“I’m going to the vet with you.”
I glance up while wiping the vomit.
She kisses Loki’s head. “I want to be with you; I don’t care if it’s here or at the vet. And moral support is good. Have you taken a sick pet to the vet?”
I slowly shake my head, but I’m not thinking about sick pets. June wants to be with me, and she makes it sound so simple.Moral support. It’s all so new to me. I’m going to lose her, and it will feel like losing everything.
I sit back on my heels. “I haven’t taken a pet to the vet.”
“Well, I have. And help is good. One of us will soothe Loki, the other will keep a clear head to ask the vet the right questions.”
Nodding several times, I murmur, “We need to talk.”
She frowns. “You don’t think you need help. I’m not suggesting you’re not capable.”
I shake my head. “No. Not about the cat. I told you earlier. I have something I need to tell you because …” I sigh, shoulders slumping. My feelings for June arebig.The thought of losing her scares the hell out of me. But losing her to a lie feels more tragic than losing her to the truth. “I just have to tell you something, but I don’t know how.”
She squints. “Something bad?”
I nod then quickly shake my head. “I don’t know.” My phone vibrates, so I grab it. “Hey,” I say to Callie.
“How’s he doing?”
“Okay. He hasn’t vomited anymore.”
“That’s good. I called Lenny, our vet. He said he’ll meet you at his office. I’m texting you the address now. He’ll bill me, so no need to worry about anything beyond getting him there. And you can take one of our cars if you need to. Also, his crate is in the garage. Ireallyappreciate this. We’ll pay you extra.”
“It’s fine,” I say. “Really, I’m happy to do it. You kinda have him because of me anyway.”
“Don’t say that. He’s mine. My decision. But, really, thank you, Flynn. Text after Lenny sees him. We’ll head straight home after my speech.”
“K.”
“Bye.”
“Bye.” I end the call and look at the text for the vet’s contact information. Dr. Leonard Schreiber.
“It can wait,” June says.
I glance up from my phone, eyes narrowed.
“Whatever you have to tell me. It can wait. The other day, I told you we needed to talk after the orchestra. I have something I need to tell you, too. So let’s focus on Loki and talk later. Okay?”
Has she been to prison too? Seems unlikely.
Chapter Twenty-Three
Flynn
Just as wepark at the vet’s office, my phone chimes with a text from Rupert.
Callie forgot to mention Lenny is an asshole. Great vet. Fantastic with animals. Terrible with humans. Don’t take anything personally.
I chuckle, showing June the text.
She giggles. “Good to know.”
I grab Loki’s crate from the back seat of my car, and we head into the tiny brown building that looks like an old, single-story brick house.
