"I'm talkin' about that big, hairy guy who would've murdered me about fifty times over if looks could kill," Russell answers, breaking into a grin. He's actually never gotten close enough to Reid's apparent boyfriend to know if he's taller than Russell or not, but he's sure as hell a lot wider, with broad shoulders and an intimidating kind of look that Russell is sure he himself only ever manages to achieve when he's armed. He has to be a nice guy under that, or Russell doubts Reid would be with him, and he owns a bookstore, so it's not like he's just some stupid thug, but he's definitely a little scary. Maybe it's just that he doesn't like Russell for some reason, maybe because he'd sort of ended up chasing an armed criminal into his store that one time.

Maybe Reid doesn't need to know that little detail, mostly because Russell is sure he'd heard some weird shit going on inside the store before the guy had come running out, scared for his damn life. He doesn't know what it means, but he knows better than to dig deeper, especially now that he'd be digging into Reid's personal life.

At Reid's question, though, he gives it some thought. If Katie came home suddenly with two ugly naked cats, he's pretty sure he'd react with some serious skepticism at first. It's not that he doesn't like cats, but he wouldn't know what to do at first, not if Katie just brought them home without talking to him about it first, but if she really wanted them and was really serious about it, he knows he'd never be able to tell her no. They're just cats, after all, and if he's not allergic, then Russell can't see why Reid's boyfriend wouldn't adjust.

"I bet it'll be fine," he says. "I mean, if Katie brought a pet home without talkin' to me, I wouldn't be excited about it, but I'd get used to. Especially if she was real excited. It's not such a big deal. Small price to pay for someone you love or... or just care about, right?" He doesn't know if Reid and his boyfriend are in love and he figures it's kind of presumptuous to assume.