"What do you mean you lost a cat in your house?"
"I'm not sure she's in the house anymore, I don't know anything for sure. Nothing was broken or out of place, this morning, and she hasn't eaten anything and the door was open so I don't know if she's gone, or still hiding in the house. I've looked everywhere."
"You didn't look everywhere because you didn't find her. Obviously, you missed a spot."
"You guys are hard to impossible to find, when you hide."
"Thank you."
"It's stressful," she said, miserably.
"Not for us."
"I'm worried about her and the kittens she's having."
"She'll be fine."
"You don't know that."
"Cats have kittens all the time that's why there are so many of us."
"You're a male, you'll don't get it," she said
"Excuse me?"
"You never had kittens, you never had things moving around inside you twenty-four hours a day...living things..."
"So?"
"You can't understand what she's going through and that's a fact, so don't even think about saying anything."
"Wow."
"Believe it. And where's the father? He doesn't have to do anything at all, just wander away and never look back."
"And."
"Grrrrrrrr."
"Hey, I didn't make the gender thing happen. Not my fault. Blame whoever made up this stupid game, but don't blame me."
"I don't know where she is."
"She'll probably bring the kittens to you so you can feed them."
"I hope so."
"You feed all of us."
She nodded. "The weather has been so gorgeous."
"Yes."
"I wish it would stay like this forever."
"It won't."
"I know."
"Everything here changes, falls apart, rots and dies."
"Are you trying to make me feel better?"
"Am I supposed to make you feel better?"
"Never mind."
"I saw a Harris sign on a lawn today," he said.
"Yay!"
"Do you feel better now?"
"Sort of, but not really."
"You should eat carrots. Organic carrots, raw."
"Why?"
"I thought they were good for you."
"Probably, but they aren't chocolate."
"Maybe you could dip them," he said.
"I don't think so."
"Halloween is coming."
"Tell all the black cats to stay with me for a few weeks."
"I already did."
"Good."
"What about the carrots?"
"What about them?" she asked.
"Are you going to eat them?"
"Only if they're in a cake."
"I don't think that's the point."
"It's my point."
"Got it."
"Why don't you like to swim? Tigers love it."
"Seriously? Tigers love it?"
"Yes."
"I have no idea what's wrong with tigers. Cats do not like to swim, it makes us wet and then we have to dry and we all hate that. It's cold and horrible and ruins our lives."
"I was just wondering."
"The new term at the university started."
"What are you taking?"
"I've been trying a couple of things, psych, history, but that's so boring, I fell asleep, Astronomy, and knitting. Kitting is not a thing for felines, I can't tell you that much. I'm thinking of joining a book club, but the first book is about a guy named Darcy and a bunch of girls wanting to get married because otherwise they'll starve to death."
"You mean Pride and Prejudice?"
"Whatever. It's about greed, inequality, bias, rich vs poor and women treated as things."
"You read it?"
"Skipped through it. Didn't like it. Everything in the world is about the same thing just presented in a different way. You guys are the dullest things ever."
"You need to read Science Fiction."
"Tried it, same old, same old, but in space or the future. Everyone knows that in the future cats will be in charge."
"I hope so."
"Naps for everyone," he said.
She leaned over and kissed him. "I love you so much."
"You want me to look for the Queen?"
"If you see her please tell her to come to the house."
"Okay. I'll see if Jinx knows anything about her."
"Here's a picture of her," she said, holding holding her phone in front of him.
"Where's my picture?"
She scrolled down.
"Okay," he said.
"I'm going to go," she said, hugging him and running her hands over him. I love you."
"You already said that."
"I never want you to forget it."
"I won't."
"See you tonight."
"You will," he sighed, curling up into a ball. "Tonight."
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