He tried to make Max Minimus go with her. He really did. All right, he didn’t try that hard. When the mutt responded to her summons by yawning and burrowing deeper into Max’s armpit, he could have removed him. Picked him up, handed him to Dani, and shut his door behind them. Instead, he scooched himself, his armpit, and the dog it contained to one side of the bed and threw back the covers. When she hesitated, he started to get up, aiming to hand over Max Minimus, but she shocked him by getting into the bed. They didn’t touch. They didn’t talk. She just rolled over and went to sleep. And so did
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