Schemes for the Schemers

Lila

An hour later, after a sweep by both Daniels Security and the Police, she was in her own apartment. Josh stood outside her apartment door, and there were two more patrolling the floor. The security team had been doubled on the building, and the Police were there, too. 

And yet, Lila couldn't relax.

She missed Rupert. But she missed Dane more. And even though there weren't as many memories of him here, she still got struck cold falling into them. Especially when she remembered that first time he'd come over…

Dane had sighed and let himself slide down the wall until he sat on the floor, his knees up, cradling her cat, Rupert, between his thighs and chest. "I'm sorry," he muttered a minute later as Rupert rolled onto his back and curled up in the impossible way only cats could. "I'm a mess."

"Yes, you are." Lila sighed, then sank to the floor next to him. "But so am I. So maybe we make a good pair?"