assured.

"What about Chad? Is he here?" Angel looked around for the brown mutt.

"No. He went back to his home. Don't worry though. Trusty escorted him there."

Trusty was Angel's neighbor, so she knew Chad was fine.

"Excuse me for trespassing," Tramp apologized to Peg. "I wanted to watch out for Angel to make sure she didn't run into anymore rough strays."

"Oh, that's fine," Peg sat up.

"Who is this Chad?" Tramp wondered.

"A friend Lily met...."

"I think I've seen him before. With Trusty," Tramp remembered all those times Trusty wouldn't visit because he had an 'apprentice.' "He sounds like a nice pup."

"Really?" Peg looked at her daughter. If Lily fell in love, she wanted it to be with a nice male that she could approve of.

Tramp noticed the match maker gleam in his friend's eyes. "You think it's more than a friendship?" he whispered.

Peg looked at him and nodded, grinning a little. Tramp nodded back and winked. Peg cocked her head with puzzlement at the wink.

Tramp walked up to Lily. "So? Did you enjoy your fun with your new friend, Chad?"

Lily nodded. "Well, Angel and I know Trusty. Maybe he can think of somewhere for you two to meet and do whatever it is pups do these days," Tramp offered.

Lily's eyes sparkled. "I would like that!"

Tramp chuckled with amusement. "Angel? We better get going then." Tramp began to walk out of the alley. Angel said bye to each of Peg's daughters before running up to catch up with him.

"Where do you think they should meet?" she asked.

"A little place called Tony's. It never fails."

Tramp sighed at the memories.

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 Peg walked up to the door. Her four pups followed. "This is the place," she told Lily.

Lily started to look around for Chad, but one of her sisters stopped her. "Wait! Your fur is messed up!" Ginger growled before pawing at ther fur between Lily's ears. Ginger growled with frustration.

"Ginger, we're just going to play around with each other. That fur will get messed up anyway," Lily protested.

"I know....but....never mind!" Ginger remembered this was meant to be a surprise. "It's just....whenever I see someone who's less for--"

"Ginger!" Lily interupted. "Leave the whole 'breaking into song' thing to mother please!"

Peg laughed softly.

"Fine....Killjoy," Ginger muttered. She walked away from her sister. Lily saw Chad running up to her. He slowed to a trot, then to a stop in front of her.

"Hi, Lily," he greeted. Lily wagged her tail. "You hungry?" she asked.

"Little bit," Chad answered. He gave her a play bow. Lily pawed at his face and he gently nipped the paw.

Peg giggled. She gestured with a paw. "Dogs eat that way," she interupted their playing. Lily and Chad broke up their playing and trotted over to where Peg had gestured. Peg nodded to Trusty and Tramp who had led Chad there. They nodded back and headed back to Snob Hill. Peg watched the Tramp go. Peg sighed, remembering when Tramp had brought her here. She rounded up her other pups and guided them home.

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The meal was delicious. Lily and Chad dug right in, leaving only three meatballs left. Each pup ate one, but stared at the last one. Lily believed in being fair. Chad wanted to be polite and let her have it.

"I ate more, you have it," Lily declared. She rolled the last meatball over to Chad with her nose.

"Oh! But you deserve it more," Chad argued. He rolled it back to her.

"Maybe we could share it?"

Chad nodded in agreement. Lily picked it up in her mouth. Chad leaned in and took a bite out of the half that was jutting out of her muzzle. Lily chewed on the rest.

After gulping up their meatball, Lily stood up and darted out of the resturaunt. Chad laughed and playfully chased after her. It was winter, so snow littered the park that the pups ran to.

"Bet you can't beat me to the top of that hill!" Lily challenged, knowing Chad wouldn't be able to resist.

Chad and Lily raced each other. Chad had to duck under a bench and skidded to a halt at the edge of the hill. Lily popped out from behind a car and beat him there.

She nipped at his ears. He ducked and turned to face her. She was grinning from ear to ear and one tooth was sparkling.

"I know you have gold fur, but I think your teeth are jealous!" Chad laughed.

Lily spat. The firefly flew around her head dizzily. Lily snapped at it. Chad bit at the ones that joined their friend. Lily leaped up to catch one and nearly fell off the hill. Chad lunged and caught her by the tail.

"Careful!" his voice was muffled by bushy tail fur.

He pullled Lily back to safety. She sat down and pawed her tail.

"That makes three," she barked.

"Three what?"

"Times you saved me," Lily replied. "And I thank you for each one."

Chad sat down to puff out his chest. "All in a day's work."

Lily pawed him. She lay down and Chad laid beside her. They broke out into jokes, teasings, back stories, and the fun they had during their adventure.

They were interupted by music they heard back at the resturaunt.

Oh, this is the night

It's a beautiful night

"It is beautiful," Lily woofed, looking at the stars and fireflies.

"Not as much as you," Chad felt embarrassed that he'd said that aloud. But what was the point of hiding it anymore? Lily smiled and put her head sleepily on his shoulder. "Chad?"

"Yes?"

"I didn't know that I could feel this way."

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