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ooc//~ Then the second one it is! ^^

bic//~ Bentley's grin widened as the two trucks pulled in. Emma was out first, and her three dogs not far behind her. Bentley chuckled at Remy's excitement to finally have a playmate. He watched, enthused, as Remy and Layla pranced around each other, totally adorable in their playfulness. Tundra, looking as if he wanted to join in as well immdeiatly pounced into the play fight between Smokey and Mishka. Bentley laughed out loud this time as the three of them were close together. "At least they're all getting along!" he said cheerfully and he affectionally patted Sonya's head, playing with her soft ears. "You're such a good girl!" he whispered to the beautiful Samoyed. "Good morning Emma," Bentley said, giving her a smile as he continued to pet her friendly dog. "This one likes me," he said, and winked at her. "And good morning to you too Lauren! That boy never leaves your side does he?" He asked curiously, giving her a welcoming smile and nodding at Demon. "I wish Remy took after him," he said humerously as he glanced over at the baby of the group, running around with endless amounts of energy. "So, lovely ladies," Bentley announced, clapping his thick mittens together, "what's the plan for today?"

ooc//~ BUMP!!

Emma pursed her lips as Bentley pet her dog affectionately, amused by Sonya's loving personality but unwilling to show it. "I wouldn't be to flattered; she likes everyone," she said to him as Sonya licked his hand before trotting over to Lauren to greet the other musher, clearly not intimated by Demon. Reacting to Emma's earlier call, Layla broke away from her playful tumble with Remy and padded over to Emma's feet, laying on her back and wiggling around in the snow. Emma shook her head at the River Husky who never seemed to be able to sit still. "Well, we should get the dogs hooked up and see what this trail has in store for us," she said, answering both Bentley's and Lauren's questions. "Though I suppose only one of us can actually go on the sled."

Lauren smiled and ran her gloved hand over Sonya's head. "Good girl." She said with a grin as she straightened back up and looked at Emma. She decided to let one of the other mushers take the dogs for the run this time, since she had only been working with a few dogs since her favorite dog, Bullet, died of bloat a few days back. Lauren didn't have much confidence in her abilities yet but she decided to not let that show, knowing the dogs could pick up on insecure energy. She took a deep breath and shifted her weight to her left leg, "Well, if I can hook up the dogs." She offered, looking from Emma to Bentley. Demon and Mishka began sniffing around in the snow finally, getting snow on the tips of their noses, which still didn't bother them much. After a while the dogs just lay in the snow and relax, knowing by how they had gathered just now that there was going to be enduring work that had to be done and they wanted to be on their A game as always. Lauren wanted them to do great.

ooc//~ Maybe Bentley and Lauren could be exes?? just to add some drama! If not, that's ok too

Bentley continued to grin at Emma. "Awe, come on, you don't think she likes me just cause it's me?" he asked teasingly and winked, flopping Remy's ears playfully as the young dog padded up towards him, sitting down and leaning against him, using her full weight to push against his legs. It didn't phase Bentley at all, his feet remained planted in the ankle-deep snow. It did, however, affect Tundra, as he trotted up and shouldered Remy out of the way, jealously. Bentley chuckled at the two, as they got into a small nipping contest over Bentley's attention. It was all playful of course, but Bentley broke it up right away, time to get down to business. "Heel," he murmured to the two, Tundra's ears shot up, and he obeyed instantly. It took Remy a couple times, but she got there eventually, and both dogs were sitting patiently on either side of the tall, tan man. He put his head on Tundra's head, to show what a good dog he'd been and said "good boy," softly. "Well," Bentley said, shifting his weight to one side and lightly putting his mitten covered hands on his hips. "I've been meaning to talk to you guys," he continued, raising an eyebrow slightly. "I don't know if I should ride with the dogs," he said, almost regretfully. "I'm much heavier than both of you, and although it may be good to build up strength, I'm worried it might just slow us down. Don't get me wrong, I love running with them, but I'm just keeping the teams best interests in mind." He glanced between the two women, waiting for a response.

ooc//~ Bump?

OOC::// Sure! That's perfectly fine with me.
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Lauren glanced over at Bentley and then at his dogs, Very well trained she thought impressed at how well they listened to him. She nodded at his explanation, "Hmm. I'm still a bit nervous of running with them, ya know since Bullet died a few days ago." She said and sighed. "Besides, I'm not sure if I've got what it takes to get all the dogs to listen to me at once." She added, running a gentle hand over Demon's head as he panted heavily, anxious to get running. Mishka and Smokey lay in the snow, pawing at each other like a couple of mischievous puppies. Lauren glanced one more time at Bentley, hurrying to look at Emma before he noticed. Deep in her heart she kind of missed that man but she knew after all that happened, he wouldn't feel the same. She was doing everything she could to move on anyway, taking an actual interest in no one so far. Though some people didn't believe that she wasn't looking anymore for another boyfriend. She wondered if Emma knew it.

ooc//~ Lets wait a little to see if Rose replies! (: