Chapter 17

“He wants to walk the ferret. I would guess so a child will fall in love with it and prompt me to have to have it. But we’re not getting a ferret, Dom.”

“I didn’t say we were,” said Dom, not wanting Kiko irritated with him for something Buddy did. He watched as Chad tried to pet the animal and Clark smugly accosted Buddy, who did not look pleased at whatever the reporter was asking.

“They’d better not make a scene,” said Kiko as Buddy’s expression went from mild annoyance to full glare. “Somebody else can have the shouting match.”

“I’ll go get them out,” said Dom, thinking he’d get better advice about his Saturday scheme from Buddy anyway. The brewmeister had to have played some pranks in his day; he’d know what to do about a joke proposal.

“No, the new beer release doesn’t mean anything but beer,” Buddy was saying as Dom approached. “It’s not weird to be themed. Me and Martha made themed beer for Christmas.”