“Cute?” Jade asked flatly.
“That thing could kill you if he wanted to,” Stella said.
“Or if he got bored,” Jade agreed.
“No. He’s trained. Spin, Nico.” I wasn’t sure what other commands someone would give a dog. I’d never been a dog person. Or a cat person. Or an animal person in general. I didn’t hate them, I just wasn’t interested in being near them.
I twirled my finger.
Nico gave me a dead-panned stare, but stood up and slowly walked in a circle.
When he sat back down, a moment of silence passed.
“There’s no way that thing is a dog,” Jade finally said. “It’s huge.”
“He,” I corrected. “And shh. You’ll hurt his feelings.”
“If he’s a dog or a wolf, he won’t understand what I’m saying.” Jade flashed me a look. “And he’snota werewolf.”
“I’m aware.”
“The werewolf thing is just a myth,” she added.
“I discovered that.”
“Drugs are dangerous.”
“Iknow, Jade. I gave up on finding a supernatural being and adopted a dog.”
“Awolf,” Stella clarified.
“If he’s a wolf, he’s not a dangerous one. Look at him.” I gestured to him again. He was sitting once more, just staring at me.
“He looks like he wants to eat you,” Jade said flatly.
Biting wasn’t that far from eating, so she wasn’t necessarily wrong.
“Look at the time, I need to take him on a walk,” I said cheerfully, grabbing my phone and pointing to the place the time should’ve shown on the screen.
“You didn’t press the button,” Stella pointed out.
I glanced over.
Yeah, she was right.
“You interrupted me when I was getting ready,” I lied.
Jade scoffed. “You didn’t even have pants on.”
This wasnotgoing well for me.
“I hate pants. They were going on last.” I cleared my throat. “Anyway, I need to get going.”
“We’ll go with you,” Jade decided. “Where’s your leash? And the dog’s collar?”
Shit.
I looked at Nico.
