“Well?” said Puddin.
Myrtle found the recorded show and the three of them watched the remainder of it. The bride who’d quit her job and her groom had gotten into a terrible argument (the bride wanted to spend too much money on the wedding and the groom was more financially conservative) and had broken off the engagement.
“Now she’s broke an’ single,” noted Wanda thoughtfully.
“Serves her right,” said the malevolent Puddin. “It was a dumb thing to do.”
Pasha crept back up to Wanda and curled up in her lap again. Puddin eyed the feral cat with misgivings.
Myrtle rustled up some cash from her large handbag and handed it to Puddin. “I put a few extra dollars in there as a Christmas bonus.”
Puddin’s eyes lit up greedily, but then dimmed at the small amount.
“I’d give you more, but I j
