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“It’s a cat?” He was looking at Gollum as if he had never seen a cat before “That doesn’t look like a cat Cats are cute, fluffy fur balls What you’re holding needs an exorcist”

Killyahed “He’s not that bad”

Train saw the whatever-it-at Killya a thin scratch on her forearm

She hugged the cat to her, soothing his ruffled fur “He was Fat Louise’s sister’s cat first When she wanted to kill him, Fat Louise took him Then, when she married Cade, Crazy Bitch took him When Crazy Bitch threatened to kill him, I took him and renamed him Gollum It used to be Manson”

“Manson suits him better” Train jerked his wrist back when the cat tried to scratch hiain

“I’ my cat away”

Train had never seen hurt in Killya it now

“Killy, ainst , too What do you usually do with Mans—Gollum when men come over?”

Killyama buried her face in the cat’s fur

Even if he hadn’t heard froeous she was in the past, it showed now Train couldn’t think of any other wo spawn of some fucked up creature

“I’ve beento ask …” Killyama started “Does a little lie count?”

“Yes”

“Even a little, little one?” She pinched two fingers together with her free hand

He stared back at her sternly until she unconsciously lowered her gaze

“I’ve never invited a man into my apartment”

“Ever?”

“Do we have to be precise?”

“Yes”

Train couldn’t keep his stern expression When Killyama was embarrassed, she was cute She would never be kitten cute—she had too much personality for that She reminded him of a sleek leopard, instead

“Then, I’ve never let anyone spend the night”

“Did that hurt?” Train started to pull her up for a kiss, then hastily jerked back when Gollum bared his teeth at him

“Yes, it did,” she snapped, taking the cat into the kitchen

“Wait Where are you …?”

Killyah kitchen and out the back door, naked as the day she was born

Train started cussing, bending over to pick up his jeans “So help…” He stopped the litany of what he was going to do when she cao?”