Lion
Do You See a Lion
Matthew Junior didn’t take the news well at all. He stormed from the room angrily muttering something under his breath about not wanting a baby in the house. Scarlet gave me a look, frowning a little. I rested a hand on her knee and looked over to Genevieve. she was hiding a smile, as if her brother might see it and say something to her. When she was sure that he was gone, she smiled fully at us.
“Really? You are expecting again?” she stood and came to sit next to Scarlet.
“Yes.” Scarlet touched her abdomen instinctively. “You are going to have a baby sibling. I know you’re a little old to have a baby in the house to call your sister…” Genevieve was almost 14, and Junior sixteen. “But, I'm sure that you will be very excited!” This statement was true. Genevieve was starting to reach the age where she is interested in boys, love, and babies. She would dream of a family to call her own someday, and there was no reason that she wouldn’t want to see first-hand what it’s like to have a baby. But I bet you she didn’t realize how much work it actually is. I wouldn’t mind helping to show her, maybe that could help give me a few more years before worrying about her having sex-
“I will help you guys if you want, when the baby gets here.” Genevieve offered politely, looking into my eyes. I smiled and nodded.
“That sounds great, Gen. We will help you too, teach you all there is to know about babies, and raising a family.” I reassured her.
“Do you have a due date yet?” her curiosity was helping to prove that my assumptions were correct; she was imagining her own family.
“No, we haven’t seen a doctor yet, we will need to make an appointment to start making more appointments,” Scarlet giggled a little, looking up into my eyes. I leaned down and kissed her nose.
“Can I come with you?” Oh boy. I could see Genevieve becoming a pain with the constant questions, and wanting to help. It’s not that I didn’t want the help, but there was a time for everything.
“There will be some appointments that you won’t be able to come to, but of course you can come with us.” Scarlet reassured her. I stood carefully.
“I’m going to talk to Matt.” I said, heading for the stairs. I poked into his mind to see what he was up to, and found that he was in Lion form, and still fuming. I shifted to lion form before entering his room. I found him pacing back and forth, sighing every few steps. “Hey, why don’t you come talk to me.” I suggested, sitting just outside the door.
“No! Dad, I can’t believe you thought I would be okay with this! And it’s fucking disgusting to think about you and mom having sex!” he threw himself on the floor dramatically covering his eyes with his large paws. His small mane looked sort of funny around his head because it wasn’t fully grown in yet.
“Don’t you swear at me.” I warned lightly. “And don’t think about us having sex then! It’s nothing that I will ever stop doing!” I admitted with a laugh, knowing it would only upset him more.
“Dad. Cut it out!” he growled, shaking his head as he sat up a little. I mimicked his position, looking at him from across the room. “Why is she having another cub, dad?” he sighed, finally giving in to talking about it with me.
“Well… it was unexpected to us too, buddy. But we are both happy about it! It just happened! Which is why I tell you not to have sex until you are ready to commit to one girl, and ask her to join our pride-“
“You don’t need to tell me this again dad. I know the rules. I don’t want a stupid cub anyways. I probably never will.”
I glared at him, “Don’t you say that to me.” he knew what it meant to me to expand the pride someday. He also knew that he would become the head of the pride when I died. “Do you remember what I worked for to get what I have right now, Matt?”
“Yes! I know! I’m sorry, okay? I'm upset!”
“It doesn’t give you a right!” I tried to control my voice as I didn’t want to startle Scarlet downstairs. “Don’t ever threaten the future of my pride on me.” I stood, walking closer to him into his room. I couldn’t believe he said that to me! “If you want to get your drivers license this year, you will act like a mature lion. I don’t care about the matted mess of your mane, or the size, the shape, whatever! Keep your grades up, and start to exercise to build yourself up. You need to have strength and discipline.” With that, I headed out of his room without another word. I had to keep my son in check! There was no way in hell that I was going to let him just do what he wanted. My father sure as hell didn’t. And even though I don’t talk to him anymore, and he runs his own pride, he is still the man that taught me everything I needed to know to be on my own. I headed downstairs again, happy to find Scarlet lounging on the couch in lion form.
“How did he take it?” she sat up a little, looking at me with loving eyes.
“He pretty much told me to fuck off, and said he never wanted kids of his own.” I jumped up onto the couch, standing over her. I started to clean her face with my large tongue, listening as she spoke soft, reassuring words to me.
“Awe, don’t listen to him, love. He doesn’t know what he is talking about. He is young and stupid.”
“I wasn’t young and stupid!” I said with my tongue against her fur.
This made her giggle, “No, you weren’t, but you had your stupid moments.” She teased. “And you had me too. I kept your mind on track, didn’t I? All he needs is a girl that he wants to make children with, and he will be perfectly fine with being in this family and running the business when you are gone.” Her words were half reassuring, ad half scaring the shit out of me. I couldn’t imagine having a cub around that was mine, and one that was my sons. My father did it for a little while when I was home, but that wasn’t for very long…
“You kept my mind on the track of loving to make babies…” I closed my eyes and rubbed my head against hers lovingly. “And please don’t encourage him to make a baby with a girl when we have one on the way ourselves.”
“You have nothing to worry about dear. But what would we do if we found out he is gay?” I stopped moving immediately, my eyes snapping open.
“Please, I would rather have six cubs running around than a gay male.” I couldn’t imagine it! How the fuck would they make the family grow?! “Besides, that’s impossible with a hot mama like you walking around here. I remember when he was little, and I wanted to drink as much milk as he did!”
“Matthew!” she gasped, looking around to make sure the kids weren’t in the room. I laughed, knowing I would get a rise out of her. “Don’t talk like that with the kids in the house!” I loved my wife. She was always so aware of her children, but knew exactly how to keep me happy, and I made her just as happy, if not happier, especially with a baby on the way.
“Really? You are expecting again?” she stood and came to sit next to Scarlet.
“Yes.” Scarlet touched her abdomen instinctively. “You are going to have a baby sibling. I know you’re a little old to have a baby in the house to call your sister…” Genevieve was almost 14, and Junior sixteen. “But, I'm sure that you will be very excited!” This statement was true. Genevieve was starting to reach the age where she is interested in boys, love, and babies. She would dream of a family to call her own someday, and there was no reason that she wouldn’t want to see first-hand what it’s like to have a baby. But I bet you she didn’t realize how much work it actually is. I wouldn’t mind helping to show her, maybe that could help give me a few more years before worrying about her having sex-
“I will help you guys if you want, when the baby gets here.” Genevieve offered politely, looking into my eyes. I smiled and nodded.
“That sounds great, Gen. We will help you too, teach you all there is to know about babies, and raising a family.” I reassured her.
“Do you have a due date yet?” her curiosity was helping to prove that my assumptions were correct; she was imagining her own family.
“No, we haven’t seen a doctor yet, we will need to make an appointment to start making more appointments,” Scarlet giggled a little, looking up into my eyes. I leaned down and kissed her nose.
“Can I come with you?” Oh boy. I could see Genevieve becoming a pain with the constant questions, and wanting to help. It’s not that I didn’t want the help, but there was a time for everything.
“There will be some appointments that you won’t be able to come to, but of course you can come with us.” Scarlet reassured her. I stood carefully.
“I’m going to talk to Matt.” I said, heading for the stairs. I poked into his mind to see what he was up to, and found that he was in Lion form, and still fuming. I shifted to lion form before entering his room. I found him pacing back and forth, sighing every few steps. “Hey, why don’t you come talk to me.” I suggested, sitting just outside the door.
“No! Dad, I can’t believe you thought I would be okay with this! And it’s fucking disgusting to think about you and mom having sex!” he threw himself on the floor dramatically covering his eyes with his large paws. His small mane looked sort of funny around his head because it wasn’t fully grown in yet.
“Don’t you swear at me.” I warned lightly. “And don’t think about us having sex then! It’s nothing that I will ever stop doing!” I admitted with a laugh, knowing it would only upset him more.
“Dad. Cut it out!” he growled, shaking his head as he sat up a little. I mimicked his position, looking at him from across the room. “Why is she having another cub, dad?” he sighed, finally giving in to talking about it with me.
“Well… it was unexpected to us too, buddy. But we are both happy about it! It just happened! Which is why I tell you not to have sex until you are ready to commit to one girl, and ask her to join our pride-“
“You don’t need to tell me this again dad. I know the rules. I don’t want a stupid cub anyways. I probably never will.”
I glared at him, “Don’t you say that to me.” he knew what it meant to me to expand the pride someday. He also knew that he would become the head of the pride when I died. “Do you remember what I worked for to get what I have right now, Matt?”
“Yes! I know! I’m sorry, okay? I'm upset!”
“It doesn’t give you a right!” I tried to control my voice as I didn’t want to startle Scarlet downstairs. “Don’t ever threaten the future of my pride on me.” I stood, walking closer to him into his room. I couldn’t believe he said that to me! “If you want to get your drivers license this year, you will act like a mature lion. I don’t care about the matted mess of your mane, or the size, the shape, whatever! Keep your grades up, and start to exercise to build yourself up. You need to have strength and discipline.” With that, I headed out of his room without another word. I had to keep my son in check! There was no way in hell that I was going to let him just do what he wanted. My father sure as hell didn’t. And even though I don’t talk to him anymore, and he runs his own pride, he is still the man that taught me everything I needed to know to be on my own. I headed downstairs again, happy to find Scarlet lounging on the couch in lion form.
“How did he take it?” she sat up a little, looking at me with loving eyes.
“He pretty much told me to fuck off, and said he never wanted kids of his own.” I jumped up onto the couch, standing over her. I started to clean her face with my large tongue, listening as she spoke soft, reassuring words to me.
“Awe, don’t listen to him, love. He doesn’t know what he is talking about. He is young and stupid.”
“I wasn’t young and stupid!” I said with my tongue against her fur.
This made her giggle, “No, you weren’t, but you had your stupid moments.” She teased. “And you had me too. I kept your mind on track, didn’t I? All he needs is a girl that he wants to make children with, and he will be perfectly fine with being in this family and running the business when you are gone.” Her words were half reassuring, ad half scaring the shit out of me. I couldn’t imagine having a cub around that was mine, and one that was my sons. My father did it for a little while when I was home, but that wasn’t for very long…
“You kept my mind on the track of loving to make babies…” I closed my eyes and rubbed my head against hers lovingly. “And please don’t encourage him to make a baby with a girl when we have one on the way ourselves.”
“You have nothing to worry about dear. But what would we do if we found out he is gay?” I stopped moving immediately, my eyes snapping open.
“Please, I would rather have six cubs running around than a gay male.” I couldn’t imagine it! How the fuck would they make the family grow?! “Besides, that’s impossible with a hot mama like you walking around here. I remember when he was little, and I wanted to drink as much milk as he did!”
“Matthew!” she gasped, looking around to make sure the kids weren’t in the room. I laughed, knowing I would get a rise out of her. “Don’t talk like that with the kids in the house!” I loved my wife. She was always so aware of her children, but knew exactly how to keep me happy, and I made her just as happy, if not happier, especially with a baby on the way.
Notes
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2/12/13