Chapter 13: The Coffee Date Catastrophe
Something hit Ivy's face at six-thirty in the morning.
She screamed.
Violently.
Dramatically.
Like a woman being attacked by a bear.
"AAAAAHHHHH—"
The object landed on her lap.
Soft.
Fluffy.
Orange.
Mochi.
The cat stared at her.
Completely unbothered.
Across the room, Asher sat upright in bed.
"What happened?"
"WE'RE UNDER ATTACK."
Mochi yawned.
The traitor.
The criminal.
The furry menace.
Asher looked at the cat.
Then at Ivy.
Then back at the cat.
"Mochi."
"He's dangerous."
"He weighs eight pounds."
"That's enough."
The cat immediately curled into a ball and went back to sleep.
Unbelievable.
Meanwhile Ivy's pulse was somewhere near orbital velocity.
She flopped backward.
"I almost died."
"You got hit by a loaf of bre
