“More germs than on his asshole, which he spends at least an hour every day licking?”
Her nose wrinkles. “You need to take him to the vet.”
As if I have the money for a vet.
I drag Boozer out of the restroom. “Show’s over, folks!”
I set off for the office but Dave’s shout stops me. “The keg forDepth Charge Stoutis empty.”
“I got it!” I respond before pivoting in the other direction.
I keep hold of Boozer as I trudge to the wall behind the bar. I tap the wall and a door opens to reveal the hidden walk-in cooler.
I quickly switch out the kegs. I’ve been working at bars since I was old enough to drink. I could do this in my sleep. I probably have.
“And now it’s time for you to return to the office,” I tell Boozer.
He barks before springing for the door. I rush toward him. “No, don’t!”
But I’m too late. The pressure of his paws causes the door to shut. Damn it. The failsafe to open the cooler from the inside is broken. Whenever the door shuts with someone inside, it automatically locks itself. And there’s only one person who has a key.
I dig my phone out of my back pocket.
“What’s wrong?” Harper answers.
“Um… we kind of have a situation.”
So much for Harper not finding out I brought Boozer to work today.
Chapter 7
“Great. It turns out the baby only sleeps if I’m holding her. So long sleep.”
Zane
“Wah.”
I groan and roll out of bed. The bed I’ve only been laying in for thirty minutes since Adele’s last crying jag.
“Come on, baby girl,” I murmur as I lift her from the crib.
My family saved me again. I have everything a baby could possibly need and then some crammed into my spare room. I have no clue what most of the things are, to be honest. Wipe warmer, formula dispenser? No idea what those things do.
“Wah!”
“What do you need?” I must be more tired than I thought, since I actually wait for Adele to respond. She doesn’t. She’s a baby.
“Do you need your diaper changed?”
Please, for the love of all pirates, do not need your diaper changed. I lift the baby up and sniff. No toxic smell.
“Are you hungry?”
She can’t be hungry. I literally fed her a bottle less than an hour ago.
“What do you need, baby girl?”
“WAAAH!”
