This time, I had a plan. Instead of asking rapid-fire questions like I had with Jake's fiancée, I would ease into it with Kole from Kole's Krafty Keys. Jake's fiancée had all but shut down and run away from me. I couldn't let that happen again. I needed answers, now more than ever.

But my plan fled out the window as soon as I walked into the store.

A puppy bounded after a ball straight for me, tongue wagging out the side of its mouth. Its huge feet skidded all ...