furniture & a feisty attitude.

“What do you think?” Teo raised a brow as he observed himself in the mirror, having had tried on the newest suit. This job required far too much suit shopping for his taste, but it was something the man knew he had to endure. “Does it look better? Because, at this point, they all look the same to me.”

Cat didn’t know what she was doing in this store. She wanted to get Stefan something nice, considering he had been going through a lot lately and maybe he would like a new jacket or something fancier to go out with Issy in. She smiled as the man stood in the mirror and made eye contact with her. Cat shrugged. “It’s a suit, ya know?” She said. “Unless it’s a different colour, all the black ones really look the same. If it’s the tenth one you’ve tried on though, I would just get it.” Cat said with a small laugh. 

Stefan was in a good mood that afternoon. It had been a couple of days since he last saw Belle and he missed her a lot and as much as he was grateful to Cat for taking her off his hands whenever he asked, he was glad to finally have her back. He was in the kitchen, preparing lunch for her, as well as Cat and himself, when he he heard the knock at the door and went to open it. A wide smile was on his lips when he saw his daughter and Cat standing there. Belle wasted no time in throwing herself at him, hugging him tight before hopping inside. “Hey, you want to stay for lunch?” he asked Cat. “I have to warn you though, the meal has got way more cheese than there should be but it’s how she likes it.” he said, gesturing to their little girl. 

Cat smiled and nodded as she walked into Stefan’s apartment. The past few days with Belle were amazing. They watched all her favourite movies and Cat even got her to try some new foods. “Oh, well you know me. I can’t turn down cheese, no matter the amount.” She replied with a small laugh. She placed Belle’s bag near the door and rubbed her head softly. “Do you want to give Dad what you made for him this weekend?” She asked her daughter. Belle nodded and walked over to her backpack. Cat looked back at Stefan. “She wanted to surprise you with some Father’s Day gifts.” She smiled as she looked back at Belle who had pulled her gifts out of her bag. Sure, Cat had helped her daughter pick out the watch but she had made the card and picked the words that got engraved on the bottom. She watched Belle walk up to him and held up the card and the small box with a big smile on her face. 

Rhea decided to head out for a walk for her break and get some fresh air. Having her head buried in programs and blueprints for so long, was giving her a little bit of a headache. She didn’t know where she wanted to go though. She knew she needed to grab something for lunch. Walking down the sidewalk she decided to head over to the park after seeing a food truck parked over there. As she headed over, she got lost in her thoughts and accidentally bumped into someone. “Oh my god I’m so sorry!” she says and blushed from embarrassment. “I didn’t hurt you did I?” 

Cat was just talking some time off from the store, it was a busy day today. She had to call someone in to help out but she needed a moment to herself. She had just glanced up from her phone when the woman collided with her. Cat sighed and smiled politely. She was sure it wasn’t on purpose. “Oh, it’s fine. I’m fine. I wasn’t really looking where I was going either.” Cat wiggled her phone around. “These things can be dangerous.” She smiled at the other. “Are you alright?” She asked her.  

“Please, Cappy. Please. We’re both tired, it’s really cold, and I’m sure your dick is retracting fully into your body so can you pleaseeee pee?” She looked at the old white pit bull mix, his eyes clouded completely by cataracts. She regretted everything and leaned down beside him. “I know it’s hard sweetheart but we don’t need a UTI on top of it all. So please go? For me?”

Cat didn’t want to go for a run. Although she wanted to keep up with her fitness routine, sometimes it was hard for her to focus on it. She started walking halfway through her normal route when she saw a woman... arguing with her dog? It was a cute dog and maybe she spoke to animals, she never knew with a town full of witches, werewolves and vampires. She chuckled as she overheard her and smiled at her. “It’s alright. I didn’t realize anyone around here was out this late, let alone walking their dogs.” She smiled. “What’s his name?” She asked the other woman. 

“No, I didn’t bid on those baskets! Why on earth would I pay money for a man’s company?” 

“Are you serious?” Cat asked her friend. “I would have figured you’d be first in line. All the guys in town are all hot.. It’s like spooky. I did and I had a nice time.”  She replied with a small shrug. “You could have found yourself a new boyfriend or something.” She said as she started to laugh. 

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Cat smiled when she saw Issy and sat across from the other woman. She nodded and chuckled. “I mean, kind of. I figured it was either about Belle or Stefan but since Belle is at school.” She shrugged. “Stefan, then.” Cat didn’t mind Isabelle, she didn’t really know her. She really only knew her from the things Stefan told her. Since moving back to Hollow Grove, Isabelle hadn’t really gotten in Cat’s way or tried to replace her as a mother figure to her daughter, which was a positive in her books. “Wait.. It is about Stefan?” She asked her.