[b]Tyler - Baton Rouge/Bingo Hall - George/Katie[/b]

When he found that Katie had been gone longer than he felt comfortable with, Tyler curtly told George that he'd be back in a moment and made his way for the [i]'Employees Only'[/i] door. He felt his pulse began to rise and his heart beat heavily against his chest. He stopped momentarily at the door, his mind flooding with images of Katie being hurt or maimed. He cursed himself for leaving her alone for even a second and threw open the heavy door, practically slamming it against the wall. It was then that he heard Katie's voice calling from behind him, back toward the entrance of the bingo hall. He turned around, relieved, but that relief soon made way for anger. He crossed the hall in long strides, his gaze narrowing in on the kitten in Katie's arms.

"Put that [i]down[/i], Katie," he demanded, his hand grabbing for her arm. Without much thought, he tried to pull the cat out of Katie's grasp. "Where [i]were[/i] you? Something could have happened!" After the brief moment of hysteria, Tyler got hold of some of his senses and he stopped trying to get Katie to drop the cat. He lowered his voice so that George wouldn't hear them. "Where did you find it? You shouldn't have taken it because there's no possible way we can keep it."