Cp 33

"Can you get closer?" Ashley said.

"Why?"

"When we were on vacation, I got better when you were around me. So …."

"Yes, I do."

Louise walks up to Ashley and sits leaning against the girl, his back to her. Ashley smiled a little; she moved her body a little bit.

"Thank you." She grabbed Louise's back shirt and went back to sleep.

Dale slowly opened Ashley’s bedroom door, and he wouldn't make any noise. As his eyes gazed at Ashley’s bed, her eyes narrowed, and he decided to shut the door back. Dale leans under Ashley’s bed, not far from Louise’s seat. He lifted the little cat onto his lap and stroked it.

"Cats, man." Louise sniffed. That black cat of Ashley put his on Louise's feet; he looked so relaxed.

"How can you relax like that; I could hurt you, did you know?" He won't stop stroking it until it's comfortable.

Alice had just come home, and she heard so many voices in the kitchen she went to see them.

"Ashley’s friends." She nodded.