"It was cold out," Ino explained, climbing the stairs.

Wait, that didn't explain anything.

"Zack took Girl--that's our dog--with him to work one day and I complained 'cause I were freezing my ass off and he took my heater. So I demanded all the dogs and he delivered."

Because he was the best boy.

She got the door opened and, as she stepped into her apartment, flicked on the light.

"Come on, you said twenty minutes to get ready, right?"