Will went with Linda to the animal shelter because he had a crush on her and thought that the trip would help her to see him in a good light. She called Sunday morning, told him she needed a favor, and he said he was free. A lie. He’d planned on going to yoga in the afternoon for his back pains. He met Linda a month ago at yoga, before she quit to join a more challenging class.
She picked him up and told him in the car that she’d put a hold on a dog yesterday. “Impulse shopping,” she said, and that she needed a neutral party.
