You’re not fighting over the cat. You’re fighting over who gets to keep the last soft thing. I know. I did the same thing with a poodle named Cordelia.
She holds out her arms for Cordelia. The poodle looks at Arlo. Then at June. Then—deliberately—Cordelia burrows her face into Arlo’s jacket.
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Arlo freezes. THE HAIRBALL is not a pet. It is a weapon of mass shedding. A miniature poodle named who wears sweaters, has separation anxiety, and once peed on Arlo’s pillow the night he moved out.
She said “tie.” We used to be good at knots. Camping. Rope. Us. What happened, Bruce? You’re not fighting over the cat
He realizes: this is the first time he has held anything living—other than Bruce—in six months.
But you untied this one.
You miss the way he untangles your hair after a shower.