For a moment, Wash just stared. No way. He couldn't have. He gingerly pulled back the top of the blanket to reveal a tiny calico kitten. It looked up at him and mewed again, a squeaky little sound, and his heart melted. For a moment he missed Melody so much it hurt-

But this was a different thing entirely. This was a kitten, and it was his. "Oh my God," he finally managed, voice quiet, "you got me a cat."