Who’s the Dog Now? novel Chapter 214

"Hmm?"

Patricia stirred and woke up.

"Naomi, you're still awake?"

"Oh," Naomi said, a bit embarrassed. "Sorry, did I wake you?"

Patricia rubbed her eyes. "Nah, I slept for ages already. I'm not that tired now anyway."

She thought about how busy Naomi had become, while she, with nothing to do, just binged shows and slept, her schedule completely messed up.

"Naomi, are you free this weekend?"

Naomi thought for a moment, then shook her head. "I don't have any plans. What's up?"

Patricia immediately perked up. "Will you go shopping with me? Please?"

Naomi raised an eyebrow. "What are you buying?"

She couldn't recall any upcoming birthdays or holidays that required a gift.

Besides, Patricia's temper meant she didn't have many friends at school.

Naomi was genuinely curious about who she was buying a gift for.

"Well, it's just..."

The usually straightforward Patricia suddenly became shy.

Naomi's eyes lit up. "Wait a minute... that look on your face... Don't tell me...?"

Patricia coughed twice. "It... happened a few days ago."

Because Naomi had been splitting her time between work and school, Patricia had been on her own a lot lately.

She'd lost interest in going out, but the other day, a package Lennon sent her had been delivered to the wrong address, and she had to go pick it up.

Thinking it was just a quick trip to the campus mailroom, she threw on a coat over her pajamas and left with her hair a mess.

Naomi gave her a thumbs-up.

She used to think she was hopeless at romance, having chased Zebulon for years only to be met with growing disdain.

But it turned out she had an even more clueless friend.

Patricia was truly something else.

"He helped me carry the package all the way to my door."

Naomi's eyes widened. "How did he get up here?"

"He just spoke to the front desk. He was a perfect gentleman, saw I was struggling, and offered to help. He even took the cart back for me afterward."

"We exchanged numbers, and I thought since he helped me, I should treat him to a meal. But after thinking about it, that seemed too simple, so I want to buy him a gift."

Patricia blinked her big eyes. "Naomi, you'll come with me, right?"