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Loc knew Cat was tense, although he couldn’t determine the exact reason for her obvious nervousness. Was she afraid he might embarrass her in some way? He wished he could reassure her on that front; by now, he’d spent enough time in human company that he knew how to comport himself well enough. Perhaps he wasn’t aware of the etiquette involved in a state dinner, for example, but for a meal in a regular restaurant, he thought he should do just fine.
Or perhaps she feared they might encounter someone she knew, and she would have to explain his presence to them. Again, such a meeting didn’t necessarily have to be problematic, for she’d already concocted a false identity for him, along with a reason for being here in New Mexico at this time. Even if their paths crossed with someone from he
