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. Wegot the vet to set her leg, and now she s just fine. Martha ran her hands over herturquoise track pants, sniffing the memory away, and nodded herself back on course. What can I do for you? she said. We d like to adopt a cat. Oliver kissed the back of Hannah s hand and pulled itonto the counter beside his own. Would that be possible, do you think? 99 Iris Astres Of course it s possible.What do people think a shelter is, I wonder? Marthahoisted herself to her feet.Hannah watched the wheeled desk chair beneath her scurryout from under her as if in terror.The troll-woman moved to the door, working thekinks from her hips.They followed her outside, past a small pen full of bunnies, to thecats. What happened to Mittens? As soon as the distance seemed safe, Hannahwhispered the question to Oliver.He glanced meaningfully up to the wide expanse of stretched polyester movingahead of them, affecting a nonchalant lean against her ear. Martha sat on her, he said. Oh my God, Hannah mouthed. Traumatic, but not fatal, he went on. I still wouldn t nap in her chair if I wereyou. While Hannah muffled a laugh against his shoulder, Martha got the iron door open,and with a vaguely displeased wave of her hand shooed them off to the attendant there.Without a word, the old lady circled back and out the door again.The young attendantturned. Hello, said Hannah, smiling.With a diamond in her nose, and what looked to be some kind of graveyard tattoorising from the pink plastic gloves on her hands, Lalita looked even more Goth than shehad the first time Hannah had seen her.Her red lips curved into a smile, while kohl-smudged eyes shifted from Hannah to the tall man at her side.Hannah grinned into the other woman s campy leer. This is Oliver, she said. Oliver Klozehoff? Lalita s brows lifted dramatically. My, how you ve changed. Despite the joking tone, a funny look traveled through the girl s dark eyes as she tookthe man in.Hannah felt a pang of worry hit her, unable to remember how strong theresemblance between man and cat had originally been.Surely nothing could be strongenough for anyone to suspect what had actually happened even with a hundred cluesmuch stronger than a common name.Still Hannah worried. I want a cat, she heard herself blurt. A second one, I mean.I think Oliver, theother one, of course, would enjoy having someone to chase around with, and I can t getenough of the things. Like all of Hannah s lies, this one came out as a lunatic babble.She glanced her panic up at Oliver, who smiled indulgently and shook his head to calmher down.Lalita shrugged, peeling the pink gloves from her hands and setting them besidethe bags of litter on the shelf. I guess I can take a break from my important duties toshow you around. She leaned in for a whisper. I always volunteer for poo patrolwhen Martha s here. Good call, Hannah said. I think you ll find some furry things back here. 100 Alien, InterruptedThat was a purposeful understatement.The three rounded the corner to find thevast concrete structure crawling in felines if anything, more than before. Have alook, said Lalita. I ll be right back. At the sight of so much animal chaos, Hannah felt something of her early buzzreturn, and shifted her giddy attention up at Oliver, whose eyes were still on her. Make sure I don t get carried away, she said. Not my style. He pulled her against him. I like you carried away.You re sexywhen you overload. Hannah pressed her palms against the large hands clasped against her belly, whileshe smiled out at the congress of cats.Then a thought made her turn to face him. Didshe recognize you? Her head jerked back to indicate Lalita. No, sweetheart. He smiled. Of course not.But maybe someone else will. Helooked with sudden interest at a small ginger tabby. Let me go see if I recognizeanyone from before. Hannah assumed he was joking, but he strolled with intent toward the cat trailoutside, abandoning her to her temptation.An absolute beauty with long white fur caught Hannah s eye.She reached down tostroke the luxurious coat.The cat raised its head briefly, before collapsing back onto itscurling paws. That s Garbo, said Lalita, stepping beside her. I m told the name s some geriatriccode for fuck off , and if so, it totally suits her.But if it s looks you re after, I havesomething& The girl paused mid-sentence, suddenly unsure.She turned to faceHannah with a sadly worried expression. Come on, I want to show you something. Okay. Hannah followed, head tilted slightly to one side.There seemed to be somestrange counterbalancing going on inside the punked-out girl.More external toughness,but inside something was softer.Almost fragile. Hi, big guy. Lalita stopped outside a small enclosure, putting her hand to thewire mesh. Wow. Hannah peered around her, instantly aware of what the attraction mightbe.A single cat sat staring out of the enclosure.Very large, and very black, the animallooked like a miniature panther a perfection of nature, zapped tabby-size by somekind of spell.It was utterly mesmerizing to look at big and sleek with riveting blueeyes.Lalita stepped into the pen, and with some trepidation, Hannah followed. Meet Loverboy. The girl s black-nailed fingers ran over the animal s ripplingspine.He arched his body and rubbed his head against her wrists, eyes narrowed withobvious bliss. I begged my roomies to let me have him, but they re being total dicksabout it. Her lips pressed together, eyes narrowed. I m so ready to be out of there.ButI ll never make it happen before some loser comes and takes L-boy away from me. Shedrew a long breath and straightened. So I ve been hiding him, she confessed. Totallypsycho, right? 101 Iris AstresHannah shrugged. I get it. Do you? Lalita studied her. Oh yeah, Hannah said. Would you consider taking him? Me? If I have to lose him, it should be you. Lalita kissed the cat between the eyes.He lowered his head into her neck andpurred. Loverboy, she hummed to him [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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. Wegot the vet to set her leg, and now she s just fine. Martha ran her hands over herturquoise track pants, sniffing the memory away, and nodded herself back on course. What can I do for you? she said. We d like to adopt a cat. Oliver kissed the back of Hannah s hand and pulled itonto the counter beside his own. Would that be possible, do you think? 99 Iris Astres Of course it s possible.What do people think a shelter is, I wonder? Marthahoisted herself to her feet.Hannah watched the wheeled desk chair beneath her scurryout from under her as if in terror.The troll-woman moved to the door, working thekinks from her hips.They followed her outside, past a small pen full of bunnies, to thecats. What happened to Mittens? As soon as the distance seemed safe, Hannahwhispered the question to Oliver.He glanced meaningfully up to the wide expanse of stretched polyester movingahead of them, affecting a nonchalant lean against her ear. Martha sat on her, he said. Oh my God, Hannah mouthed. Traumatic, but not fatal, he went on. I still wouldn t nap in her chair if I wereyou. While Hannah muffled a laugh against his shoulder, Martha got the iron door open,and with a vaguely displeased wave of her hand shooed them off to the attendant there.Without a word, the old lady circled back and out the door again.The young attendantturned. Hello, said Hannah, smiling.With a diamond in her nose, and what looked to be some kind of graveyard tattoorising from the pink plastic gloves on her hands, Lalita looked even more Goth than shehad the first time Hannah had seen her.Her red lips curved into a smile, while kohl-smudged eyes shifted from Hannah to the tall man at her side.Hannah grinned into the other woman s campy leer. This is Oliver, she said. Oliver Klozehoff? Lalita s brows lifted dramatically. My, how you ve changed. Despite the joking tone, a funny look traveled through the girl s dark eyes as she tookthe man in.Hannah felt a pang of worry hit her, unable to remember how strong theresemblance between man and cat had originally been.Surely nothing could be strongenough for anyone to suspect what had actually happened even with a hundred cluesmuch stronger than a common name.Still Hannah worried. I want a cat, she heard herself blurt. A second one, I mean.I think Oliver, theother one, of course, would enjoy having someone to chase around with, and I can t getenough of the things. Like all of Hannah s lies, this one came out as a lunatic babble.She glanced her panic up at Oliver, who smiled indulgently and shook his head to calmher down.Lalita shrugged, peeling the pink gloves from her hands and setting them besidethe bags of litter on the shelf. I guess I can take a break from my important duties toshow you around. She leaned in for a whisper. I always volunteer for poo patrolwhen Martha s here. Good call, Hannah said. I think you ll find some furry things back here. 100 Alien, InterruptedThat was a purposeful understatement.The three rounded the corner to find thevast concrete structure crawling in felines if anything, more than before. Have alook, said Lalita. I ll be right back. At the sight of so much animal chaos, Hannah felt something of her early buzzreturn, and shifted her giddy attention up at Oliver, whose eyes were still on her. Make sure I don t get carried away, she said. Not my style. He pulled her against him. I like you carried away.You re sexywhen you overload. Hannah pressed her palms against the large hands clasped against her belly, whileshe smiled out at the congress of cats.Then a thought made her turn to face him. Didshe recognize you? Her head jerked back to indicate Lalita. No, sweetheart. He smiled. Of course not.But maybe someone else will. Helooked with sudden interest at a small ginger tabby. Let me go see if I recognizeanyone from before. Hannah assumed he was joking, but he strolled with intent toward the cat trailoutside, abandoning her to her temptation.An absolute beauty with long white fur caught Hannah s eye.She reached down tostroke the luxurious coat.The cat raised its head briefly, before collapsing back onto itscurling paws. That s Garbo, said Lalita, stepping beside her. I m told the name s some geriatriccode for fuck off , and if so, it totally suits her.But if it s looks you re after, I havesomething& The girl paused mid-sentence, suddenly unsure.She turned to faceHannah with a sadly worried expression. Come on, I want to show you something. Okay. Hannah followed, head tilted slightly to one side.There seemed to be somestrange counterbalancing going on inside the punked-out girl.More external toughness,but inside something was softer.Almost fragile. Hi, big guy. Lalita stopped outside a small enclosure, putting her hand to thewire mesh. Wow. Hannah peered around her, instantly aware of what the attraction mightbe.A single cat sat staring out of the enclosure.Very large, and very black, the animallooked like a miniature panther a perfection of nature, zapped tabby-size by somekind of spell.It was utterly mesmerizing to look at big and sleek with riveting blueeyes.Lalita stepped into the pen, and with some trepidation, Hannah followed. Meet Loverboy. The girl s black-nailed fingers ran over the animal s ripplingspine.He arched his body and rubbed his head against her wrists, eyes narrowed withobvious bliss. I begged my roomies to let me have him, but they re being total dicksabout it. Her lips pressed together, eyes narrowed. I m so ready to be out of there.ButI ll never make it happen before some loser comes and takes L-boy away from me. Shedrew a long breath and straightened. So I ve been hiding him, she confessed. Totallypsycho, right? 101 Iris AstresHannah shrugged. I get it. Do you? Lalita studied her. Oh yeah, Hannah said. Would you consider taking him? Me? If I have to lose him, it should be you. Lalita kissed the cat between the eyes.He lowered his head into her neck andpurred. Loverboy, she hummed to him [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]