[Whether or not Gwen and Verity like cats doesn't cross her mind. She is keeping it; they can take Lady Di from her cold dead hands. But - she pauses, watches him carefully and then snorts, eyes back on the kitten. ]

Careful there. My big brother already thinks you're my secret boyfriend.

[How long can she just stare at a kitten? Forever?]

If one of the girls hears you talk like that, I'll get twenty questions.