She didn't look at him, just opened the back door at the (deeper than usual) scratching, but it wasn't the cat to which she'd turned her back.
There is an audio version of this story, recorded for #AudioMo, at http://audioboo.fm/boos/1038905-audiomo-3rd-november-be-there-or-foursquare-and-really-short-story-two-six-minute-stories
I do all sorts of things. Mostly badly. Mostly better than others. I tell stories. Occasionally, I lie.