Ty came back to the booth before long, though. He slid in beside Reshma and gave his best pleading look. “Zooz doesn’t have to hide down there, does she?” Zuzu was nearly invisible under the table, it was true, except for the slow blink of green lights on her collar. She c****d her head up at Ty’s attention. Reshma couldn’t help but laugh at her face. She patted the seat between herself and Ty, and Zuzu jumped up and settled herself in an unwieldy tuck. “You have only yourself to blame if we get kicked out of this club for having a dog on the seat,” she said. “Or I can blame Kovy for drinking ten shots and hitting on the bouncer,” Ty said, rolling his eyes. Just then Zuzu extended her paw, and the cycle of lights on her collar shifted to amber. “Hey, Matty,” Ty said breezily. “We got

