Olivia sat with her legs crossed on the floor of the small little stall of the pet store. The puppy she had just been holding had just jumped from her lap to Sam. It's not that it was a difficult task, more so that Liv had kinda gone limp and stiff at the same time. Whereas Sam was wiggling a toy in the air for the puppy with a devilishly handsome grin and puppy voice, Liv was still reeling from what had just happened. Her hands had fallen to her thighs, releasing the puppy almost immediately, her eyes widened, and she felt her spine instantly adjust to a proper position. 

"He is so cute, isn't he? Though I'm not quite sure we should be getting a puppy right now, I am definitely enjoying seeing two adorable puppies interact with each other." He had said just moments before. It was low enough that others didn't hear but loud enough for her to clearly hear. 

It felt like ages had past but she finally spoke, very cautious of how loud she was.

"I- what do you mean? I mean, we come here every so often to play with the pups and I don't think I want to get one now but...do you not want a dog? I thought we had talked about it and you said yes."

He shook his head and did a small wave of his hand. "No, I definitely still do. And we're on the same page. Kind of. I think I need to properly train the puppy I already have first though, don't you?" 

Her eyes, somehow, got even bigger and she turned bright red. They had recently talked about pet play and dabbled a bit in it but she definitely wanted more- she just didn't know how to say it. How do you tell someone you want to be treated as a pet? She cleared her throat and looked down at the puppy to help distract her. 

"My puppy doesn't even know how to act like a proper puppy most days. It's silly to watch her try to do things when she knows she's just a cute little puppy. I really should work on getting her to act more like a puppy. What do you think, hm?"

The whole time he had been talking, his eyes were still focused on playing with the puppy- until he asked the question, then his eyes darted to hers. Livs cheeks felt like they were on fire. She knew he was talking about her. But the way he did it...as if she wasn't even there or as if he wasn't even referring to her in the first place but rather another version of her. She felt goosebumps at even just the thought of him treating her like his pet and she broke eye contact. She realized almost immediately but the damage had already been done. Rule three: Eyes on me. You are my submissive but you are still of value and hold extraordinary amounts of worth. You will not divert your gaze from me; this includes all body parts, not just eyes.

Sam gave a devilish grin again except this time it had more evil in it. This time she knew what was happening when they got home. But she was excited for it. Maybe he'd even try a little more with the ideas he just gave her. 

"I asked a question. Shouldn't all puppies get trained and learn proper behaviour?" 

Liv nodded but "Yes, Sir." was just at the tip of her tongue. Instead, a thought: Yes, Sir. Puppies should be properly trained, Sir. They shouldn't try to act like humans when they're just a silly little pet.