A few days had passed since Logan had escaped and Catie and Kaine hadn't made much headway on their situation. Honestly, Catie was still pissed off at him and didn't want to talk to him. Each morning, when he came in from his patrol shift, he'd jump into bed and pass out without saying a word to her. Even though she was mad at him, she still had feelings for him. Maybe she even loved him. She'd quickly push the thought of love down and watch him for a few minutes while he slept. After some time, she'd quickly kiss his cheek and leave the room in search of Syd or Lia. If they were busy, then she'd go down to see Zoey and see if she needed help.
Zoey had specifically asked that she come to help her today, so that's where she went. When she reached the hybrid ward, she immediately spotted Zoey in front of Bailey's cage. She walked up to her and noticed that she was pouring water into her bowl.
"Morning," Zoey said without looking up at her, "Would you mind grabbing some breakfast for Bailey?"
Catie continued passed Zoey and went into the hospital to get Bailey some meat. She grabbed a couple pieces of raw venison and brought it back. She then opened Bailey's run and found her meat bowl. She yelled for the hybrid, dropped the meat, and quickly exited the run. A couple seconds later, the grey hybrid came running in from outside and went to work on eating.
"Bailey is in heat right now and is scheduled to be bred soon. We have another hybrid that will be coming in later today. I need you to help me set up one of the larger runs for the two of them."
"Where is this hybrid from?" Catie asked as she watched Bailey eat.
"He's from an earlier breeding from a couple of our retired pairs. His master works as a lawyer for the pack although he his human. He's a very sweet hybrid although he is a bit bulkier than Bailey is. I'm hoping that her pups will gain her speed, but a little more bulk. We'll see though. Anyways, let's get this ready."
Catie nodded and followed Zoey over to one of the larger pair runs. They remove everything from the run and first scrub it with soap, disinfectant, and water. Catie then squeegeed the floor dry as Zoey started gathering things that the pair will need. Once the floor is dry, Catie started bringing in the things that Zoey had brought over and sat outside of the run. There is a large dog house that will fit two full grown wolves in the back right corner. Catie dragged in the large dog bed and set it inside the house. Then, she brought in a large, plastic container for their water. Finally, both Zoey and Catie go outside through the tunnel and remove any large sticks or rocks that might be in the area. They have a large area to go about so it takes them about an hour to do so. Once they finish, they head back inside and are greeted by a tall man in a grey business suit.
"Derek! It's so nice to see you again!" Zoey called out from the run. Both women walk out of the run and up to him. He's tall and has blonde hair with brown eyes. He had a typical no nonsense lawyer attitude about him. Catie looked down at his feet at the large black hybrid. He hadn't moved from his position, but he carefully surveyed his surroundings.
"Nice to see you again, Zoey," he said as he shakes her hand. He turned to Catie and shook hers as well. "And who might you be miss?"
"I'm Catie," she said back to him. She then held out her arm to the hybrid that was on the floor. Derek nodded his head and the hybrid got up into a sitting position. He slowly sniffed Catie's hand, determined that she's ok, and butted his head into it.
"Wow! Zeke never does that to anyone that is new!"
"I guess I just have my way with the hybrids," Catie said smiling as she politely patted Zeke's head.
"Derek, this is where Zeke will be staying for the next month or two depending on how long it takes," Zoey said as she turns around and pointed to the run behind them. "As I've told you before, you're more than welcome to stay here if you'd like."
"That won't be necessary. I'm sure I can live without him for a little bit. I'll let you know if I want to take you up on that offer though."
"Ok. Would you like to see his female?" Derek nodded his head yes and the three of them plus Zeke walked over to Bailey's run. She wasn't in her run, so Catie went inside to find her. She walked outside through the tunnel and found Bailey sunning herself. She whistled to her and she quickly trotted up to her. She followed her back inside and up to the front of the run.
Zeke excitedly walked up to the door of the run and tried to sniff at Bailey as she walked by him. She ignored him and sat down beside Catie. Catie reassured her by patting her head. She could tell that Bailey was on alert with this new hybrid here.
"It'll take them a little time to warm up to each other. Although, I don't think Zeke minds at all," Zoey said chuckling some. Zeke laid his front paws and head on the ground and kept his butt up in the air. He barked a little at Bailey and started whining some when she continued to ignore him.
"Give her some time, buddy. She'll come around," Derek said patting Zeke on the head and laughing at his playful display.
Catie exited the run and followed Derek and Zoey to the pair run. Derek lead Zeke inside and then left him in there. Zeke took off and started sniffing everything and running in and out of the tunnel. Derek watched him running around for a few minutes before turning to look at Zoey and Catie.
"We'll call you if anything happens and you know you can always get in touch with us if you need anything," Zoey said to him. He nodded his head and sighed. "Thanks for leaving him with us."
"Not a problem. I'm sure he won't mind it too much in a little bit," he said chuckling. "Well, I'll go and let you ladies get to work. Let me know if something comes up," he said as he turned and started to walk out.
Once he was gone, Zoey and Catie watched Zeke continue to run around the large run for a bit. He then stopped when he noticed that his master was gone. He laid down in the middle of the run and let out a low whine.
