[ Maybe Ellie is right - maybe he is using it as a distraction. He's not going to let Ellie argue with him about it, though. He, too, climbs out of the car and shuts and locks the door behind him, and he leaves Ellie to take Lucy out back while he heads up to their apartment.
By the time Ellie comes upstairs with the dog, Joel is in the living room with that same serious, grave look on his face. First matters first, though, he gives a nod in gesture to the dog doing her business out back. ]
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By the time Ellie comes upstairs with the dog, Joel is in the living room with that same serious, grave look on his face. First matters first, though, he gives a nod in gesture to the dog doing her business out back. ]
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