The cat & skunk quickly opened the Cadillac door & ran right in. They were completely wet from the downpour; Furrball was on all fours, shaking himself dry, while Fifi was squeezing water out of her tail.
"Well", Furrball began, "we didn't see that coming, didn't we?"
"Non", Fifi replied, "I was hopeeng we'd go to zhe park again, but I guess zhat won't happen today."
"Nope, probably not."
They both stood silent for a moment before Furrball spoke up.
"So, what do you want to do now?"
"I can turn on zhe radio & we can leesten to some music."
"Okay, that's fine to me."
Fifi went over & flipped the switch on the radio, turning it on. She raised the volume a bit, but there was nothing but static. She switched to different radio stations, until she started hearing soft piano playing.
Furrball recognized the song immediately.
"Hey, it's Bon Jovi."
"Oui, eet eez."
As Fifi set down the radio, Furrball extended a hand to her.
"Shall we dance?"
Fifi smiled as she took Furrball's hand. As soon as they got to the center of the room to start dancing, Jon Bon Jovi has started singing.

It's hard for me to say the things
I want to say sometimes
There's no one here but you and me
And that broken old street light
Lock the doors
We'll leave the world outside
All I've got to give to you
Are these five words tonight

Thank you for loving me
For being my eyes
When I couldn't see
For parting my lips
When I couldn't breathe
Thank you for loving me
Thank you for loving me

The cat & skunk looked into each other's eyes & smiled as they continued dancing.

I never knew I had a dream
Until that dream was you
When I look into your eyes
The sky's a different blue
Cross my heart
I wear no disguise
If I tried, you'd make believe
That you believed my lies

Thank you for loving me
For being my eyes
When I couldn't see
For parting my lips
When I couldn't breathe
Thank you for loving me

You pick me up when I fall down
You ring the bell before they count me out
If I was drowning you would part the sea
And risk your own life to rescue me

As Richie Sambora's solo started, Furrball & Fifi hugged each other as they continued dancing. As Jon Bon Jovi started singing again, Furrball started having a flashback; it was about him being the lonely, homeless alleycat he once was.
He also had a flashback about the Christmas Dance, when he & Fifi were dancing, and afterwards when they got together & shared their first kiss.

Lock the doors
We'll leave the world outside
All I've got to give to you
Are these five words tonight

Thank you for loving me
For being my eyes
When I couldn't see
For parting my lips
When I couldn't breathe
Thank you for loving me

When I couldn't fly
Oh, you gave me wings
You parted my lips
When I couldn't breathe
Thank you for loving me

Thank you for loving me
Thank you for loving me
Oh, for loving me

As the song drew to a close, Furrball's flashback ended. He had tears in his eyes & his lips started quivering. Slowly, he hugged Fifi gently as he started weeping very softly.
Fifi, who had her eyes closed the whole time they were dancing, opened her eyes upon hearing Furrball's gentle sobs.
"Furrball?" She pulled her head back & saw Furrball weeping face. "What's wrong, mon amore?"
Furrball didn't say anything. He stood looking at Fifi for a moment with watery eyes. Then, he hugged her as he started crying again.
"I love you, Fifi", he weeped, "I really do, I really do love you."
"Aw, Furrball", Fifi replied as she hugged Furrball back gently.
Furrball sniffed a few times before he continued.
"I thought nobody would ever love me...after all these years I spent alone in the alley...feeling unlucky & unloved."
Furrball pulled his head back & looked at Fifi, his eyes still watery.
"But after I told you I was homeless, you let me live here with you. But if I haven't told you I was homeless, if I spent the rest of my life living in that alley, I probably would've died."
Fifi's eyes were wide open as she asked, "How so?"
"I don't know, I probably would've starved or gotten a disease or something. But the thing is, I was wrong when I thought nobody in the world loved me. After you let me live here with you, after I told you I was homeless, it showed me that you do love me."
Fifi smiled & rubbed Furrball's cheek as he continued.
"And after you broke up with Hamton, I felt really sorry for you. I wanted to make you happy again, to make you feel loved again because...because I..."
Furrball was having trouble finishing his sentence, so Fifi spoke for him.
"Because you love me?"
Furrball nodded his head in response before he spoke up again.
"I don't know how I didn't see this before."
"Huh?", Fifi asked.
"I see it now. Why we are together as a couple. I always thought we got together because of luck. But it wasn't luck that bought us together."
"Then what was eet?"
Furrball smiled as he answered Fifi's question. "It was true love."
Fifi smiled back at Furrball. The cat & skunk closed their eyes & moved in for a kiss. After a moment, their lips parted & Furrball spoke up again.
"Fifi?"
"Yes, my love?"
Furrball took a moment & sighed before he continued. "Thank you...for loving me."
He smiled at Fifi, in which she smiled back as she replied, "You're welcome, mon amore."
They both hugged each other with smiles on their faces. They believed this was the best way to start the new year. They were looking forward to see how they will spend their first year together as a true couple.

THE END

And that concludes this story. In my personal opinion, I don't think this story was very well written, but all I care about is that you, the readers, enjoy my story & give me positive feedback. Now my next story, which I'm still working on, is gonna be a BIG one. It is literally twice as long as this & the previous story combined. So stay tuned, you are gonna enjoy & get a kick out of it. :)