“ I need to confess something, I did it. Now, can you pass the wine.”

Lucinda paused mid chew, hand already halfway to grabbing the requested beverage when her Brain finally caught up to what she had heard. Every instinct going on high alert as she slowly let her handful back to the table. Her mind going into overdrive, thoughts frantic as she thought back on their day. searching for any reason Gerald would be confessing to something he did.

And apologizing for it too.

She came up blank.

With a suspicious squint, lucinda raised her gaze to look at her wayward husband. Noting with trepidation that he looked like he was trying way too hard to appeer innocent. He was even wearing those God awful cat ears a friend of theirs had gotten for him as a gag gift last Christmas. Further encouraging his new found obsession with the little fluffballs.

Gerald’s head tilted, his eyes seeming to get even wider.

She glared, hands clasping together under her chin and elbows resting on the table. Long since having pushed her plate away, her appetite vanished.

“ What. Did. You. Do?”

Gerald shifted nervously, gaze darting away bashfully as he idly scratched at one of his human ears. Obviously contemplating something. After a moment, mouth pressing into a firm line, he seemed to nod to himself and encouragement before blurrting out.

“ I may have adopted six kittens.”

Lucinda froze, eyes widening in shock as her mouth sagged.

“ What do you mean you adopted?-“

Gerald quickly cut her off.

“ I also farted.”

The smell hit.

“ oh my God! Why does it smell like that?”