[b]Elizabeth Fontaine[/b]

Beth's eyes widened at Tessa's teasing question. "You mean Ryan? He's a friend," she answered with a dismissive wave of her hand.

As quickly as a snap of the finger, Beth's attention turned back to Scrubbles. Having given the go-signal to pet it, she waited for her turn. When she was next, she made sure that both her hands were spiffy, a huge grin on her face. She reached out with no hesitation and placed her hand on top of Scrubbles' head, stroking the creature's orange fur as she usually did with Diana. Scrubbles seemed to like it as it nuzzled Beth's hand, something akin to satisfied growling erupting from it. Happy with the reaction she received, she turned to her friends with a huge smile. "He likes me!" she announced enthusiastically.