Poe ends up calling back the Jakku Veterinary Clinic. Rey seems pretty amused when she realizes who she's talking to.
"I just need someone to come and walk BB-8 during the day while I'm not there," Poe says. "Do you have anyone you can recommend?"
"Yes," Rey says immediately. "I have a good friend who's a dog walker. He's really great. Your dog, BB-8," Rey snickers. "BB-8 will love him."
Rey gives Poe a name and phone number. When Poe gets off the phone with Rey, he googles Finn's Dog Walking Services and finds a ton of five star Yelp reviews for the guy. The guy seems pretty legit, so Poe dials the number.
"Hello?" A male voice, presumably Finn, says.
"Hi," Poe says. "My name is Poe Dameron. I got your number as a recommendation from Dr. Rey over at Jakku Veterinary Clinic. I'm looking for a dog walker and was desperately hoping that you could help me out."
Finn laughs. "Yeah, I can probably help you out," he says. "What kind of services are you looking for?"
"Uh," Poe says. He hadn't thought that far ahead. Is there more than one type of dog walking service provided? "I'm mainly looking for someone to walk my dog, BB-8, during the day. She has a lot of energy," Poe says. When Finn makes an encouraging noise, Poe ends up telling Finn the whole story from arriving home to find BB-8 on his door step to the chaos that has engulfed his house for the past two days.
"Yeah, it definitely sounds like your dog will benefit from being walked," Finn said. "I can also work with your dog on training, to make sure that she knows to not go to the bathroom in the house, no chewing of favorite socks. Things like that."
"Oh my god," Poe says. "You are a life saver. Yes, please, train this dog."
Apparently, Finn likes to meet the owner in person before he starts walking the dog but since Poe has to be at work the following day, Finn says that he's happy to rain check the meeting for another time. They coordinate about Poe's set of spare keys so that Finn can let himself in.
When Poe hangs up after his call with Finn, he looks down at BB-8 who has passed out in his lap. "You are so much trouble," Poe says, but he scratches BB-8 behind the ear and BB-8 kicks a leg out happily in her sleep.
The next day, Poe leaves his keys in the mailbox with a note and a check. "Thank you so much!" the note says. "You have totally rescued me. Let me know if you have any questions or there are any problems."
When Poe and Snap get out of a client meeting at 2 p.m., Poe looks down at his phone and sees that he has a couple texts from an unknown number. Poe opens them up.
Hey! BB-8 and I got off to a bit of a rough start, but I think that she's decided that I'm ok as a substitute until you come home.
There's a picture below that of BB-8 and it looks like he's trying to lick the lens on Finn's camera as Finn took the shot.
This is Finn, by the way, the last text message reads.
Poe grins.
Finn continues to come during the week while Poe works. Finn texts pictures of BB-8 each day and includes commentary on their training.
I taught her to high five me today, Finn says the following week. I would have gone for the infinitely superior thumbs up, but apparently the lack of opposable thumbs is a large disadvantage to overcome.
The sky is the limit, Poe responds. I'm just saying that if you really wanted to teach BB-8 how to do a thumbs up, I think you could make it happen.
When Finn texts back an eye-rolling emoji, Poe just laughs.
Pretty soon, Poe begins to feel like Finn's pictures of BB-8 and texts are the highlight of his day. "It's the worst," he complains to Jess. "I get so excited to see BB-8 and hear from Finn. I don't even like dogs that much normally."
"Well, BB-8 is the best," Jess says logically. It's true. BB-8 is still a rampaging ball of energy but she's adorable and an excellent snuggler. "Also, I think it's kind of cute that you look forward to getting texts from your dog walker. Although a little odd that he texts you."
"Hey, it's not odd," Poe says, protesting.
Jess gives Poe a sharp look. "Oh," she says. "Oh. You like receiving texts from this guy."
"Of course I do," Poe says. "I just said that."
"No, no, you like-like receiving texts from him," Jess says, starting to laugh. "This is great."
"No, it's not like that," Poe says, rolling his eyes. "You are the worst. Plus I don't even know what the guy looks like. The most that I've ever seen of him has been half an arm."
"Uh huh," Jess says, unconvinced.
On Saturday night, Jess, Snap and Poe head out to Maz's for drinks. Maz's is packed, like it normally is, and Poe heads to the bar to grab the first round. While Poe waits to order, he spots something out of the corner of his eye. When Poe turns, he sees Dr. Rey.
"Rey," Poe says loudly. "Hey, Dr. Rey."
Rey turns at her name and looks a little surprised, but she smiles. "Poe, right? With the small orange and white dog."
"Got it in one," Poe says. They end up chatting as they both wait to order. It turns out that she's also there with a friend, so after they get their drinks, Rey goes to find her friend and bring him over to the table that Jess and Snap have managed to commandeer.
"Guess who I found," Poe announces when he gets to the table and puts down the drinks.
Jess shrugs and Snap makes a face.
"Dr. Rey!" Poe says and pushes Jess into the booth so that there's room for him to sit.
"Oh, cool," Jess says unenthusiastically.
But when Rey shows up a few minutes later, Jess takes attention quickly, sitting up so fast that Poe has to restrain himself from laughing.
"You didn't tell me she was hot," Jess hisses furiously to Poe. She turns to Rey and gives Rey her brightest smile. "I'm Jess," she says as she pushes Poe out of the booth so that Jess can stand up.
"I'm Rey," Rey says, smiling back. "Nice to meet you." Rey reaches out an arm and drags someone over. "This is my friend, Finn. I think Poe already knows him."
"Actually," Finn starts speaking, probably explaining that they haven't met yet, but Poe doesn't hear a word that Finn says because he's temporarily in shock. Finn is really hot. He's got that sweet, friendly look to him and an amazing smile. Holy shit.
Finn turns and looks at Poe expectantly. Poe has no idea what just happened. "Yes," Poe goes with.
Jess snickers. "Finn asked how BB-8 was doing," she says.
"Right," Poe says, refusing to feel embarrassed. "She's doing great. We've been trash and sock damage free for at least a full week now."
Finn smiles at Poe. "Another success story for the ages," he says.
"So," Poe says raising an eyebrow. "Tell me about your other clients. Just how bad is BB-8? Is she at the bottom of the pack?"
Finn laughs and starts talking about the other dogs that he works with. It turns out that Finn is even funnier in person and Poe finds him easy to talk to. Poe would feel bad about monopolizing Finn but Jess seems to be doing well on her own with Rey and Snap starts chatting with a woman at the bar when he goes up to get the next round.
"So what do you do?" Finn asks.
"I work for a PR agency," Poe says. "We specialize in non-profits. You know, doing our best to save the world through good publicity."
"Wow," Finn says. "Good looking and saving the world. You've got it all."
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"I just need someone to come and walk BB-8 during the day while I'm not there," Poe says. "Do you have anyone you can recommend?"
"Yes," Rey says immediately. "I have a good friend who's a dog walker. He's really great. Your dog, BB-8," Rey snickers. "BB-8 will love him."
Rey gives Poe a name and phone number. When Poe gets off the phone with Rey, he googles Finn's Dog Walking Services and finds a ton of five star Yelp reviews for the guy. The guy seems pretty legit, so Poe dials the number.
"Hello?" A male voice, presumably Finn, says.
"Hi," Poe says. "My name is Poe Dameron. I got your number as a recommendation from Dr. Rey over at Jakku Veterinary Clinic. I'm looking for a dog walker and was desperately hoping that you could help me out."
Finn laughs. "Yeah, I can probably help you out," he says. "What kind of services are you looking for?"
"Uh," Poe says. He hadn't thought that far ahead. Is there more than one type of dog walking service provided? "I'm mainly looking for someone to walk my dog, BB-8, during the day. She has a lot of energy," Poe says. When Finn makes an encouraging noise, Poe ends up telling Finn the whole story from arriving home to find BB-8 on his door step to the chaos that has engulfed his house for the past two days.
"Yeah, it definitely sounds like your dog will benefit from being walked," Finn said. "I can also work with your dog on training, to make sure that she knows to not go to the bathroom in the house, no chewing of favorite socks. Things like that."
"Oh my god," Poe says. "You are a life saver. Yes, please, train this dog."
Apparently, Finn likes to meet the owner in person before he starts walking the dog but since Poe has to be at work the following day, Finn says that he's happy to rain check the meeting for another time. They coordinate about Poe's set of spare keys so that Finn can let himself in.
When Poe hangs up after his call with Finn, he looks down at BB-8 who has passed out in his lap. "You are so much trouble," Poe says, but he scratches BB-8 behind the ear and BB-8 kicks a leg out happily in her sleep.
The next day, Poe leaves his keys in the mailbox with a note and a check. "Thank you so much!" the note says. "You have totally rescued me. Let me know if you have any questions or there are any problems."
When Poe and Snap get out of a client meeting at 2 p.m., Poe looks down at his phone and sees that he has a couple texts from an unknown number. Poe opens them up.
Hey! BB-8 and I got off to a bit of a rough start, but I think that she's decided that I'm ok as a substitute until you come home.
There's a picture below that of BB-8 and it looks like he's trying to lick the lens on Finn's camera as Finn took the shot.
This is Finn, by the way, the last text message reads.
Poe grins.
Finn continues to come during the week while Poe works. Finn texts pictures of BB-8 each day and includes commentary on their training.
I taught her to high five me today, Finn says the following week. I would have gone for the infinitely superior thumbs up, but apparently the lack of opposable thumbs is a large disadvantage to overcome.
The sky is the limit, Poe responds. I'm just saying that if you really wanted to teach BB-8 how to do a thumbs up, I think you could make it happen.
When Finn texts back an eye-rolling emoji, Poe just laughs.
Pretty soon, Poe begins to feel like Finn's pictures of BB-8 and texts are the highlight of his day. "It's the worst," he complains to Jess. "I get so excited to see BB-8 and hear from Finn. I don't even like dogs that much normally."
"Well, BB-8 is the best," Jess says logically. It's true. BB-8 is still a rampaging ball of energy but she's adorable and an excellent snuggler. "Also, I think it's kind of cute that you look forward to getting texts from your dog walker. Although a little odd that he texts you."
"Hey, it's not odd," Poe says, protesting.
Jess gives Poe a sharp look. "Oh," she says. "Oh. You like receiving texts from this guy."
"Of course I do," Poe says. "I just said that."
"No, no, you like-like receiving texts from him," Jess says, starting to laugh. "This is great."
"No, it's not like that," Poe says, rolling his eyes. "You are the worst. Plus I don't even know what the guy looks like. The most that I've ever seen of him has been half an arm."
"Uh huh," Jess says, unconvinced.
On Saturday night, Jess, Snap and Poe head out to Maz's for drinks. Maz's is packed, like it normally is, and Poe heads to the bar to grab the first round. While Poe waits to order, he spots something out of the corner of his eye. When Poe turns, he sees Dr. Rey.
"Rey," Poe says loudly. "Hey, Dr. Rey."
Rey turns at her name and looks a little surprised, but she smiles. "Poe, right? With the small orange and white dog."
"Got it in one," Poe says. They end up chatting as they both wait to order. It turns out that she's also there with a friend, so after they get their drinks, Rey goes to find her friend and bring him over to the table that Jess and Snap have managed to commandeer.
"Guess who I found," Poe announces when he gets to the table and puts down the drinks.
Jess shrugs and Snap makes a face.
"Dr. Rey!" Poe says and pushes Jess into the booth so that there's room for him to sit.
"Oh, cool," Jess says unenthusiastically.
But when Rey shows up a few minutes later, Jess takes attention quickly, sitting up so fast that Poe has to restrain himself from laughing.
"You didn't tell me she was hot," Jess hisses furiously to Poe. She turns to Rey and gives Rey her brightest smile. "I'm Jess," she says as she pushes Poe out of the booth so that Jess can stand up.
"I'm Rey," Rey says, smiling back. "Nice to meet you." Rey reaches out an arm and drags someone over. "This is my friend, Finn. I think Poe already knows him."
"Actually," Finn starts speaking, probably explaining that they haven't met yet, but Poe doesn't hear a word that Finn says because he's temporarily in shock. Finn is really hot. He's got that sweet, friendly look to him and an amazing smile. Holy shit.
Finn turns and looks at Poe expectantly. Poe has no idea what just happened. "Yes," Poe goes with.
Jess snickers. "Finn asked how BB-8 was doing," she says.
"Right," Poe says, refusing to feel embarrassed. "She's doing great. We've been trash and sock damage free for at least a full week now."
Finn smiles at Poe. "Another success story for the ages," he says.
"So," Poe says raising an eyebrow. "Tell me about your other clients. Just how bad is BB-8? Is she at the bottom of the pack?"
Finn laughs and starts talking about the other dogs that he works with. It turns out that Finn is even funnier in person and Poe finds him easy to talk to. Poe would feel bad about monopolizing Finn but Jess seems to be doing well on her own with Rey and Snap starts chatting with a woman at the bar when he goes up to get the next round.
"So what do you do?" Finn asks.
"I work for a PR agency," Poe says. "We specialize in non-profits. You know, doing our best to save the world through good publicity."
"Wow," Finn says. "Good looking and saving the world. You've got it all."
Poe can't stop the burst of warmth in his chest.