Derek made a face at the dog for licking him in the face. "Was that strictly necessary?" he asked, quietly. "At least you didn't get in my mouth, thanks for that I guess." Louder, he said, "Of course he is. You should always spoil an animal, especially when they're babies.
"And you ran into me. You weren't paying attention. That's that." Not that Derek had been paying much attention either, too focused on tasks back at the castle and the work that needed to be done in the next month to get ready for the kids to come back from school. But Stiles didn't need to know that.