"I should hope so." He had looked so confused and frightened nestled between the flower pots. She was glad she had found him when she did, lest he have to suffer through his transformation alone - or worse, with someone he did not trust.

It was her turn to be embarrassed, her eyes wide and her cheeks warming at the thought of his hands scratching over her very sensitive ears. "Oh - I. Um." Words hard. Suddenly. "Well, I would not be opposed, but I would not advise that in public."