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Star grimaced. “Wait for it…”
“Crepe.”
“As in… Crepe Suzette?”
“Lily served it for dessert and it was so yummy. They’re the color of it too! Yellow and cream.”
“I agree that Ren and Stimpy are much better names.”
Star sniffed. “I have superlative skills at picking names.”
“You do,” I concurred. To Katina, I shook my head. “You don’t.”
She huffed. “They’re my kittens.”
“And you can call them Crepe and Suzette and we’ll call them Ren and Stimpy because after a few weeks of changing that litter box, I can guaran-damn-tee that’s going to be a chore you ‘accidentally’ forget to do,” Star grumbled, but she sounded more resigned than annoyed.
Still, Katina didn’t seem nervous at being in what was her new home. That was a bonus that came from the cats breaking the ice when she put them down on the floor and they immediately took off toward the door.
As she ran toward them, Star called out, “Make sure they use the couch in the living room as a scratching post!”
“Hey!” I argued.
“That couch is miserably uncomfortable. It’s like Captain America’s uniform—overpadded and too good to be true.”
“I thought Katina was supposed to be the queen of insults.”
“She is but she came by it honestly—me.”
Grinning, I asked, “How did it go in West Orange?”
“It went.”
“That bad?”
“No, just…” She cleared her throat. “I should have mentioned it before but they want us to come to a party.”
“Okay. We can do that. A family one?”
“It’ll probably be a house party.”
“Thank God. Their last BBQ ended with Savvie and Aidan getting kidnapped.”
“Yeah, well, they’ll be tucked up safe and sound in Hell’s Kitchen so that won’t happen again.”
“You know what I mean.”
She rolled her eyes. “I do.”
“When is it?”
“Couple weeks’ time. After everything’s calmed down.”
“How’s Alessa taking the move?”
“Think she’s ready for a break. She’s only a young kid herself and she has to deal with Maverick’s illness. Throw in Kat and two kittens and she needs a vacation.”
“She knows she’s welcome to visit us anytime, right?”
