"Welcome to the place I call home." I lift up a hand as to present my apartment to Johnny. We've been dating for only two weeks, so I decided to show him my apartment.
"This is really nice, (Y/N)." He compliments and takes a look around the place, taking in every detail.
As he walks further inside, I see him spot my cat, Oliver, as he sits on the couch.
"Oh, that's my cat. His name is Oliver." I tell him and he nods, but quickly takes his focus off the cat.
"Make yourself comfortable." I say and sit down on the couch next to my cat. Johnny, however, takes a seat on the couch across from the one I am sitting on, a coffee table separating us.
"Why don't you sit over here?" I ask him as I pet Oliver.
"It's a little too.... crowded." He states and shifts uncomfortably in his seat.
"No, it's not. Come on, I'll move over." I say and shift a bit closer to the cat while patting the space next to me.
He still looks uneasy about sitting next to me.
"Are you... afraid of the cat?" I ask suspiciously.
"No!" He immediately shouts and I jump a little.
"Well... cats don't really like me." He continues and twiddles his thumbs.
"Come on, Oliver is nice. Just pet him and he'll like you. I promise."
He hesitantly stands up and sits on the floor in front of Oliver. He reaches his hand to pet him on the back, but never actually touches the cat.
"Johnny, he won't hurt you. He's never hurt anyone before."
He inches closer to Oliver when out of nowhere the cat reaches his arm high and swats him with his claws out.
Johnny flinches and shrieks as the cat runs into the bedroom.
"I told you!" Johnny exclaims and scolds me.
"I'm sorry, Oliver hasn't ever done that before!" I apologize and look at his hand. "Are you alright?" I ask and examine his hand carefully.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks." He says and sits down next to me on the couch.
"I'm so sorry, Johnny. I feel terrible." I apologize again and lean into his chest.
"It's fine, but let's just not deal with any more cats today." He tells me and I laugh.
He plants a kiss on the top of my head.
"Deal."
