“What a day.”  Cat said smiling as her and Tommy came back into his room, the kitten heading over to his bed and sitting on the edge and then flopping back.  “Ahhhhhhh.”

“No kidding,” Tommy said as he undid his pants and let them pool around his feet before stepping out of them.. He walked over to the bed as he pulled his shirt off, tossing it into the clothes hamper beside the bathroom door. “Leave it to my mom to fit three malls and fifteen other stores into one day and still have time for lunch and dinner and three shoe stores. Now she’ll be up half the night working on getting all your new clothes washed so they won’t be all stiff. Now my sweet little cuddle partner, let me help you with these.” As he spoke Tommy’s hands went to the caracal’s waist quickly unbuttoning and unzipping her jeans. As he hooked his fingers in the waistband and pulled them down her slender legs he said, “once I get you properly dressed, or undressed as it were, then we can get on to the best part of the evening, snuggling with my hot, sexy, babe of a girlfriend.”

“Your mom is a little crazy.”  Cat said with a snicker as she sat up a little, reaching for the bottom of her shirt.  “But hey….she is good at what she does.”  The kitten said smiling as she pulled her shirt up and off, tossing it at the hamper in the corner of the room, landing the shot.  “So much snuggling to get caught up on….and with the way that someone was teasing me today.  Specially with the photo booth….I can’t belive that someone left a condom in there…..wonder if it was Jamie.”

With a giggle Tommy said, “I don’t think she’s responsible for every stray condom in town… but I bet there are plenty that she is responsible for.” Tossing her pants into the hamper Tommy let his hands go to her calves. “Just lay back, relax, and enjoy this,” he said as he began to massage her legs slowly going higher until he reached her hips. He leaned down and softly kissed her flush mound.As his hands roamed higher he trailed soft, warm llittle kisses un over her belly, her chest, up her neck and along the underside of her muzzle. His hands gently kneading the soft fur and firm flesh of her neck he gazed down into the molten emerald pools of her eyes and leaned in close. “You are so beautiful Cat, so soft, and warm and just….. wonderful,” he added as he took her into his arms and carried her to the center of their big fluffy bed. Laying her down with her head on the pillows he bent down and kissed her slowly and passionately. 

Scene break

It was early in the morning, the sun wasn’t even up at this point.  WIth a little groan the kitten rolled out of the bed and away from her lover’s arms.  She made her way to the restroom, slipping in and closing the door behind her, flipping the light on and plopping down on the toilet.  She let out another little groan as she stat there, rubbing her belly, reaching over to pick up the trash can and hold it in her lap.

After a few moments Tommy began to stir in the bed, noticing that the warmth of the caracal that was snuggled up to him was now missing. As he cracked his eyes open slightly he saw the faint glow of the bathroom light coming through the crack at the bottom of the door. He slipped quietly from beneath the comforter and padded over to the bathroom door, listening intently to try to be sure his girlfriend was okay.

“Oooooooooh fuck.”  The caracal groaned out clinging to the little plastic waste basket, thank for that it was empty at this point.  With little warning she buried her face in the trash can and started dry heaving, the room soon filling with the sound of the poor kitten getting sick.

 When he heard Cat groaning  and then retching a worried look came to the polecat’s face as he tapped lightly on the door. “Cat? Sweety are you okay in there?” he called softly to his lover.

Coughing a little and spitting into the trash can, she looked up.  “Yeah.  just using the bathroom.”  She said, trying to sound like nothing was wrong.  “I’ll be back to bed in a moment.”  The end of the sentence turning into a gagging heave.

“No you’re not alright Cat, it sounds like you’re throwing up a lung in there. Did you eat something that didn’t agree with you or what?” the polecat said leaning his forehead against the door as he waited for her to answer.

“I don’t know.”  The caracal said then paused for a moment.  “I think it’s cause I ate more yesterday than I did in…..weeks…..I think.”  She said leaning back a little, panting softly.  “I’m ok.”

“I don’t think so…” Tommy said with a bit more concern in his voice. “I’ll be right back.” Tommy slipped on a pair of boxers before darting from his room and to his parents door. Tapping on it several times he was soon greeted by the sleepy face of his mother. “What’s wrong honey?” she asked when she saw the concerned look on his features.

“It’s Cat, I think something is wrong mom, she was fine when we went to bed but now she’s in the bathroom throwing up,” the younger polecat said in a hushed tone.

“That doesn’t sound good… let’s go have a look and see what’s going on with our girl,” his mother said shooing him back down the hallway.

A few moments later Mrs. Bradley tapped on the bathroom door, “Catherine honey, what’s wrong sweetheart?”

“No….nothing ma’am.”  She said softly.  “Just feeling a little sick.  It’s like I told Tommy, I think that it’s cause I’m not used to getting to eat so much in a day.”  She said gagging again.  “Uggh….it had been about a week since I got to eat a good meal….well something that can be close to a meal.”

“Hmmm”, the older polecat woman hummed for a moment. “I think we’ll just let doctor Summers be the judge of that young lady, because this isn’t normal by any means… at least not unless… we’ll just wait and see what the doctor has to say.”

“But…..I don’t want to go to a doctor.”  She said with a little grunt.  “I don’t like hospitals…...they….they scare me.”  Cat said with a little whimper.  “I mean I feel better already….it could be just one of those twenty four hour bugs.”

“I understand that hospitals can be scary, but this is not up for debate Catherine, you are going to the doctor to find out what is going on, and while we’re there she can go ahead and take the blood samples to have you both checked for STDs and STIs.”

“Oo…..Ok.”  She said softly.  “Long as Tommy is there to hold my hand.”  She said in a near whispers.  “I think that I’m better.”  She said standing up, before the sound of something big hitting the floor.

“Go get dad!,” Tommy nearly screamed as he bolted through the door. “CAT!!!” Tommy screamed out seeing his girlfriend lying on the floor sliding across the floor on his knees .

“I’m ok.”  She said sitting up, rubbing her head a little.”  Just stood up a little too fast.”  She said smiling to her lover.  “Ummmm sorry about the mess.”

Turning to look at his mother  Tommy said, “I’ll gt her dressed and ready, go get dad please. We’re taking her to the hospital now.” Taking her hand in his Tommy looked his lover in the eyes and said, “I’ll be with you every inch of the way the whole time, no one will pry me loose from you until we know what’s going on Cat.”

“Thank you Slinky.”  She said getting to her feet with the help of her lover.  “I can get dressed on my own.”  She said starting to walk back to his room, moving a little slower and making sure her steps were sturdy.

“I’ve got this mom, go get dad up and let’s get moving, I don’t like this one bit and until I know better I’m worried about her… a lot,” the younger pole cat said following his girlfriend back into his bedroom.

“Tommy….I love you….but I am fine.”  She said picking up some of the pants that the mother polecat had gotten her, carefully getting into them and zipping them up, but not bothering with buttoning them up, next came a shirt, something big and loose fitting.  “I’m even feeling less sick.”

“That’s all well and good Cat, but this isn’t normal by any means, and I… damn it I just found the one girl that means everything to me, I’m not about to take any chances on losing you, so we’re heading to find out what is going on and make damn sure you’re really okay. I will stay by your side every moment no matter what it takes. Just trust me please, I love you too much to let anything happen to you.”

“Th…..thank you Tommy.”  Said, wrapping her arms around him and holding him tight.  “I love you to.”  She said softly, gagging a bit.  “Oh god.”  She said rushing off to the bathroom.

“God damn it,” Tommy muttered aloud. Stepping to his bedroom door he hollered out, “I’m taking her to the fucking hospital in three minutes even if I have to fucking drive the goddamn car myself.”

“Keep your pants on boy, I was already getting the keys and a bucket just in case,” his father said as he came out of the kitchen with a bucket in his hand. “Now go get your woman and get her to the car, I’ll be right behind you.”

“I feel so bad for causing all of this.”  Cat said walking out of the bathroom and through Tommy’s room.  “I’m sorry.”  She said going up to the polecat mother and father.  “I’m sorry you two.”  She said looking down at her feet.  “I still think that it’s nothing to worry about.”

“Nonsense Catherine, you’re not causing any trouble at all young lady. But I’m not letting you take any chance, we’re going to get you checked out and know for sure one way or the other if anything is wrong. Now let Tommy take you to the car and Jeffrey will be right out.” Turning to her husband the mother polecat said, “I’ll stay here with Jason, you look after those two and you damn well better let me know something the moment you find anything out. Now get that girl to the hospital… move man move.”

“o….ok.”  Cat said turning to her mate, and taking his hand.  “Thank you all.”  She said looking up to Mr Bradley.  “Lets go.”  She said taking a deep breath, shivering a little at the thought of having to go to a hospital.

Pulling the caracal closer and scooping her up into his arms Tommy looked over his shoulder for a moment as he said, “could someone get the door please, kind of got my hands full here,” as he started walking towards the front door.

“I’ll let you know as soon we find out anything,” Mr. Bradley said as he walked past his son and opened the door for the younger couple.

B-B-B-Break

Jonestown Memorial was like any other hospital, the outside landscape well groomed and all, the building well maintained.  Pulling up to the ER drop off, the Lexus LX came to a stop at the door.  The back passenger door swinging open and a polecat hopping out and rushing over to the other door, opening it and pulling his lover out, holding her in his arms, her bucket held in her arms.  

“I hate places like this.”  Cat whispered.  “Are you sure that I can’t go home.  I mean I only got sick once in the car.”  She said as Tommy carried her to the door, the electric door swinging open.  The trio soon rushing in.

“Can I help you?”  A tall canine, feline hybrid asked, getting up from her seat behind the front desk, rushing around it grabbing a wheel chair and pushing it up to them.  “What’s wrong?” the female catwolf asked.

“Nothing.  I have a little stomach bug.”  Cat said as she was sat in the chair.  “I woke up feeling a little sick.”

My girlfriend got sick, woke up and went to the bathroom and started puking… I think. Then she passed out in the bathroom and we brought her here. She needs to be check out, and I am not leaving her side for one damn second,” the younger polecat said staring the catwolf woman in the eyes.

“It does sound like she has a little bug, but we are going to make sure we check everything to be safe.”  The hybrid said smiling and nodding.  “Lets get you to a room.”  She said smiling, going to the desk and scooping up a clipboard.  “This way.”

The older lady smiled as she lead them down a hallway, passing a few rooms before getting to one that was open, stepping to the side and motioning for them to go in.  Once the caracal and the polecats were in the room, she wrote her name on the small bored next to the door, Shanoa.

“Ok, is there anything else that has been happening that might be out of the ordinary?”  She asked as she sat down in a chair, holding the clipboard in her lap.  “And when you passed out, did you get up to fast or were you feeling light headed before?”  Shanoa went down the list of questions.

“Well, I have been eating more than I normally do.”  Cat said getting onto the bed with the help of her lover.  “And I did feel a little light headed, but I thought that it was from me getting  sick….and I did get up to fast.”  She said nodding, shivering a little.

“Are you cold?”  The catwolf asked.  “Do you need a blanket?”  She asked writing something down before getting up and walking over to a cabinet.

“No….not really, I just don’t like this kind of place.”  Cat said watching the doctor like a hawk.

“Well you have nothing to worry about, we are here to help you get back to feeling good and all that.”  She said pulling a blanket out and setting it on the foot of the bed.  “And you don’t have to worry.  I might look a little mean but I am a big puppy…..kitty…..thing.”  She said snickering a little.  “I just need to get some info from you…..Mr….”  She said turning and facing the oldest polecat.

Bradley, Jeffery Bradley and I think it may be better if we take care of this outside and let the young lady rest a bit. She’ll be fine with my son with her, and he was quite honest in not leaving her side for a moment I can assure you. Shall we step out and get the information taken care of Miss Shanoa?”

“Ahhhh.”  She said nodding.  “Then, lets head to my office.”  She said motioning for him to follow her.  Once outside of the room she lead him further down the hallway, to a room at the end of the hall, a small plaque on the door reading Miss Shanoa M.D.  Once inside she sat down behind her desk, the office looking more like someone’s apartment than an office.  “Soooo is there something that you need to tell me?”  She asked leaning back in her chair.  “And there is tea on the hotplate.”

“Thank you, and yes there is something you should know. Miss Catherine, the young lady in your ER with my son, is a homeless youth that has been hiding out for some time to avoid being put into an orphanage. Sadly it seems that her father was killed in the mine collapse and her mother passed away suddenly some time after that. She has been on the streets ever since, fending for herself as best she could until a couple of days ago when she met my son Thomas at the park not far from our home.” Leaning back in the chair he tried to gauge the doctors reaction before continuing further with his tale. “Now we come to the part where it gets a bit… convoluted to say the least. She and my son have fallen for each other and quickly advanced their relationship to a much more… physical level.” 

“So….”  She said getting up and walking to the pot.  “You’re telling me….they have been having sex?”  She said pouring her a cup of tea before returning to her desk and sitting down.  She took a long sip of the hot tea before speaking up.  “So...you’re telling me you brought home a homeless girl that your son is now bedding?”  She said setting the cup down and reaching for a note pad.  “Do you know how much paperwork that you just gave me…..I don’t even know if I have Amanda’s number….or if they have room.”  She said reaching over to a small bowl of mints, opening one and dropping it in her cup.

Reaching into his back pocket the older polecat man took out his wallet and opened it before laying it on the desk for her to see. “As far as my son bedding this girl Miss Shanoa it was a decision they made, of their own free will before I was aware of any of the facts about her. I know full well what kind of paperwork could be involved in a case like this. However I’m afraid that this young girl is not going into an orphanage. Her life has already been far too hard on her and I have given her my word that it will not happen.” Thumping the Identification and credentials displayed in his open wallet the older polecat continued by saying, “Let’s cut the niceties and go straight for the throat shall we. I know exactly how much shit I’ve stepped into with this girl. I also know that before I would let her slip through the cracks of a system that is in serious need of an overhaul I would, and am risking my own career to do what is truly right by her.”

“Ok, if we are cutting the niceness….then make the check to Shanoa.”  The catwolf said shaking head before picking up her cup and taking another sip.  “But really.  I’d rather know as little about this as I can….that way it’s a little easier to fake innocence.”  She said leaning back.  “But….you…...you have my support for this one.  You’re just going to help with the paperwork and all that…...Deal?”

“Deal, give me the forms needed for the doctor and hospital and in ten minutes you’ll have all the information you will need,” Jeffery said closing his wallet and stuffing it back into his pocket.

“Ok.”  She said scooting her chair back and over to a filing cabinet.  “Is there anything that I can do to help?”  She asked as she started thumbing through the folders, soon pulling a small stack of papers out and scooting back to her desk and offering them to the polecat.  “This is all you need.”

“Just find out what is troubling the girl physically…” he said pausing for a few moments, “and it would be a good idea to get samples for testing for STDs and STIs. From both the girl, and my son just to be on the safe side. Other than that, as you said, that less you know the better, for both our sakes.”

“I was going to run her through all the little tests and all that.  Makes sure that she doesn’t have the flu or something like that, the full screen and what not.”  Shanoa said standing up.  “So, if you will.  Let’s get to work….or me get to work.”  She said walking to the door and holding it open.

SCENE BREAK

A charge nurse walked into the small ER examination area as doctor Shanoa was filling in the last of the caracal girls vital signs on the record sheet.

“Janet, I’m going to need you to get things going on this one quickly, we’ll need a full blood panel on the little lady, and on the polecat boy tattooed to her side, that part is by request and I agree it would be a good idea. Then we’ll have little missy here sent to imaging for a single pass through the MRI and see what we’re dealing with. But I’ll need the preliminary blood work reports first,” the medical professional said quietly as she watched the two teens closely as the boy did his best to comfort the young caracal lying on the hospital bed. “And Janet,” Shanoa said as she turned to leave the exam area, “everything comes straight to me. No consults, no interns, from your paw to mine only.”

“Yes doctor Shanoa,” the groundhog woman said with a slight raise of one eyebrow as she wrote down the doctors orders on the clipboard in her hands.

Not long after a seemingly never ending stream of technicians began to filter in and out of the room, collecting blood and urine samples, nurses coming and going to check on her condition and retake her vital signs every fifteen or so minutes. Through out the entire procession of medical personnel Tommy kept being ran from one side of the bed to the other. But true to his word he didn’t leave his girlfriends side for a single moment.  After a time, which to the two teens seemed an eternity Tommy’s father returned and joined them.

“Okay Catherine, the paperwork has been taken care of for the hospital, and for anyone else if we should need it.” Looking around to insure no one was close enough to overhear him he continued in a quieter tone of voice. “It took pulling a few strings and cashing in a few favors but you are set little lady. As of right now you are a ward of the state, entrusted into my and Tina’s care, custody and keeping as our foster daughter. Signed, sealed, stamped and official. You now have a home and a family again, and it’s going to stay that way.”

“Thanks dad,” Tommy said glancing over at his father with a weak smile. “See, things are already getting better Cat, now we just need to make sure you’re really okay.”

“Mr Bradley can you please report to Dr. Kiyomizu office.”  A voice called over the intercom.  

There was a short pause before a familiar voice picked up on the intercom.  “God damn it…..I told you not to use my last name…..It’s Shanoa…..he’s not going to know who I am.”

“You know  that intercom is still on right?”  The other voice spoke up before getting hushed by Shanoa.

“Bite me.”  She said pausing for a moment.  “Mr Bradley, please come to Dr. Shanoa’s office….thank you.”  She said before slamming the mic down and walking off.

“Okay you two,” the older polecat said as he rose from the chair beside the caracal’s bed. “I think we may be about to get some kind of an answer. Sit tight and I’ll be back as soon as I can.” 

A few moments later Mr. Bradley tapped on doctor Shanoa’s partially open office door as he entered. “I believe you wanted to see me privately doctor?”

“Na….just to lazy to get up and walk all the way there.”  She said with a little snicker before sitting up.  “I have good news….News…..and weird news…..and you might want to sit.”  She said motioning to the chair, watching the father polecat sit.  “Before I start….your not carrying any weapons, or are prone to violent outbursts?”

As he began to take a seat in the offered chair, pausing momentarily at the odd question Jeffery said, “no weapons, and as far as outbursts, violent or otherwise, I’ve got a good handle on myself in that respect I can assure you doctor.”

“Ok.”  She said leaning back.  “The blood work and all came back clean.  For the both of them, no STI, or STDs between the two.”  She said pushing a folder to him.  “The news….”  She said, pausing and getting up, heading over to the hot plate, fixing another cup of tea.  “Catherine's blood work came back good….nothing that we can see...but I noticed something a little off.”  She said as she came back to her chair.  “Tea?”

“Thank you no,” the older polecat said politely. “Please continue doctor.”

“Ok.”  She said dropping a mint into her tea.  “I noticed that some of her hormones are a little...ok….rather out of balance.”  She said slouching back into her chair to the point that it could make someone wonder if she was a doctor.  “I don’t know how to put this…..so I’m just going to say it…..Cats going to be a mom.”

Bringing his hands up before his face, tenting his fingers and tapping them against the tip of his muzzle he fell silent for several long moments. “I see…” he said as his brow visibly furrowing deeply before he spoke again. “Any idea how long ago this took place?”

“Well looking at the tests and all.  It was before she met your son.  So it’s not his.”  She said sipping from her cup.  “But at this point, we have no idea of the growth’s gender….or any hints at it’s species.”  She said sitting the cup down.  “Do I need to get in touch with an OB/GYN for you?  I have one that can help….quiet as a mouse and all that.”

“Normally I would say that it would not be necessary, but I think I will take the name and number just in case there proves to be an issue with… normal channels.”  Rubbing at his temples he quietly added, “as if they didn't have enough to deal with already. My son and his girlfriend have some very big decisions to make.” Looking up at the catwolf woman he added, “thank you for your candor, and your discretion. It seems that there will be a rather lengthy and involved discussion in my home today.”

“It’s times like this I wish that they would let me have a bottle of whiskey…..I know that we both could use it.”  Shanoa said rolling her eyes.  “Anyway.  You get back to them and handle what you need, and I will wrap things up and we can get you home so that she can get some rest and all that.”  Shanoa said reaching for a folder on her desk, opening and starting to scribble in it.

“Thank you again doctor Shanoa, I’ll do what has to be done on their part once a decision has been reached,” Mr. Bradley said rising from the chair and walking out of the office deep in thought.

Before he realized he w\had walked the distance the older polecat found himself entering the small examination room to rejoin his son and new foster daughter. 

“So? What did you find out?” Tommy asked with a slightly scared expression on his face.

“Okay, so no rest for the old man huh? Fine boy, your girlfriend will be fine, there is nothing drastically wrong with her, and neither of you have any worries about STDs. You’re both clean and generally healthy. But there is something we need to talk about,” he said cutting his eyes over to look at the caracal girl in the hospital bed. “But I really think we should wait until we get home to do so.”

“I….is…..is it bad?”  The caracal squeaked out, going a little wide eyed.  “Its…...it isn’t what happened to mom is it?”  She said, her mind racing.

“Nothing like that at all Catherine, you really are healthy, remarkably so for a young girl living on the streets on her own for the last two years or so. You did a wonderful job of taking care of yourself under the circumstances. It’s just something that is a bit sensitive in nature that I don’t think would be a good idea to discuss with too many uninvolved people around to overhear something that is quite honestly none of their damn business.”

“But dad... “Tommy started to interject.

“No, Thomas, we need to talk about this at home and not here. Just trust me that I’m being completely honest with you, Catherine will be fine,” his father responded interrupting his son before he could speak but the few words.

“Yes sir,” Tommy said turning back to his lover, “I guess we’ll just have to do as he says this time, but he is being serious about you being okay Cat.”

There was a knock on the door, a moment later, the wolfcat stepped through it, a small bundle of papers in her arms.  “I hate paper work.”  She said as she walked up to Mr. Bradley.  “This is all that you need.  I will let you handle it how you wish.”  She said nodding to him.  “Also.”  She took one of the folders, and scribbled the name Elisabeth and a phone number.  “Call her….tell her that I sent you….and tell her, it’s order of whisper work…..She’ll know what it means.”

“Thank you again doctor Shanoa, for all your assistance and understanding,” Mr. Bradley said taking the papers from her and extending his other hand in a friendly gesture. Turning to look at the two teens he said, I’ll be right outside while Catherine gets dressed and then we’ll get you two home and take care of everything.”

“Okay dad,” Tommy replied looking at his father oddly. He had gone to the hospital with him before when it concerned other kids he was dealing with and couldn’t remember ever seeing that much paperwork involved. The doctors odd comment making things seem even more weird to the younger polecat..

The car ride home seemed much longer than the ride to the hospital, the trio remaining nearly silent the entire time. The only sounds coming from the young couple in the back seat as Catherine snuggled against Tommy and the polecat boy lovingly stroked her back.

“Try not to worry too much Cat, after all at least we know for sure that you’re not really sick or anything bad like that,” Tommy said laying his free hand on her cheek and tilting her head up to look into her emerald eyes.

“I…..I know Tommy.”  She said smiling up to her lover, her eyes seeming to sparkle.  “And even if I was sick I know that you would be there to help me through it no matter what.”  She said softly, leaning up to kiss his cheek.  “And thank you too Mr Bradley.”  She said glancing into the mirror.

“Your welcome Catherine,” the older polecat said with an unreadable expression on his face. The entire trip Jeffery Bradley set about trying to figure out exactly he was going to tell his son that the girl he had fallen so helplessly in love with was carrying anothers child.

SCENE BREAK

Soon the car pulled up to the house, parking in the driveway.  The oldest polecat getting out and turning to see that in a flash his son had gotten out and was already heading over to open the door and help Cat out.  Slowly they made their way back into the house, Cat moving and acting a little better, it was clear that she was feeling better or at the least not as sick as she did earlier in the morning.

As the trio stepped up onto the front porch of the home the front door sprang open, Tina Bradley standing in the open space waiting impatiently. “WELL?” she asked in a somewhat harsh tone. “I thought you were going to call me when you found out anything, and yet here you are coming up the front walk without a single ri8ng from the phone.” Crossing her arms over her chest she glared at her husband and said between clenched teeth, “you had better have one hell of a good reason for worrying me and not dialing the damn number.”

“I do, and we will discuss it in full, bit I need to speak with you privately first.” Turning to look at his son the older male added, “why don’t you take Catherine into the family room and get her settled on the big couch and your mother and I will join the two of you shortly. Leaving the two teens to get settled he took his wife by the arm gently and whispered into her ear as the two adults walked away towards the kitchen.

“Come on Cat, dad had a good idea for ince. Let’s get you settled and comfy so you can rest a little bit,” Tommy said wrapping one arm around her waist and gently guiding her towards the family room.

“Heheh Tommy, I can make it.”  She said smiling to her lover as she was lead to the big sofa.  “I’m feeling a lot better, I’m even starting to get a little hungry.”  She said softly as she was sat down on the sofa, nearly sinking into the plush cushions.

“Oh, I think that’s a good sign,”Tommy said as the first little smile he had shown all day came to his lips. “I’ll go see if I can find you something lite to nibble on for a snack, you sit there and try to relax sweet thing,” the polecat said as he trotted out of the room turning to look at her before he was through the doorway. 

Tommy went to the refrigerator and started looking for something that wouldn’t be too heavy on his girlfriends tummy when he overheard his parents, their voices seeming to come from just outside the back door.

“WHAT?” he heard his mother say, an angry edge to her voice he couldn’t recall hearing before today. “You’re sure about that?” she asked a moment later. “You didn’t tell them? Why the hell did you NOT tell them?” was the next angry words from his mother’s muzzle. “Okay, I can see where that makes more sense, but we need to get Jason out of this house before we talk about this, I think he’s not going to understand it all… hell I’m not sure I do for that matter. But he’s too young to be involved in something like this.” Tommy suddenly remembered what he came into the kitchen for and grabbed the small plate of sliced apple wedges and was about to go back to her when he heard his mother say, “you intend to do WHAT about it? Are you out of your fucking mind?” The last thing Tommy heard before turning and heading back to his girlfriend was, “just how in the name of hell do you expect our son to make a decision like that? You really have lost your fucking mind.”

As he walked over to his lover with a slightly odd look on his face he held out the small plate to her as he sat down beside her. “Here you go sweet lips, I think this will be okay and not upset your tummy too bad.”

“Thank you.”  Cat said smiling up to her lover as she took the plate, purring as she felt the sofa shifting as he sat down with her and snuggled up to her.  She started nibbling on the slices, taking her time and making sure that she was going to be able to keep the bit of food down.  “I think that I’m better now….I still think that it was just a twenty four hour bug or something like that.”

Thinking about the angry words he had heard from his mother Tommy jumped a little when he heard a knock at the front door. Before he could get up to answer it he heard his mother’s voice coming from the kitchen. 

“I’ll get that,” she said in a flat tone as she walked past the doorway of the family room to the frontdoor. His mother spoke to someone quietly for a few moments before he heard her walk down the hallway. “Jason, come on honey Mrs. Paterson is here for you,” he heard her call up the stairs.

A moment later his younger brother came thundering down the stairs calling out, “YAY!, I get to go play with Tony and Tina.”

“Yes you do sweety,” his mother replied sounding as if the cheery tone in her voice were a bit forced. “Now behave yourself and try not to get over excited and scare Tina this time okay?” she asked giving the younger polecat a little grin. “Now run along and have fun baby boy.” 

Once the younger polecat was out the door and it was safely closed behind him she waited for several long moments to be sure he was out of hearing range before she turned around and screamed out, “okay, he’s gone, not get your furry fucking ass into that family room and let’s deal with this steaming pile of shit we’ve wadded into.”

“Yes dear,” Jeffery said meekly as he walked into the family room and joined the pair of teens on the large sofa.

As he entered the room it was like someone had turned off a switch, the older female suddenly become more reserved and friendly than she had sounded a moment ago. As she calmly took a seat in the chair across from the trio on the sofa Tina Bradley looked to her husband and said, “okay , Jason is safely out of the house so I think it’s time you tell them what the doctor had to say… you dickhead.”

“If….If you…..if it isn’t that bad, then why are you….why is she?” Cat asked tilting her head.  “I thought that you said that it was nothing to worry about.”  She said going a little wide eyed.  “Please tell me.”  She squeaked out, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes.

Looking the caracal girl in the eyes Mr. Bradley cleared his throat and as calmly as he could told her the truth of what doctor Shanoa had to tell him. “Catherine… there isn't an easy way to say this to a young girl your age. I’m afraid that what you were forced to do to survive has come back to bite you in the ass. “

“What she had to do to survive? How does that have anything to do with her getting sick this morning?” Tommy asked looking at his fat5her oddly. “All she did was hide out in a building at the park, steal a little to be able to eat and get clothes and a few times she had too….” he said trailing off as the thought suddenly hit him.

“Oh fuck.”  Cat squeaked out, her hands coming to rest on her belly.  “I…...I’m…...I.”  Was all that she could get out as she looked down at her belly, tears starting to flow down her cheeks now.

“She… your…” Tommy stammered out looking past the caracal to his father. “Are you saying that one of those assholes that used her because she needed the money to not starve knocked her the fuck up?”

Looking calmly into his son’s eyes Mr. Bradley said, “that’s exactly what I’m telling you son. Because of the situation she ended up in after her parents demise she is in fact pregnant with another’s child.”

Before anyone could utter a single syllable his mother leaned forward fixing the young girl with an icy stare as she said, “the only fucking thing I want to know this fucking second is if you already knew this and trapped my son into this mess with you Catherine.” Lowering her head a little and narrowing her eyes the older female added, “if that is your real name.” 

“I….I didn’t…...I didn’t know.”  She said, the kitten bursting out into full on sobs.  “I would never do something like that…..I…..I’m sorry…...I…..I”  She trailed off, curling into a small ball of fluff and clothing, sobbing and shivering.

“MOM DON”T,” Tommy shouted jumping to his feet.

“Sit down and shut your damn mouth for one minute boy, before I slap you silly with a frying pan,” his mother replied looking past him to the ball of fluff on the sofa behind him. “If you can look me in the yes and truthfully tell me that you didn’t know and are not just trying to trick my son then I will believe you little missy.”

“Tommy is one of the few people that has been nice to me….and didn’t want something out of it.”  Cat said, her voice starting out a little soft and shaky, but growing louder.  “Why the hell would I do something like this to someone that wants to help me without shoving his dick in me?  I’m not that god damn stupid.”  The caracal kitten said in a near hiss.  “If I knew that I was knocked up, I would have said something from the start, cause I know that this is hurting Tommy as much as it is me.”  She said glaring at the mother polecat.

Leaning back in her chair an odd little smirk came to Tina’s face as she said, “looks like the meek little kitten has claws after all. Damn good thing too, you’re going to need those claws and then some if you intend to keep this baby and be a mother.” As a grin spread across her face she looked to her son and said, “so boy, you girl is pregnant by someone else. The question in my mind now is what the fuck are you gonna do about it?”

Glaring at his mother Tommy shouted, “just what the fuck am I supposed to do about it mom?”

“Well,” his father interjected suddenly. “You have a few options here. You can toss her to the curb like a bag of trash, just like everyone else has done to her. You can let her stay and be a part of this family and not have anything to do with her otherwise. Or if you are so inclined you can stay with her as you are, man the fuck up, which is more than that asshat that get her this way would do, and do the right thing by her even if this baby is not yours. To put it to you bluntly Thomas, those are your choices. Question remains, what  the hell are you going to do?”

“I… we… she… you…” Tommy stammered out trying desperately to wrap his head around the situation he had suddenly found himself in. Pausing a moment to gather his thoughts as best he could he looked to his father and then his mother before saying, “FUCK… we need to talk about his mess. Leave us alone and let us do that first for fucks sake please?”

“As you wish,” his father responded calmly motioning to his mate to join him as he rose and walked out of the room.

After his parents had left the room Tommy sat down on the sofa and pulled the sobbing ball of fluff into his lap pulling her up and into his chest as he started to tenderly rub her back. “Cat… we need to talk about all of this, I… I’m not mad at you or anything. I just… I just need to know what you think about all of it and about us.”

“I….I don’t know what to think.”  She said softly.  “It’s all…..it’s all happening to fast.”  She said, stretching out and looking up to her boyfriend.  “I know that we need to talk, but I don’t know where to start.”  She said shaking her head a little.  “And…..your mom is…..scary.”  She said pausing for a moment.  “I…I guess that we should start with….with the whole baby thing.”

“Yea… that sounds….. yea maybe you’re right. Ummmm, okay first off…” he said trailing off for a moment in thought. “Okay, first we know that the asshole didn't give you… and then me, any kind of a disease or anything so that’s good. It means that we don’t have to worry about the baby being born sick because of something like that.” Leaning to the side to better look into his girlfriend's eyes he smiled a little as he asked, “you… ummmm, you are planning on keeping the baby right?”

“Well….I couldn’t get rid of it.”  She said looking down to her belly, her hand coming to rest on it again.  “It’s not it’s fault….”  She said turning and looking back up to him.  “I want to keep it….I will do what I have to, to do so.”

Tommy sat silently for several long moments as he stared into the emerald green pools of of her eyes. “Cat… Catherine, I don’t think think you should do that.” Falling silent another moment longer he leaned down closer, touching nose tips with the caracal in his arms he said, “I think we should do it together… if you want to.”

She blinked at the male for a moment or two, a little stunned at first, closing her eyes before just pressing her lips to his to steal a kiss.  “That does sound a whole hell of a lot better.”  She said with a little snicker.

“Okay….” Tommy said panting slightly from the sweet taste of her lips. “So, ummmm. well things for us just got really weird in one day. Damn I wonder what tomorrow will be ?” he said with a little giggle bending down and kissing her softly. “I guess there are a lot fo things we need to figure out and take care of… man am I glad we have my parents to help us with that hsit,” Tommy said kissing down her neck.

“Would you  look at this shit?” Tina said from the doorway jabbing her husband in the ribs. “Leave them alone for five minutes and they’re already in here making out and trying \for number two already.”

“Damn it mom,.” Tommy said giggling as he pulled back from his lovers lips. “So… you and dad aren’t pissed pff about …” he began before his father cut him off mid sentence. 

“Look son, before you two get too wrapped up in the moment, there are a lot of things that the four of us are going to need to talk about. But I have to say her and now, that I am proud of the young man I have had a hand in raising so far. Just keep this one thing in mind, you’re taking on a huge responsibility here. And it’s not yours to take on. Are you sure, and I mean SURE that this is what you want to do?”

“I… pretty sure dad, but you're right and we need to talk about it more. But I honestly can’t see myself letting Cat go through this alone. Believe it or not I really do love her, and just because the baby isn’t mine, doesn’t mean that it can’t be our baby does it?”

“And…..And I really love him.”  Cat chimed in.  “As far as I’m concerned the baby is mine and his…..no one else’s.”  She said nodding and snuggling up to the polecat.

“Then so be it, we’ll discuss this more in a day or two… it’s not like she’s gonna pop that little bugger out in the middle of the night. I think you two need a little time to really think this through and decide for certain. But for now we just let things go how they go,” the polecat’s mother said before turning towards the kitchen. “Dinner will be in a few hours, and I’ll make something that should be a little easier on her stomach,” she said before pausing in the hallway and looking back over her shoulder at the young couple cuddled up on the sofa. “You know son… with her already knocked up, and knowing you’re both clean and all, not a lot of sense in using condoms anymore if you get what I’m not saying here.” Walking off into the kitchen to start dinner she called back, “cream horns… for dessert that is”

Wiggling his eyebrows at the teen couple his father added, “subtle… for your mother anyway. But she makes a good point, can’t do any more damage than has already been done. It’s not like she can get knocked up while she’s knocked up after all.”

Giggling softly Tommy looked down at his lover and said, “so, do you need an aspirin after the way they beat us in the head with that hint?” Rubbing noses with her he whispered to her, “but to be honest… I think I like the idea a lot.”

“She has a point.”  The caracal said with a little giggle before letting her hands slip down his chest.  “Soooo….I think that you owe me some snuggles from this morning….Slinky.”