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    Zoë burst into laughter. “Aren’t they precious?”
    “Hardly. They’ll be the death of me. I wondered what happened to them when I saw their cage empty this morning.”
    “Echo brought them down to let them run around. They’re so adorable.”
    “They’re a menace to my state of mind.” Olivia wrapped her arms around Zoe. “Good morning.”
    Zoë beamed her beautiful smile. “Good morning, Olivia. How did you sleep?”
    Olivia pressed her hand to Zoë’s round tummy. “I could use another couple of hours, but I need a hike even more. How about you?”
    “I slept great. Sorry I didn’t wait up for you. I was beat.”
    Olivia looked around the kitchen. “Where’s Echo?”
    “She got paged several times last night about one of her patients. She had him transferred into the coronary care unit and wanted to head out early to check on him.” She poured Olivia a glass of orange juice. “Sorry things were rough between you and Catherine O’Grady yesterday. She seems like such a sweet person.”
    Olivia took a deep drink of her orange juice. “For a sweet person she’s certainly bent and determined to test my spirit.”
    Zoë placed a bowl of Special K in front of Olivia and smiled mischievously. “Echo thinks you’re attracted to her.”
    “Zoë, I barely know her.”
    “You know she’s gay, don’t you?”
    Olivia dropped back in her chair. A tight ball of heat swirled in her belly as she wondered if that was why she felt a connection to Catherine. She’d tossed and turned with her thoughts last night, wondering how she could find a way to see Dana O’Grady’s daughter again. “How would I know that?”
    “Actually, I don’t know for sure, but she’s got this wonderful bookstore, and a lot of the gay community goes there, and that’s what I’ve heard.”
    Zoë slipped into her seat and poured milk on her cereal. She wanted so badly to see Olivia in a loving relationship. For years Olivia had insisted she didn’t have time for romance. Her work was really important to her, and that was where she needed to put her time. She insisted that Zoe and Echo were her family, and she was willing to accept being single unless someone extraordinary crossed her path.
    Zoë bit into a lush strawberry. “You never know, Olivia. Catherine O’Grady could turn out to be a lovely challenge.”
    Olivia stared at her. “Are you kidding? Catherine and I are on very shaky ground.”
    “You haven’t been in an earthquake in a while.”
    Olivia rolled her eyes. They finished their cereal and rose with their empty bowls and glasses. Zoe rinsed the dishes and placed them into the dishwasher.
    Olivia scooped Abbott and Costello off the floor and nestled them in her arms. Their lithe, serpentine bodies moved fluidly as Abbott slinked along Olivia’s arm and nipped at the shiny buckle of her watch. Costello stretched to investigate her gold-loop earrings. “These two are forever looking for something shiny to steal.”
    “They sure are. Echo couldn’t find her Mont Blanc pen this morning. She said if it doesn’t show up she’s going to tell Ruth she owes her one for her birthday.”
    Olivia rubbed her thumb along Abbott’s face, feeling the smoothness of his short, caramel-colored fur. “Come on, you two kleptomaniacs. I’m putting you back in your cage.”
    “That’s a good idea. The workmen are coming to start the remodeling work on our bathroom. We’re really lucky they were willing to come on a Saturday.” Zoe dried her hands on the hand towel. “Ruth would kill us if anything happened to her little darlings.”
    “Yeah, and I don’t think I can handle having another woman pissed at me.”
    Zoë caressed Abbott’s face. “You have to admit, Olivia. They’re so cute and playful.”
    “They weren’t so cute when they climbed into my pants and started bouncing all over my bedroom floor last night. I just about had a heart attack.”
    Zoë burst into laughter. “Oh, Olivia. That must have