It amused her to see both the girl cats lying on top of Vladimir; they had missed him too. The boy cats had tucked themselves around her and Eric for heat. Emily went to the walk-in wardrobe and threw on a pair of old jeans and a T-shirt before heading quietly downstairs to begin the day. It was Emily’s duty to put on the coffee and the smell would entice the men out of bed to make breakfast while Emily fed the animals. This was her favourite time of day, saying good morning to each one of her motley crew on the farm, and often Applejacks would join her on her circuit. Eric and Vladimir would feed the cats before making breakfast, the cats made sure they were fed first. Applejacks was waiting for her by the back door. All the gates on the farm had special latches that Applejacks could use and he came and went as he pleased. There were two windows in the house that he could open if he wanted Emily’s company and Eric had moved the TV to a position so that Applejacks could watch.
