Page 210 of The Friends and Rivals Collection

Conversations with the Cat

Zeus

The sun shone brightly through the window as the woman engaged in one of Zeus’s favorite activities—rubbing his belly. He demonstrated his appreciation by lounging on his back and stretching his legs as far as he could.

Supercat.

The elegant, seductive pose showed off how long and lean his body was. This way she could admire his belly, too. It was quite a handsome stomach by any mammalian standard, sleek and covered in the softest fur.

“Did you hear the news? I’ll be seeing you more often,” the woman said.

The man wasn’t here. He’d left a few minutes ago, pulling on some clothes and grabbing his keys after patting the woman’s rumbling tummy.

“I still have lots of details to work out, and I need to find a place to live. Or I could just move in with you,” she said then laughed.

“Shh. Don’t tell Patrick I said that. I’m sure he’d think it’s too soon.

And too crazy. I suspect he thought I was only moving for him, and it freaked him out last night. ”

Zeus twitched his tail, yet another incredibly lovely feature that he possessed. Such a good-looking tail.

“I’m doing this because it makes sense for me.

I’ll find my own place easily. I don’t want to scare him away, especially since I’m already crossing a line I swore I’d never cross after what happened with Eric.

But it’s different with Patrick, you know what I mean?

So different. I can’t see it playing out the same way this time since I feel so much more for him.

” Sighing, she flipped onto her back. “And obviously I want to see him more. Of course, he’s part of why I’m moving.

I’d love to see him as much as possible.

But who knows if he’s even thinking along those lines.

. .” her voice drifted off and turned into a long sigh.

“Sometimes your mind goes to these places when you’re madly in love with someone and have been for months.

” She turned to stare at him. “You know what I’m talking about?

Of course you do, you sly fox. I’ve seen the way you look at that calico. ”

He answered her with a deep, rumbling purr. He liked to think he understood humans as perfectly as any feline ever had.