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Jade turned to the paperwork as Lillian peeked into the carrier. “She’s perfect,” Lillian whispered, and Jade couldn’t help but chuckle. She could see why people might get the impression they were adopting a child. They finished up their signatures as the tiny kitten mewled in the container.

“She’s so small,” Jade said on the drive home. “Are you sure we should do this?”

“Cats are easy,” Lillian said. “As long as at least one of us is home at some point during the day she should be fine, though we may need to adopt a friend for her at some point.”

“Let’s start with one for now,” Jade said with a chuckle. “We don’t want to end up being the crazy cat ladies.”

“I don’t think we could do that if we tried,” Lillian chuckled.

They made it back to their loft and took their new addition inside. Jade finished setting up the feeder and litterbox, she had insisted on one of the expensive self-cleaning ones. Lillian tried to insist that they save the money, but Jade pointed out that they could easily afford it, and it was one less really gross chore that they had to do. Once Lillian acquiesced, she then insisted on an automatic feeder, since they would likely not have the ability to follow a regular feeding schedule.

Lillian let the tiny kitten out of the carrier, and in the light they could see the gorgeous tortoiseshell markings. Lillian squealed with delight as the tiny cat crawled out and started sniffing around the floor. Jade just smiled; she knew she would do anything as long as it made Lillian happy.

She sat down on the couch next to her and put an arm around Lillian’s shoulders. Lillian leaned into Jade’s shoulder. Jade pressed a kiss to Lillian’s forehead, before Lillian turned and kissed her fully on the lips.

“I love you, Lillian,” Jade whispered as she turned her eyes back toward the kitten.

“I love you, too, Jade,” Lillian answered with a smile.