“Clearly.”
I grimaced. “Well, I can’t back out now. He’ll just have to come.”
“If you show up togirls’ nightwith a guy, without even mentioning that you have a boyfriend, everyone’s going to think you’re crazy. I know that from personal experience, though mine was slightly less shocking because it was just Nico’s wolf.”
“That actually gives me an idea…” I trailed off, glancing at Wyatt beside me. “What does Nico’s wolf look like? I can’t remember. Anything like yours?”
“Not really,” Wyatt said.
“No,” Abby warned. “I amnotpretending Wyatt’s wolf is Nico the wolfdog. That’s verifiably insane! I’d have to actually be on drugs to agree to it.”
“On drugs, or lying to me for multiple months?” I countered.
She paused. “Okay, that’s kind of fair, but no one is going to mistake them for each other. Wyatt’s wolf has copper in his fur, and Nico’s doesn’t.”
“None of our friends have been around either of them enough to know the difference. They’ll just see a gigantic wolf and assume it’s your oversized dog if we don’t tell them otherwise.” I looked at Wyatt and put the call on speaker. “Do you think your wolf would play along?”
“He’s not going to cuddle up with Abby, if that’s what you’re asking,” Wyatt said.
I wrinkled my nose at the mental picture.
A quiet growl rumbled on Abby’s end of the call. Apparently, Nico was even less of a fan of that idea than I was.
“No one is asking that,” Abby put in. “We would just tell them my dog is obsessed with Jade for some reason, and your wolf could spend the girls’ night snuggled up with her.”
“Then he would probably be all for it,” Wyatt agreed.
“I still don’t think you’re going to get Stella to come,” Abby said.
“Oh, we’ll get her. Graham can drive her there and they can fuck as soon as she leaves if that’s what it takes.”
Abby snorted. “I don’t think she’d appreciate you making this plan.”
“Idon’t appreciate her disappearing long enough to make me think she was dead. Or not calling me to prove otherwise as soon as she had the chance.”
“Okay, fair. I’m letting you go to their door and tell them, though.”
“Alright.” My stomach growled again.
“You’d better pound a ton of food before the girls’ night. Shifting will make you constantly hungry, and between Zoe and Maya, the only snacks there will be vegetables, potato chips, and gummy worms.”
It growled again, louder. “Noted. See you in a few hours.”
“See ya.”
We hung up, and I dug into the cereal. Wyatt was already eating.
“Are you cool with going to a girls’ night? I probably should’ve asked you before I committed,” I said. “Since your presence is kind of required.”
“Sure. We can stop by your place so you can pack a bag while we’re there.” He paused. “If you’re okay to stay here for the rest of the weekend.”
He stumbled over the words a little.
“My apartment is tiny, so I’m definitely in favor of that. Unless we’re wiped out from the girls’ night and want to stay in town. We can decide afterward.”
“How tiny?”
“Toaster size.” I lifted my hands, forming a small box. “Stella and I spent hours hiking every day because I would go stir crazy in there. I guess she probably liked the forest so much because of the wolf thing.”
