She leans in and says in a stage whisper, “You know, me and you gotta stick together because the redhead is nuts. Tattoos of green fairies, and building computers that think and s**t. And don’t get me started on all that Hello Kitty nonsense. It’s like she thinks that cartoon cat is alive.”
Tabby looks at the ceiling. “Darcy. I’m literally four feet away.”
Darcy mutters under her breath, “Lurk much, nutty?”
Exasperated, Tabby throws her hands in the air. “Still! Four! Feet!”
Darcy ignores her. “Now I know you and the boys got some business, so me and my baby”—she blows a kiss to Kai, who giggles and waves with his fingertips—“and short stuff over there with the obese dairy cow rodent just stopped by to say hi real quick on our way to lunch. So. Hi.”
I can tell I’m supposed to say some
