Uriah stared in disbelief, his face a picture of shock.
Meanwhile, the bunny in his arms was freaking out, pooping like there was no tomorrow.
The receptionist was just as horrified. She blurted out, “Sir, your toy rabbit is, uh… kind of indecent. Does it have to poop this much?”
Uriah was speechless.
Honestly, bunny poop was the last thing on his mind right now. He was miserable. And pissed off.
Norton gave Mavis a bunny, and she accepted it, no problem. But when Uriah offered her a bunny, she flat-out refused.
Mavis almost never said no to him. But this time, she totally shut him down, and it stung, big time.
How could she just reject him like that?
Right then, Calliope and Silas walked in and saw Uriah holding two rabbits. The rabbits were going nuts, leaving a trail of poop on the shiny lobby floor.
“She doesn’t want them? Fine! Here, they’re yours!” Uriah snapped, stuffing the bunnies at the startled receptionist.
She nearly dropped them. “Uh, sir, these aren’t mine! Thank you, but I can’t take care of rabbits. I really, really don’t want them!”
She shoved the bunnies right back at him and scuttled away, putting as much distance between herself and Uriah as possible.
“Look, if you really have to bring the rabbits inside, fine, but please don’t scare the other guests. And you’ll need to keep them in your own room. You also have to clean up after them—no messes on our sheets or anywhere else!” she said, finally giving in.
She could see Uriah was about to lose it. He looked like he might actually explode. She figured if she said one more word, he might just do it.
Uriah glared at the rabbits in his arms. Not even as a gift, she wouldn’t take them.
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