forum Hold me closer, tiny dancer (o/o) (Closed)

Started December 20, 2021 by @emilyevewrites group

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Rowan grabbed a couple of toys that Nollie seemed to like and put them into the cart. "Uh… what else do we need?"

Eve did the same with Bean and then looked over at Rowan with a soft gaze. "I think we have everything. Did you get food?"

Rowan nodded. "Mhmm. I made sure the bag said kitten food on it, so it should be alright. Did we get a cat tree?"

"No!" Eve chirped. "We should… let's find one!"

"Alright. How big of one do you think we should get?" Rowan asked, leading Eve over to where the cat trees were.

"It has to fit in my car and the apartment," Eve remarked. "So not too big."

"True." Rowan hummed thoughtfully as he looked around. "I dunno. What do you think? Are any of them calling to you?" He asked.

Eve pursed her lips. “Ooooh, this one looks like a little house!”

"Yeah? Do you want to get that one?" Rowan approached the cat tree, prepared to lift it if Eve said yes.

"Do you want to?" she asked, stroking Bean lightly. "Does Bean approve?" She held the kitten out, and Bean yawned, her jaws stretched open wide.

"It's fine by me." Rowan shrugged, handing Nollie to Eve so he could carry the cat tree. It wouldn't fit in the cart, so he would just have to bring it up to the register.

Eve cradled the two kittens and followed Rowan eagerly.

Rowan set the cat tree down at the register and chatted idly with the cashier as he pulled out his card to pay. It was his parents money anyway, so he wasn't particularly concerned about the price.

Eve's eyes widened at the price. She faltered for a moment. "Are you sure?" she whispered when Rowan slipped a card out of his own wallet.

Rowan looked over to Eve with a soft smile. "Yeah, don't worry about it. It's my parents' money anyway." He shrugged. "They probably won't even notice."

Eve blinked quickly and nodded. "Alright, if you're sure… but I don't want any consequences to fall on you."

Rowan shrugged. "I'll be fine. I mean, if they ask about it, I'll just tell them we got cats. It's not like we're doing anything illegal. Ready to get going?" He asked, picking up the cat tree again to carry it out.

Eve nodded eagerly. "Yep! Let me go pull the car up!" She hurried out, holding Bean in one hand and Nollie in the other.

"Alright…" Rowan thanked the cashier and carried the cat tree out so he could put it in Eve's car when she pulled it around.

Eve was outside on the curb in a few minutes. She beeped her horn playfully to catch Rowan's attention.

Rowan waved and carefully got the cat tree and other things into the car before he got into the passenger side himself.

Eve giggled as he got in. Nollie and Bean were play fighting on her lap.

Rowan picked up Nollie once he was in the car and held her close with a soft smile. "It'll take us a bit to get all this stuff set up."

"Yes, that's very true," Eve murmured, handing him Bean as well so she could drive off.

Rowan held both kittens contentedly, humming softly to himself. "Shouldn't take terribly long, though. We didn't get too much."

"Do you know how to set up the cat tree?" Eve asked, turning down their street. "Shit," she breathed, turning quickly down another side street. "It's Preston."

"Uhh… there's instructions in the box, so I should be able to figure it out." Rowan shrugged. He tensed up at Preston's name, clearly nervous as well. "Just avoid him. Maybe he didn't notice us…"

Eve pulled the car to the side of the alley and looked over at Rowan worriedly. "What do I do? We can't just keep driving around."

"Well… I-I dunno. Maybe we just… go back, hope for the best?" Rowan offered meekly. "We need to get the stuff set up for Nollie and Bean… we'd be fine in here for a while, but we can't keep them in the car for hours with no food, water, or litter."

"I know," Eve muttered. "Dammit, why does he have to be such a jackass?" She pressed her lips together, eyeing the kittens and Rowan fondly before she shook her head. "I suppose there's no other option other than circling back."