Sunny And Benji!

Ace was right; having pets really did take my mind off of worrying about James. I had forgotten how relaxing it was to just sit curled up with a cat purring away on your tummy. It took a while for me to learn which one was which but I soon realised although they were both half Persian cats and white with a grey noses and grey tipped ears, the boy was a shade darker. It also took me all night to decide what I should call them. I finally came up with the names Sunny for the girl and Benji for the boy which I thought suited them purrfectly... pun intended.
While I was getting ready for work they both sat beside my dressing table looking up at me until I finally got up to feed them. After feeding them and making sure they couldn't destroy anything I left for work.

“Hey Scarlett!” Amy smiled as I walked in the door.

“Hey Amy, how was your weekend?” I asked, walking around the back of reception.

“Tough, George broke his leg, Steve came down with food poisoning and to top it all off our house is completely flooded and were living at Steve’s parents,” she groaned, referring to her child and her husband.

“Wow, I saw it on the news this morning, but I didn't think it was too bad around here, it’s luckily I haven’t had any around my area yet,” I said realising how bad the weather was getting. I did hear a lot about it on the news but being so busy with James I hadn't really thought much about it too much.

“Yup, it’s a nightmare and they say it’s going to get worse,” she told me.

“Well I hope everything gets better, I really do,” I said.

“Anyway, why weren't you here Friday?” she asked taking a sip of tea. 

“A friend of mine was rushed into hospital,” I told her.

“Oh no, is everything okay?” she asked.

“Yeah, it’s fine now,” I smiled, not really wanting to talk about it. She smiled and swiveled her chair back around to face her desk. 

After work I told Michael about getting my new cats and I found out he actually had a Persian cat too. He told me that it was super important to brush them as they get knotty really easily so on the way home I popped into the pet store to grab some grooming products for them. I also bought them each a collar, one was pink and the other blue. 

When I got home they were both sitting on the carpet looking up at me.

“Hey, I got you presents!” I said, holding up the bag, "hold on!" I laughed as they meowed and curved in and out of my legs as I tried to move across my apartment. After I managed to get to the kitchen I gave them both their dinner and afterwards a long brush down.
Just as I curled up on the sofa with Sunny on my lap I heard my phone begin to ring. 

“Hey Ace,” I smiled down the phone.
“Hey babe, how are the kittens?” he asked.

“They are soo adorable, and I've named them!” I laughed.

“Hit me,” he laughed.

“Sunny and Benjii,”  I smiled, kissing Sunny gently on the fore head.

“Sounds… cute?” he laughed.

“I know, and I’m turning into one of them crazy people who treats their cats like babies!”

“Oh great,” he laughed, “one of those...”

“But I can’t help it! They are so small and dependent on me, they are like real babies.”

“Anyway I wanted to know if you’re okay?” he asked.

“Okay?” I replied.

“Yeah, the storms been pretty bad, the powers been out here and I saw on the news about the flooding.
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“Oh, I haven’t been affected,” I told him, flicking channels on the TV.

“Just be careful okay? If it gets bad call me,” he said.  I rolled my eyes and laughed.

“Yes mother!”

“Scarlett, its serious.”

“I know, but I’m on the 4^th flood of an apartment building, I can’t get flooded!” I laughed.

“Alright, if you’re so sure, I better go, I’m on call tonight,” he told me.

After putting the phone down to Ace I decided to make myself some soup and then crawl into bed. As I lay in bed I could hear the wind howling outside my window and the heavy rain drops hitting against the window pane. I went to lift the bed covers up around my neck when I found it was too heavy to pull up. I sat up and looked down at the end of my bed where I saw two pairs of green eyes staring back at me.
“You’re meant to be in your own beds!” I laughed realising it was Sunny and Benji. I thought about getting up and taking them back into the living room when I suddenly had a change of heart. “Come here then,” I smiled, gesturing them for them to come closer. A few minutes latter all three of us fell asleep curled up under the covers.