A Stoneybrook Mystery Collection: A Cozy Mystery Box Set Books 1-3 by Eryn Scott

Author:Eryn Scott [Scott, Eryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kristopherson Press
Published: 2019-03-20T22:00:00+00:00

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After a trip to the vet and the groomer upon returning to Stoneybrook, Hadley, Suzanne, and the kitten headed back to Hadley’s house.

The vet told Hadley the stray was a female, and she was approximately ten weeks old. He gave her the first round of kitten shots and told Hadley to return in a few weeks for the next round of shots and to get spayed. She didn’t have worms—thank goodness—but did have many fleas. The bath she got at the groomers killed the majority of those. Hadley wasn’t worried about Ansel getting fleas; she had him on year-round flea medicine since he liked to follow her outside when she gardened.

What she was mostly worried about was how Ansel was going to feel about having another cat around. Suze stayed around for the whole ordeal for emotional support. And Hadley was especially grateful for her as she set up a bed for the little orange kitten in the laundry room as Ansel sniffed and hissed on the other side of the door. Suze was chatting with him, trying to calm him down.

Both the vet and the groomer had recommended a slow introduction, putting the new cat in a room for a day or two so Ansel could get used to her smell before they met in the fur.

So far, it didn’t seem to be working. Hadley frowned, but then let it pull back into a smile as the kitten curled up in the soft bed she’d made out of a towel. She would go get the kitten her own bed tomorrow, but they’d been out too long as it was, and she could see the poor little thing just needed to sleep. After being poked, and prodded, and pampered, she looked exhausted.

Once she made sure there was plenty of food and water available, Hadley slipped out of the laundry room. The kitten’s eyes fluttered closed as she watched her go. Ansel glared up at her as if she’d betrayed him.

“Oh, don’t look at her like that.” Suze tapped her foot on the kitchen floor, snapping his attention back to her. “She’s just taking in another poor soul like she did when she got you.”

Smiling, Hadley knelt to let Ansel smell the kitten on her hands. He didn’t hiss, but he backed away a few steps.

“I’m sorry, buddy. She needed a home. I don’t want you to be stressed, though. If you’re still unhappy with her tomorrow, I’ll try to find another home for the little gal, okay?”

Ansel ruffled his sleek, black fur and sniffed. He sauntered away to lie in a beam of sunshine next to a tower of boxes Hadley had only half packed.

She let out an exasperated breath and looked at Suzanne.

“He’ll get over himself. You’ll see.” She waved a hand toward the cat, dismissing his attitude.

“I hope so. The two of us have gotten along so well so far. I would hate to throw a wrench in it.”

“Well, like you said, if he doesn’t change his mind, you can always find someone else to take her.

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