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Shrugging, she motioned for Kaden to follow and entered the rooht be a chair devoid of cat

Not a chance

She took a seat on the sofa with Kaden next to her—perched so only an inch of his butt rested on the edge of the couch, peering around at the cat behind him which hissed and swiped a paw at the back of his head

Abby chuckled while Leanne waved the cat away “Oh, don’t worry about him He doesn’t like visitors much,” she said, then bent down to pick up a black cat with shining green eyes “We don’t get too many since Dad died”

Beside her, Kaden coughed, pounding his chest with his fist

“Oh, dear You all right?” Leanne asked

He nodded, wincing as he wheezed, then leaned into Abby “Pet dander”

Abby rolled her eyes With a cleansing breath, she focused on the task at hand rather than the boy beside her

“So, y’all wanna tell her e’re here?” Ca at them

Kaden nudged her in the side, prodding her to talk, but she forgot everything they had rehearsed in the car Searching for so to say, she mumbled, “Um So, you like cats?”

The couch shook beside her, and she couldwith suppressed laughter As if to punctuate her stateray cat with thick fur and copper-colored eyes stalked across the living room

“Hey, isn’t that a British Shorthair?” Ca at the cat

“Why, yes It is” Leanne beao”

“They’re beautiful My mom used to have one It was always e tabby”

Abby could practically see Leanne relax, and she said a silent prayer of thanks for Cammie’s presence