At that, Kitty laughed and reached out to pat his shoulder. "If you meet a woman named Lara and she stopped long enough to tell you that, she's either already found me, or she's not my Lara."

Lara probably wouldn't...no, she would. She would understand what she was doing here with Hathaway, because she'd always understood Kitty. And that was only part of why she missed her.

She felt the invitation, but decided not to take him up on it for now. Sleep was starting to grow on her, and talking about L was a sure way to make sure it didn't happen. Instead, she said, "You're a good guy, James Hathaway. Even if you want to pretend to be a sourpuss."