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“Hey,” she said, sounding on the verge of tears. “Have you ever eaten cat food out of the can?”
“Um…no, why do you ask?”
“I quit my shitty job today.”
I was just stepping onto the elevator as I cried, “Good for you!” A couple of people side-eyed me and I said, “Sorry.”
“I just couldn’t take it anymore,” Sam said miserably. “And I have no job prospects, a car payment, and rent.”
“You’ll find something. You did the right thing.”
She sighed heavily. “Thanks for saying that. I need someone to tell me I’ll get through this. My sister told me I’m a dipshit.”
“Then she’s a dipshit,” I said quietly as the elevator opened and I walked out. “They were treating you like shit, Sam.”
“I think maybe I want to do something that’s not insurance.”
“Any ideas?”
She groaned. “Not really. I thought I might try dog walking for now so I don’t starve.”
“That sounds like fun.”
“I do love dogs.”
It was raining outside. I pulled my hood up over my head as I started the walk to my car.
“I’m taking you out tonight,” I said. “Dinner and drinks wherever you want.”
“That sounds amazing. Maybe a buffet so I can shove food in my pockets for tomorrow since I have no income now.”
“Stop,” I said, laughing. “I won’t let you starve. You can stay with me if you need to.”
I jogged the rest of the way to my car, the rain coming down harder now.
“Where are you?” Sam asked.
“Leaving work and it’s pouring. Text me what time to pick you up and I’ll be there, okay?”
“Okay. Thanks.”
“Love you.”
“Love you, too.”
* * *
I unlockedthe door to my apartment about forty minutes later, soaked from the walk to my car and a stop for gas on the way home. It was storming, practically raining sideways. My heels made a squishing sound with every step I took, and I couldn’t wait to get them off.
“You just fucked me,” a deep voice said. “Good thing I was just warming up.”
Ford. My heart raced at the sound of his voice, not even concerned with how he’d gotten into my home.
“Warming up, my ass,” Luke said. “Hey, Nori.”
He’d called me that when we were kids, and he still broke it out on occasion. Ford looked over at me and grinned.
“Nori? Looks like you walked here in a monsoon. You need a towel?”
