Spotty World I - My Stepdad's Daughter Was My Ex-Girlfriend

Saturday Night's Alright Part 6 Side B

DYLAN

Dylan's eyes were wide, staring at the adult Dalmatians.

He was prepared for a romance that had started months ago, probably with the two of them bumping into each other by accident; or stuck in an elevator; or a blind date organized by their friends; or even the most common today, through an online website or a mobile application.

Dylan would never have expected Doug to be his mother's first lost love, which she has vaguely mentioned four or five times in the past ten years.

"So she really loved only one dog besides my dad. And I dated his daughter." Then his eyes widened even more, almost jumping out of their sockets. "Oh my dog! They would have met again sooner if Dolly and I hadn't kept our relationship a secret."

While Dylan thought about every little detail of what happened in the past two years, others decided to express their doubts.

"But the Dimitris..." Destiny started.

"...Said that you guys..." Dallas continued.

"...Came from California." Déjà Vu concluded.

"How can you be childhood friends?" The three said together.

In that, Dylan got out of his trance.

"That's a good question."

The pups looked at the adults with questioning looks, leaving Delilah a little unsure, while Doug seemed to start to sweat.

The two exchanged a brief look, until Delilah held Doug's hand, smiling encouragingly.

"(takes a deep breath and sighs) Pups, this is a delicate subject for me." He then looked at his children, his face full of guilt. "In all these years, I only told Delilah everything, and the only other dog that knew was my late wife Camila. In fact, I hoped I wouldn't have to tell anyone else, so I'm sorry, but I'll only tell you what is really necessary."

Everyone was slightly startled by Doug's words, but remained silent as he continued.

"My father is possibly the most selfish and soulless dog in the world, although it took me years to realize. My mother died when I was still a puppy, but he didn't even care. After a year he married a Golden Retriever from a wealthy family and moved to America, leaving me with my grandparents without a second thought. When Delilah and I were almost fourteen and we were in the first steps of a long-distance romance, my father came to visit saying that he wanted me to move in with him in New York, and as I was very naive I ended up accepting it. He made me lose contact with Delilah and the rest of my family, and to make things worse I found out, almost too late, that he just wanted me around so he could marry me with his partner's daughter."

All the pups were shocked to hear this, and Dylan realized that this was, in fact, the first time that Dolly and her siblings heard this story.

"Is that why you never talked about our grandparents before?" Dolly asked, clearly shocked to learn that she was related to someone like that.

"(sigh) Camila's father wasn't a good dog too, but he was no worse than my father."

"What do you mean with 'was'?" Dawkins asked, one eyebrow raised.

"From what I heard, he and his 2nd wife died before DJ was born. In a way, my father got what he wanted, since Camila was the only heiress and sold her part so he could leave us alone."