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Max demands Adam’s mom’s attention, and she bends down to give him a back rub. “Hello, little man,” she says. “I heard you’re going to be staying with me for a little while.” “Just until our schedules settle down,” Adam says. “We’re so busy with school and stuff right now, and I hate to leave him in the apartment alone for so many hours.” That’s a lie, of course. We both decided Max would be safer with his mom, what with Adam getting shot outside our apartment and his lab getting torched. What if someone breaks into our apartment next, and Max is the only one there? Neither one of us could handle it if the dog got hurt because of us. “We really appreciate you looking after him,” I add. She straightens up and smiles at us. “It’s no trouble at all. Really, you’re doing me a favor. I miss
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