Chapter 27

She held the door for Lily, and the two of them returned Feldman to his office. Once inside, they propped him up in his chair. He had a stupid grin on his face and a small wet stain on the front of his pants.

“That’s so gross,” Dana said, twisting her face into a frown.

“Oh, we are way past judging people for cum-stained underwear. C’mon, let’s get out of here.”

Lily led the way through the dark halls of the vet teaching hospital. They snuck outside a side door and walked a few blocks in silence before Lily threw her arm around Dana’s shoulders.

“How does it feel?” she asked.

Dana flexed her arm. The weird sensation was passing, and her arm felt mostly normal. “Fine, I think.”

“Good. Because I need you to be functional for what’s going to happen next.”

“You mean the drive back? I really only need one arm for that.”

They passed under a street light long enough for Dana to see the maniacal grin on Lily’s face.

“Oh, we’re not going