Of Dogs and Puppy Dog Eyes

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Title: Of Dogs and Puppy Dog Eyes
Author: hafireika
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Rating: T
Word Count: 28,300

Prompt: Prompt no. 4: For Nina Askew, turning forty means freedom--from the ex-husband, freedom from their stuffy suburban home, freedom to focus on what she wants for a change. And what she wants is something her ex always vetoed--a puppy. A bouncy, adorable puppy. Instead she gets...Fred.

Overweight, middle-aged, a bit smelly and obviously depressed, Fred is light-years from perky. But he does manage to put Nina in the path of Alex Moore, her gorgeous, younger-by-a-decade neighbor.

Alex seems perfect--he's a sexy, seemingly sane, surprisingly single E.R. doctor--but the age gap convinces Nina that anyone but Alex would be better relationship material. But with every silver-haired stiff she dates, the more she suspects it's the young, dog-loving doc she wants to sit and stay.

Summary: Graphic novels author and self proclaimed introvert Jensen Ackles is recently divorced and is not looking for a relationship. All he wants to do is focus on himself and pretend his problems don't exist. Part of that plan is to get a new home in the suburbs and a dog. Two things happen that completely destroy this plan of Jensen's: 1. He gets a dog. 2. He gets a Jared.

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