finished washing the cats breakfast side plates he turned around to the counter behind him to get a dishtowel to wipe his hands and found october the queen had parked her ass on thembeside her her daughter shy both sitting as pretty as could be   apparently watchingintrigued by his labour

he thought a second to disturb october

then humoured

                 chuckled coolly under his breath bubbly like a creek didnt say it out loud

he opened the drawer second down on the right  fetched a dishtowel

they watched him intently  that hairtrigger to leap flee  predatorprey evolved

    stepped backdrying his hands

                                      You two mugs know wha they say  doncha

they looked him in the eyes

                                  They say  theres more than one way to skin a cat      

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