Judith the cat is judgmental.

She is standoffish.

She is on my lap and on my arm.

She is looking at me and purring.

She is….my friend?

Maybe I have finally passed some sort of test. Maybe she sees me wearing gray instead of my usual black and feels we have a connection, a sisterhood.

Maybe she has finally realized, after several years and a move across country, that we are her forever family, that we and she are here to stay and she can finally let her guard down, relax and get attached.

Whatever the reason, she has decided that tonight she wants to cozy up and chat.

Tonight she has a lot to say and although I have a million other things to do, I know that where I need to be is right where I am and what I need to do is listen.