Alpha Wolf
"Look Irena, I'm not here to fight, I just want to see Lawrence."
Speaking of whom, Lawrence arrives at the door; he's very surprised to see you.
"Dad?! What're you doing here?"
"I don't really know, you can thank Mary here for even convincing me though look we need to talk in private, I can't be doing this shit in front of everyone."
Lawrence nods understanding completely and invites everyone in, Mary and Irena go off together while you and your son enter a study of some sort, where you have a fairly long talk. You find out that he runs his own security business, and is his own boss, which is something you can certainly respect. He excitedly tells about everything that's occurred in his life since you "disowned" him. Its weird, he doesn't seem to hold any kind of grudge or anything towards you. He's just so happy you're here. Must be a trait he picked up from his human mother's side, because you know damn well he didn't inherit it from you. If the roles were reversed, you're certain you would've slammed the door in your own face.
For once you're glad Lawrence isn't completely like you. You also realize that you have been unreasonable for all these years. You still don't approve of your son's choice in mates, but like Mary said, you need to get over it.
Just then a couple of little furballs come wandering into the room, they look like Wolf cubs, but the unmistakable feline features are there. They look at you with wide eyes.
"Hey, Tom and Isis. Come closer, I want you to meet someone." Lawrence says.
"Who's that Daddy?" Tom asks.
"That's your grandfather." Lawrence says picking one up. "Dad you've never even seen your own grandchildren. You want to hold them?"
"Uh erm I don't think we're quite there yet Lawrence." You say
"Okay, I understand hey! We're having dinner soon, you should stay!"
"I dunno it might be weird."
"Nonsense! Look if you think you're going to get into it with Irena, I can tell you it won't happen if you don't say anything to her. She'll keep quiet if you do. I hope you can be a little civil, I know it sucks when I have to be civilized to clients for my job, but you know how it is."
"Yeah I know how it is. Alright I can do it. Hell, I've come this far. This is a whole new experience for me. I hope just hope you've got some good food."
"Of course! We're not vegetarians here you know!"
"Well that's good, or else I would've had to disown you again!" you badly joke.
There's a period of silence, and you think you might've stepped over the line, however Lawrence begins to laugh.
"Disown me? If I become a vegetarian, just put a fucking silver bullet in my head! Ha ha!"
You laugh too, and breathe a sigh of relief. You remind yourself that you'll have to do a better job of your words at the dinner table!
Dinner is a pleasant affair; Irena certainly is an excellent cook. In fact it looks like she's an excellent housewife in general. You've noticed the house is spotless. She might be a house cat, but she's certainly not a lazy one. Maybe there are exceptions to Cat People. She doesn't talk to you, but she doesn't start anything either. Everyone eats except Mary who doesn't require it, but she looks happy that you're here making an effort to get along with everyone. You can't be sure, but you get the impression that she did this for herself as much as she did for you. Mary's own "family" is pretty fucked up and she's unable to have children of her own. Maybe in some ways she hoped to create a "surrogate" family that she could be apart of instead and all that was missing was you.
The doorbell rings.
"Who could that be?" Lawrence asks Irena.
"I don't know, I'll go check."
Irena gets up to answer the door and you can hear a loud voice in the next room.
"Sis! It's so good to see you! How about a hug for your brother?"
You hear some muttering and whispering, but can't quite make it out. A few seconds later, another Irena and another Cat Person enters the room. You don't like him. He's fat and scruffy. He looks like scum and smells like scum. All your previous good feelings immediately start to dissipate. Mary looks over at you.
"Uncle Oliver!" the furballs say in unison.
"Hey, kids! It's been a long time since I've seen you! I'll be staying here for awhile so we'll have lots of time to play!"
You don't like him.
"Hey Lawrence I hope you've been taking good care of my sister." He says with almost a hint of distain.
You really don't like him.
"Who's this couple?" he asks when noticing you and Mary. He gives you an unmistakable hostile stare.
You hate him.
You immediately whisper to Mary. "Who the fuck is this shithead?"
"Its Irena's brother, Oliver. I don't know too much about him, this the first time I've met him in person."
Speaking of whom, Lawrence arrives at the door; he's very surprised to see you.
"Dad?! What're you doing here?"
"I don't really know, you can thank Mary here for even convincing me though look we need to talk in private, I can't be doing this shit in front of everyone."
Lawrence nods understanding completely and invites everyone in, Mary and Irena go off together while you and your son enter a study of some sort, where you have a fairly long talk. You find out that he runs his own security business, and is his own boss, which is something you can certainly respect. He excitedly tells about everything that's occurred in his life since you "disowned" him. Its weird, he doesn't seem to hold any kind of grudge or anything towards you. He's just so happy you're here. Must be a trait he picked up from his human mother's side, because you know damn well he didn't inherit it from you. If the roles were reversed, you're certain you would've slammed the door in your own face.
For once you're glad Lawrence isn't completely like you. You also realize that you have been unreasonable for all these years. You still don't approve of your son's choice in mates, but like Mary said, you need to get over it.
Just then a couple of little furballs come wandering into the room, they look like Wolf cubs, but the unmistakable feline features are there. They look at you with wide eyes.
"Hey, Tom and Isis. Come closer, I want you to meet someone." Lawrence says.
"Who's that Daddy?" Tom asks.
"That's your grandfather." Lawrence says picking one up. "Dad you've never even seen your own grandchildren. You want to hold them?"
"Uh erm I don't think we're quite there yet Lawrence." You say
"Okay, I understand hey! We're having dinner soon, you should stay!"
"I dunno it might be weird."
"Nonsense! Look if you think you're going to get into it with Irena, I can tell you it won't happen if you don't say anything to her. She'll keep quiet if you do. I hope you can be a little civil, I know it sucks when I have to be civilized to clients for my job, but you know how it is."
"Yeah I know how it is. Alright I can do it. Hell, I've come this far. This is a whole new experience for me. I hope just hope you've got some good food."
"Of course! We're not vegetarians here you know!"
"Well that's good, or else I would've had to disown you again!" you badly joke.
There's a period of silence, and you think you might've stepped over the line, however Lawrence begins to laugh.
"Disown me? If I become a vegetarian, just put a fucking silver bullet in my head! Ha ha!"
You laugh too, and breathe a sigh of relief. You remind yourself that you'll have to do a better job of your words at the dinner table!
Dinner is a pleasant affair; Irena certainly is an excellent cook. In fact it looks like she's an excellent housewife in general. You've noticed the house is spotless. She might be a house cat, but she's certainly not a lazy one. Maybe there are exceptions to Cat People. She doesn't talk to you, but she doesn't start anything either. Everyone eats except Mary who doesn't require it, but she looks happy that you're here making an effort to get along with everyone. You can't be sure, but you get the impression that she did this for herself as much as she did for you. Mary's own "family" is pretty fucked up and she's unable to have children of her own. Maybe in some ways she hoped to create a "surrogate" family that she could be apart of instead and all that was missing was you.
The doorbell rings.
"Who could that be?" Lawrence asks Irena.
"I don't know, I'll go check."
Irena gets up to answer the door and you can hear a loud voice in the next room.
"Sis! It's so good to see you! How about a hug for your brother?"
You hear some muttering and whispering, but can't quite make it out. A few seconds later, another Irena and another Cat Person enters the room. You don't like him. He's fat and scruffy. He looks like scum and smells like scum. All your previous good feelings immediately start to dissipate. Mary looks over at you.
"Uncle Oliver!" the furballs say in unison.
"Hey, kids! It's been a long time since I've seen you! I'll be staying here for awhile so we'll have lots of time to play!"
You don't like him.
"Hey Lawrence I hope you've been taking good care of my sister." He says with almost a hint of distain.
You really don't like him.
"Who's this couple?" he asks when noticing you and Mary. He gives you an unmistakable hostile stare.
You hate him.
You immediately whisper to Mary. "Who the fuck is this shithead?"
"Its Irena's brother, Oliver. I don't know too much about him, this the first time I've met him in person."