"I should have known I couldn't surprise you with Jeff here..." Emma said. "Come on, Jeff...down."
"Surprise me?" Jamie asked.
"I've been kind of busy lately with class...I thought maybe we could do something together...you know...Mother Daughter time? I felt bad when I couldn't go to that movie with you last week because I had plans."
Jamie, of course, remembered none of that...but, "That's okay, dear....and I can honestly say I was surprised."
Emma absent mindedly scratched Jeff behind the ears. "Hope Jeff has been keeping you company."
"Oh, certainly....I was trying to figure out what the two of us were going to do. Maybe a walk..."
"That's a great idea," Emma said. Jeff barked in agreement.