Ah that's adorable and says a lot about the bond you two have. I'm curious in your household, is Cleo also more affectionate towards you (aka favourite person?) or does she love your wife as much?
I'm curious because in our household, for some reason, every cat we had picked me as the favourite and I had very strong connections with all of them, some more special than others but I was always the one they'd prefer over the others.
Thankfully it doesn't mean they never snuggle up against my daughter or boyfriend but it's clear that they follow me around constantly and are not so interested in what the others do during the day :)
I'd like to say I'm her favourite but she loves my partner so much so I better be honest and say I'm in second place. Having said that, the main difference is that she'll sit on my partner's lap if we're on the couch watching TV rather than mine. In everything else we're equal I'd say.
Cleo and my girl are very close though and I love it, they are my favourite people.
Me and Cleo have a very close connection though, it's really quite lovely and it makes me smile just thinking about it.