found the litter behind the shed yesterday. I called the rescue immediately. They told me to wait and watch from a distance in case the mother came back.”
“And she didn’t?”
He shook his head.
“When the temperature started dropping and the kittens wouldn’t stop crying, the rescue told me to bring them inside. I managed to reach Susan, but Steve crawled farther underneath the garden border.”
I frowned.
“Steve?”
He nodded toward the second kitten.
“Susan’s sibling.”
“So you volunteered our house?”
“Temporarily.”
“Our guest room too?”
“Also temporarily.”
