Seeing her faint smile, Jimmy Horne's eyes, increasingly resembling his father's unfathomable depths, flickered. When Camila started calling him Chief Blackcat, his handsome little face turned dark again, and he growled lowly, "Stinky Camila, I'm not a cat!"
If he were a cat, then Camila would be the mouse, and he'd be the one to eat her!
"HEE HEE..." A crystal-clear laugh like the tinkling of bells escaped.
Camila Ruiz laughed wildly, utterly unladylike.
Ivan Horne had already burst into laughter, not giving his little cousin any face.
Florence Ford turned away to snicker.
"Kids, what's so funny?"
Julia and Rachel approached, laughing and asking curiously.
"Mommy, I've given Jimmy a new name," Camila Ruiz teased cheerfully, completely devoid of her ladylike image.
"Oh, what's the new name?"
Julia and Rachel both looked at Jimmy Horne with a smile. His face was darkened, as if he really wanted to gobble Camila up.
"Chief Blackcat."
"Chief Blackcat?"
