JKnight97

The Way We Were Furonto General Hospital, present time... Nick observed the little kit in his paws as she lay sleeping. He somberly reflected on the inescapable historical fact that paws like his, eons ago, would have unhesitatingly snapped its neck and snacked on it without a second thought. Yet, at this very moment, hurting her was the furthest thing from his mind. He intently gazed upon the small, innocent babe curled up in his palms, as an instinctive desire to protect her boiled up from deep within. “Nick?” Judy called out. “Are you okay there? You’re spacing out and… it’s kinda creepy.” Startled, he looked up at a glaring Judy who appeared ready to leap out of the hospital bed and snatch the baby from him if he even looked cross-eyed at it. He opened his mouth to speak only to realize he had been holding his breath since she had deposited the young kit into his slightly trembling grasp. Inhaling quickly, he settled into a chair next to Judy’s bed. Drawing a deep, contented