[ The blond quirks an eyebrow as she takes a swig of wine. Charlie, meanwhile, purrs delightedly at the attention. He'll give a louder meow now of obvious satisfaction and nuzzle all over Vex's hands. While the man does smell of another cat, it's not about to deter the Somali any time soon. Charlie always was a cuddle bug... Poor Rose practically starved him of the affection he desired. (This is a lie, Rose dotes on him like no one's business when she's alone with him.)

From the door, she can hear some of her dogs whine. They want to be loved too! She'll probably go sit by them in a little bit if they're really not allowed into the house. ]

I'll have to schedule regular visits at this rate, [ she finally comments. It's a shame this wine won't actually do enough for her to make any difference, but it's the thought that counts she supposes. Hm. ] Not that I wasn't already planning on regular visits, actually, since you got this sweet beach front property.