Joss was settled in her favorite chair in the living room on a rare afternoon off, reading a book she had been trying to get to for month. She looked up from her book to see John walking through the living with his hands cupped together.

She frowned. "What are you doing?"

He stopped and looked at her, the tips of his ears turning a light shade of pink. "I'm taking this spider outside," he replied.

Joss frowned deepened. "Why don't you just kill it?"

John shuffled his feet and looked a bit embarrassed. "It doesn't deserve it."

Joss looked at him for a minute then smiled. "I'll get the door for you, " she said as she set her book down and got up.