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Curtis grabbed his car keys, hoisted the cat into the passenger seat, and said, “Let’s go. I’ll drive

you two.”

Leanne, remembering his previous disdain for the cat, couldn’t help but tease, “Are you not worried about it plotting your murder anymore?”

“How many grievances have you scribbled down against me in your world?” Curtis. chuckled, unabashed, “You’ll be disappointed, though. Before you arrived, we had quite the heart-to-heart and decided to bury the hatchet.”

He was shameless to the extreme.

Leanne replied skeptically, “Sure, except you’re allergic.”

Sneezing and coughing were the least of his worries. A severe reaction could even trigger allergic rhinitis or asthma, and he had broken out in hives before.

She reached out to take the cat, but Curtis, leaning against the car door, blocked her.

“What’s the matter, trying to break us up?” he accused with a stern look. “We’ve bonded, you cold-hearted woman.”

Leanne glanced at him expressionlessly and withdrew her hand, “Then you keep it.

Curtis didn’t flinch, “A kitten needs its mom.”

What a nonsense!

Leanne retorted, “You’re crazy.”

“I’m not even afraid of allergies. What are you scared of?” Curtis closed the door, then opened the passenger side for her, pulling her in.

“Don’t you think you should buy it some stuff? A cab driver won’t accompany you to a pet store.”

“Whatever you want,” Leanne gave up struggling and got into the car, “Just don’t come crying to me if you have an allergic reaction.”

The cat, frightened by the car ride, meowed incessantly from its carrier.

Leanne spoke to it softly and patiently.

quieting down at the sound of her voice.

it, responding

Leanne thought he was focused on driving until

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She looked over.

a red light, Curtis slowly pressed the brake. Sensing her gaze, he glanced at

“Why stop chatting?”

remark, Leanne

topics?” Curtis helpfully suggested, “Why not tell it about our wildly

was at a loss for words. She turned her face to the window, refusing to engage

they found everything a cat could need. Leanne, busy with work and occasionally on call, bought an automatic feeder, a smart litter

inexplicably leisurely, insisted on accompanying her through the aisles, a veritable minefield of allergens for him

at Golden Grove Manors, Mr. Curtis played

unsolicited helpfulness led, predictably, to

settled the cat and came out of the room, she found him at

of her, Curtis asked, “Got any cream?”

efforts, Leanne went

familiar tube of allergy cream, a subtle shift in his expression.

up?” she checked the label, making sure it was the

to sound serious, “Just

for the

ears, inexplicably, turned a

1

Suddenly flustered, she threw the tube

the cream onto a nearby table, advancing closer and pinning

turn away, but Curtis pulled her back by the waist.

“Why the blushing?”

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expression reminded Leanne of a previous and embarrassing moment in Northwood when she had applied cream to

defensive, she countered,

a tomato. Don’t lie

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