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West finally spotted Lauren in the kitten pen. Three white kittens with various black markings were crawling onto her lap, and one enterprising soot colored cat had hidden itself into her hair.
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nbsp; Christ, she was adorable. All smiles and happy laughter as she juggled one cat, then another and chased after another that tried to get up the mesh enclosure. He stepped over with a wave to one of the volunteers he knew.
“What have we got here?”
Lo twisted around and landed on her hip with a giggle. “These guys are little monsters, but I love them. Especially Miss Patty and Luke.”
“Someone else with a Gilmore Girls obsession?”
She laughed. “Obviously.” She plucked the dark kitten out of her hair. “This is Luke. He’s a little grumpy—aptly named.”
“Of course.”
“Want to hold him?”
West held out his hand. “Sure.”
She gently laid the cat his palm.
He cupped him against his chest and chuckled when a calico colored cat pounced on one of the white ones.
“This is the best.” Lo’s smile was wide and her laugh drew more and more people toward the pen.
“Wait until you see my favorite spot.”
“I don’t know that it can get better than kittens.” She lifted one of the white kittens to her face. “She’s like cotton.”
He gently let Luke go and passed the calico to a little girl who’d been eyeing it with starstruck eyes. A girl around seven with blond pigtails and the biggest brown eyes he’d seen in a long time hit him low in the belly.
His breath caught. “What’s your name?”
“Kelly.”
“Hello, Kelly. Be careful with her okay? She’s really fragile.”
She nodded. “I know. My daddy said I could pick one out today.”
“Do you have a name for her?”
Kelly lifted the kitten up over her face and kissed the soft pink pads of her feet. “I think I want to name her Molly.”
“Molly?”
She nodded and pointed to his lead singer across the quad. “She’s my favorite singer.”
He grinned as he stroked the kitten’s chin. “It’s a great name.”
Kelly tilted her head. “Oh, holy crap.” Realization dawned in her eyes. “You’re Weston Reynolds.”
“I’m very glad you could find your Molly today. Pleased to meet you.” He shook her hand gently. He looked up to find an older man hovering at the edges of the pen. “Did you want to take a picture?”
“Could I?” she whispered.
“Absolutely.” He leaned into the girl a little.
The girl popped up and twisted her arms around his neck. “Thank you.”
