Gideon had been pondering his own things as the young lass thought of her own things. His were much more crucial though. At least, that's what he thought. Like how was he supposed to teach a little girl anything? He'd had a mother in his life that had seen to such things and then he'd had an older brother as well. When all else failed, there were tutors involved. But Billie was woefully behind. He really needed to figure some things out to start at least teaching her her letters and numbers and how to write and read. It all sounded like an awful lot and he was feeling quite inadequate as a result. He really needed to find a wife.

Her sudden shout had him thinking it was some new form of a swear word or something so he looked at her with a raised brow. She was regarding the kitten with a serious eye though along with a big grin. She followed up so he knew it wasn't some sort of a swear word the kids were using those days. "Fits'em perfectly," he said with a nod and a smile before standing up realizing how late it was getting, "What should we have for dinner, Billie?"

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