[Honey]

The first cup of the bitter brew was enough to widen his eyes and give him zing to function without shuffling around, and by the second cup he noticed that Aces was watching him from the counter with a hungry look of forgiveness from the morning, and promise of love if he was willing to open a can of fancy feast for her, and he most certainly was. With the beast content and himself feeling energized on a buzz of caffeine, he left the kitchen for the hall to check on his stranger.