[It would, ironically, be the last thing she'd need to worry about, now. Just another small part of the city that throws him uncomfortably off balance. Another reason to have stopped for a drink that isn't I don't know who I am to you, much less who I should be.
But it wouldn't have been the best idea. His own tongue was ready to have tripped him up on it before he noticed the cat.]
What are you doing here? Hey?
[And if she hasn't stepped through to look by now she'll hear that rarest of things, a soft, honest laugh.]
Bloody animal. I'd started to think you'd given up on me, moved in next door.
[If she does look, she'll find Chase with a small gray cat pulled onto one knee, and from the purring and fingers catching behind one ear, both of them looking strangely familiar with each other.]
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But it wouldn't have been the best idea. His own tongue was ready to have tripped him up on it before he noticed the cat.]
What are you doing here? Hey?
[And if she hasn't stepped through to look by now she'll hear that rarest of things, a soft, honest laugh.]
Bloody animal. I'd started to think you'd given up on me, moved in next door.
[If she does look, she'll find Chase with a small gray cat pulled onto one knee, and from the purring and fingers catching behind one ear, both of them looking strangely familiar with each other.]