Kimberly:
“You all right?”
I turned around, and Sam was standing behind me, smiling warmly as she fished for something in her pocket. “Did something happen with…”
“Noah?” I forced a smile, and she raised a brow. “He’s my boyfriend. He can be infuriating sometimes, but it’s okay.”
“No, it’s not.” She took out a key and walked up to the door in front of me. “If he’s being a jerk to you, that is sure as hell not okay.”
I smiled again, softer this time. She was nice. If only she knew the full extent of all this. It wasn’t just as simple as a bad boyfriend.
“Look, it’s kinda weird,” she slotted the key in the hole and turned it, “but if you ever need a place to relax and get away from him, Puffs n’ Paws will always welcome you.” She opened the door and led me inside. My eyes widened, and
