude glory.