Every time Kiko glanced over Buddy was still there, lingering in the story time section of the store. At some point he must have gone out to his car and retrieved a beer, because Kiko caught a glimpse of him enjoying a Muddy Angus before moving the lizard cage to the floor and sitting in the chair.
He really did not want to deal with this. Maybe if he waited Buddy out the brewmeister would give up and go home. Katie was shooting him curious looks but he shook his head at her. If Buddy wouldn’t leave at Dom’s request, he wouldn’t leave for Katie’s. No, if he didn’t get bored waiting on Kiko there would be yet another thing to deal with. For now, Kiko could pretend to be too busy to spare a moment, mostly because he was too busy to spare a moment. And the last thing he needed was a dramatic
