Derek "Welcome back, how did the conference go?" Jeff asked from Valerie's living room, while petting Copper who was sitting regally in his arms. "Fantastic actually. Valerie made deals with every single person." I said, snapping a photo of Jeff. It would be perfect to have it blown up in our foyer for everyone to see. A dog holding a cat-ha! "Holy s**t! Nice work." Jeff said, handing the cat over to Valerie and shooting me a deadly glare. "Thanks. And thank you again for looking after him. Did he treat you alright? He can be a bit aggressive with men sometimes." She asked and then sneezed. "Bless you," I said. "Fine, fine." Jeff nodded, though I could see at least a dozen scratch marks that were half healed on his neck and arms. "Did you miss momma?" Valerie said in a cute voic