"¿Por qué siempre me enamoro de hombres estúpidos," Cougar snaps at Jake as he reaches out to take the dog without as much gentle care as he had before, carrying him to where the leash is sitting so he can latch him back onto it, shaking his head. "Stupid," he says in English, with a pointed look at Jake as he goes inside to get morsels of food to use on the dog.

"Idiot," he lashes out again when he's outside, perching on the stoop as he starts to work hand signals with the dog, bristling at Jake's refusal to accept a gift as his.