Kelly had promised himself—promised Bonnie, actually—that if Nathaniel were here today, he would ask him out. Just a simple date somewhere, like a movie, dinner, or even a visit to the dog park. No big deal. All he had to do was ask. “Dog dinner,” he managed to say. Then he winced. “Sorry. What I mean is, I thought maybe you and I could… Uh. What are you doing this weekend?” Nathaniel considered him, lips twitching. “Dog dinner?” he repeated. Kelly glared at him. “I’m not doing anything,” Nathaniel said. “Besides feeding Zero his breakfast. And his lunch. And his—” “Shut up,” Kelly said before
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