"Thank you," Gen replied, blushing faintly. "I know what you mean, though. I didn't know if I could do it, either, but- well, you never know until you try?" Gen lifted her shoulder in a shrug, then smiled as Jasper climbed up into her lap with the other kittens. "You aren't, really. The laundry's finished and dinner for tonight's just heating on the fire, so there isn't much else that I really need to have done."