Chapter 3 – Lick 'n Purr

Gavin was due home late the next day, and Meg was annoyed and frustrated. It was the night of their sixth month-aversary, and they should have been at the restaurant that she had booked for them both, ordering their starters, talking about funny things Geoff's kid had said recently, mocking each others accents- simply being together! Not on different continents, separated by oceans and time zones.
She had tried to record a new video for her youtube channel, but had been too distracted. So rather than wallow in self pity, she decided to turn in early.

It was almost pitch black when she was awoken. At first, she wasn't sure what it was that had roused her. Then a spike of light flashed, illuminating the entire room.
Ah. A thunderstorm. God damn it, Penny and Smee both hated those. It was the only thing they had in common, aside from their mutual hatred of each other, of course.
She propped herself up in bed, just as another rumble of thunder roared through the night. She felt Penny press herself into her side, whimpering, and she rested a hand on her head, playing with her ears comfortingly.
The bedroom door creaked open, and a shadow slinked its way through the crack. Meg felt the bed dip a little, as Smee alighted onto the bed.
'Oh no. No no no no no, c'mon guys, its 3am. I literally do not have the energy for this.' Meg fell backwards onto her pillow, covering her face with her hands.
Smee continued to creep up the bed, ears pressed flat against his head, shivering and cowering slightly.
Penny stood up and turned to face him.
Before Meg could reprimand her, she stepped forward, and tentatively nuzzled her face against Smee's neck, giving small, comforting licks. Smee snuggled back, and flopped onto the bed, burying his head in Penny's fur, purring softly.
Meg watched in astonished silence as the two curled up around each other, and proceeded to settle down together, their breathing even.
With each flash of lightning or roar of thunder, Penny would draw Smee closer to her side, licking his face and neck in the fashion of a mother reassuring a frightened pup.
'Oh...oh my god! This is great! Don't move you guys, hold on!'

Meg tried to disturb the pair as little as possible as she reached for the phone on her bedside table, snapping a picture of the unbelievable scene before her.
'YES! Perfect! Oh my little Lady and Fluff Demon, there is hope for you guys yet!'

Squinting against the bright screan of her phone, she quickly uploaded the image to her twitter account.

GavinFree look! They are resting together! This is not a drill!

She was about to settle back down to sleep, when her phone buzzed in her hand.

' GavinFree has responded to your tweet!'

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