The following days leave Alastair distracted by a sort of domestic bliss he was entirely unprepared for. Lea stops by several times to check on them and Hyacinth, who has claimed the entirety of the place as his home.

Alastair has never had to share a bathroom before. He was expecting Oliver’s comforting mess of toiletries to take over, but it hadn’t occurred to him that the cat would demand to keep them both company when either of them needed to use the facilities. ...