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"Not here. Outside the bookstore. He's how I got the ring."
"Oh, that's where it came from. Does he look like you when in human form?"
"About as much as he does in demon form," I deadpan. "Not at all."
"Do I see the same human Albert saw when you have the ring on?"
"No. My human form is made specifically for you."
"Your demon must've been too." He shies away, fingering my tail.
"All of me is," I say before reaching up to kiss him again. "You get the car ready and I'll meet you outside."
Nodding, he heads for the door and I hurry to my room. Going through the closet, I pull out a pair of red shorts from a bag. Pairing it with a black sleeveless 90s band shirt, I tuck the bottom into my shorts and add a black belt through the loops. Glancing in the closet mirror, I run my fingers through my hair, using my claws as a brush while I slip on a pair of black high top Converse, adding two long necklaces last. What am I missing? I stare down at my legs and shoes. Grabbing a magazine from the nightstand, I examine a few humans on the inner pages and a light bulb doesn't go off until I reach a full-body shot photo. Ah socks.
I'll add those to the list while we're out in town. Walking out of the room, my reflection in the mirror of the dresser I pass has me doing a double take. The ring. Turning back around, I grab it from the place I last left it. Slipping it on, I grab the credit card from the inside of one of the drawers. Now I'm ready.
Everly has the car started by the time I walk outside. I slip into the passenger side and a random cat jumps in with me. What the hell?
Spreading my legs, I jump back against the seat.
"There you are, mister. You keep disappearing on me. I'm going to call you Ghost." Reaching over me, Everly strokes the top of the cat's head. "Remind me to add cat food to the list."
"You didn't tell me you had a cat?"
"I don't. He showed up out of nowhere when I first got here. You scared him away and I didn't see him for a couple of days."
"Ah. He's what I heard scratching over the floorboards."
"You heard him before you woke up?"
"Yeah." Picking the cat up, I place him in my lap and pet him before setting him outside. "Wish we could take you with us, buddy, but I don't think they allow cats in the grocery store." Shutting the door before our furry friend can jump again, I turn to Everly. "Unless they changed that too?"
"Nope," he assures me. "They still have a no pets allowed rule in most stores unless it's a service animal."
"Noted. So what's all on the list?"
"Depends on what we want to eat for the next six days."
"We can discuss it on the way there."
"Sounds good." He gives me a once-over, grinning. "Much better."
Smiling, I wrap my fingers in his. "Yeah, everything is."
Pulling out of the carport, he names some of his favorite dishes and I tell him all I want to try as we're driving down the road. There's a lot of traffic today. It's such a small island but seems so big when we're all alone in our little safe haven.
"So has it all been decided then?" he asks, parking the car.
"Yeah. Oh, and Pop-Tarts."
Laughing, he shuts off the engine and shoves open the car door. "Yeah, Pop-Tarts. I haven't forgotten."
"Also chocolate chip cookie dough. Less work and mess that way. I also saw a cool dessert idea used with it in a YouTube video."
"You're suddenly a YouTube video expert, huh?"
"I've had time to be with all the naps you take." I wink and he rolls his eyes, shutting the car door.
