-Valerio- When I woke up, I was feeling very warm, but it was then that I noticed I held Octavia tightly against me. My arm was around her and her back to me, yet I noticed something had wedged itself between us. Two yellow eyes turned to me, and the fat cat started to stretch her body before circling around again and getting comfortable. “There is so much space right there,” I whispered to her, nodding towards the big space in front of Octavia. “Why between us?!” The cat didn’t even look at me and just continued to sleep. I shook my head, but then turned my eyes to my sleeping mate in my arms. After our walk, we had come back here and had even gone to sleep together. It felt so incredibly good. It seemed like our talk was just what we had needed. Now I understood a little better why O

