THE ADVENTURES OF PERIWINKLE & STINKY: PART CCLII

Periwinkle’s Arrival

Stinky is waiting impatiently for Periwinkle’s arrival. Sunday was her and her alter-ego, Noelle’s, birthday, and he missed acknowledging it due to his mom’s poor memory. He’s thankful the adventure he’s planned for today is purrfect for celebrating.

When the teleportation tunnel begins to vibrate, Stinky sprints to the opening and is ready to catch Periwinkle when she comes tumbling out. The two begin giggling, then paw hugging and whisker kissing.

When they come up for air, Periwinkle asks the inevitable question. “What’s the plan for today, Stinky?”

“I have a bit of a surprise for you,” he says as he takes Periwinkle’s paw and leads her back into the tunnel.

Garden & Gazebo

 

 

When they arrive at their destination in a gorgeous garden with a gazebo, Periwinkle has no idea where they are. She comments and asks, “What a beautiful and tranquil place this is. Where are we?”

“We are in our very own backyard,” replies Stinky.

“Oh my cat, I had no idea this was behind our cottage,” Periwinkle exclaims.

“Well, it wasn’t quite this nice, and the gazebo wasn’t here when we celebrated our engagement two weeks ago. Cooper Murphy, our dad and I have been working almost around the clock to have this ready for today. The only time I really took off is when we visited the alligators last week and when I had my seizure,” explains Stinky.

Birthday Celebration

Periwinkle throws her paws around Stinky’s neck and gives him a huge kiss. “Stinky, our little cottage just gets better and better. I love it so much. Thank you. And we are celebrating my birthday too. I love that and you! And I love how you put periwinkles everywhere!”

Stinky blushes and tells Periwinkle, “Tomorrow is National Eat an Extra Dessert Day, which I thought we could celebrate a couple days early. Cooper Murphy made you a special birthday cake just right for four servings, two each.”

 

Periwinkle claps her paws in delight. “My cake is lovely, and we should be able to have two desserts everyday!”

Stinky nods his head in agreement, as he cuts them each a slice of cake. Periwinkle pours them each some iced tea, and they dig in. Both have been taught not to talk with their mouths full, so it becomes quiet while they eat, except for birdsong coming from the trees. After they finish their first pieces of cake, Periwinkle asks, “Have you done any additional work on the cottage?”

Stinky replies, “Yes, with the help of my mom. Would you like to see?”

“What do you think?” asks Periwinkle.

Stinky rolls his eyes, but Periwinkle doesn’t see. He takes her paw and leads her in to the cottage.

Cottage Dining Room

When they get inside, Stinky tells Periwinkle to close her eyes, and he leads her to the dining room. Periwinkle opens her eyes. She squeals when she sees the room but then looks confused. “Stinky, why do we have such a huge dining room with so many chairs?”

 

 

“Mom and I thought you and I would like to have gatherings to which we could invite all our fursibs. With 11 of them, it meant we had to go big.”

“Okay, that makes sense,” replies Periwinkle as she begins to check out the room. “And there are even more periwinkles.”

Stinky says, “I am sure you will want to add some personal touches to the room, and I hope you will.”

Periwinkle smiles and tells Stinky she is looking forward to doing some decorating once all the renovations are completed.

Wedding Plans?

With the tour of the dining room complete, the tabbies return to the gazebo for their second piece of cake. When they have finished eating, Periwinkle asks, “When do you think all the cottage renovations will be complete and we can move in?”

“I don’t really know about either,” Stinky tells her. “I am pretty certain our moms would prefer we wait until we are married to move in.”

“When are we going to do that?”

“I haven’t really thought that far ahead. I think we should ask our moms for their suggestions. You know they are going to want to do most of the planning just like they did when Mau and Allie got married.”

“That’s a good idea, Stinky. I’ll talk to my mom as soon as I get home.”

“Okay, I’ll do the same and talk to my mom. Is there anything else you would like to do while we are here?” asks Stinky.

“Can we explore the rest of the garden?” Periwinkle asks.

“Of course,” Stinky says as he takes her paw.

Garden Tour

 

 

“Wow, Stinky, our garden is bigger than our entire cottage. It is so peaceful and gorgeous,” Periwinkle says and then realizes she is talking to herself. She looks around and assumes Stinky is hiding among the flowers until she hears a giggle from above her. She looks up and sees Stinky in the tree. “I should have known you would find someplace to climb. You probably bought this cottage just because of this tree. Please come down.”

Stinky climbs down from the tree and puts his arm around Periwinkle. Apologetically, he says “You know I am going to climb things. It’s in my blood. I will get a first aid kit for the cottage just in case I get any boo-boos. And I did not buy the cottage because of this tree. I bought it because it is a beautiful place where we can spend the rest of our lives together.”

After that confession, Periwinkle knows she cannot be mad at him. They stroll through the gardens a bit longer, return to the gazebo for some treats Stinky has stashed there. As the sun is beginning to set, the tabbies decide it is probably time to head home. Stinky promises Periwinkle he will take her on a real adventure in two weeks. She hugs him and says, “Everyday I am with you is an adventure, as I never know what trouble you might get into.”

Stinky decides it is better not to reply. He walks Periwinkle to the teleportation tunnel and tells her she can use it to get home to her house, as he has another stored in the cottage. Periwinkle thanks Stinky for the party, and they spend several minutes paw hugging and whisker kissing. With a final wave and blown kiss, Periwinkle enters the tunnel and is gone with a whoosh.

Stinky returns to the cottage, sets the coordinates on the spare tunnel and heads home.

The End

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