"You have to have days that are better than others," she reasons. Girl knows Laura works hard, and for good reason, but that doesn't stop her from frowning. "You allowed to talk 'bout it?"

She wrinkles her nose, sigh wistfully. "I keep tryin' that. It's the gettin' them to come in part that stops me. Guess I'm just stuck findin' dates who already have cats."