[SE]...And their thatched-roof cottages!

and I knew how could she not

The response her playful greeting was given was not at all what she'd expected, but it sure was interesting. Hackles raised and the cat's fur flush, brows narrowed at him, she stopped her walk entirely, letting the tense silence stew for a second before replying, "Did I ask for your help fuckwad?" she bit back, hand sliding down to her hip. She could explain that she'd just been smiling a greeting, a harmless playful thing, but her stubbornness would rather let him simmer on that instead.

The humming from the house nearby intensified, and a slight fluttering drew her squinted eyes to it's window.

she could have anyone she wants

AISHA