Four: Awkward Family

The meeting had been awkward as hell, but somehow Eisley had managed to pull through and do her best to take enough bathroom breaks to keep spraying herself with the strongest perfumes she could. For a cat going into the heat it was hell to be stuck in a room where the majority of your fellows were both male and canine or prey species with commonly large sex drives. When Eisley had been training everything had been much simpler, there had been more females and much more prey to work around, as well as a few cats who completely understood. Were the meeting to have consisted of at least one of the elder canine matrons or even just one cat amongst them to guess the situation and give her protection it would not have felt so awful, but every nose had twitched and there had been the unfortunate matter of the hormones increasing and her breasts swelling to the point a button on the shirt had popped right off and pinged the old Saint Bernard in charge of the place right in the head.

Everyone had sniggered at the event until they'd turned to see the rather prominent cleavage the button had revealed and Eisley had tried her best not to blush or look shocked. She'd apologised to her boss and to the members of the board and senior staff for causing a distraction and then encouraged everyone to keep talking. She'd found herself bringing up her notebook to sit in front of her face so that she did not have to bend and expose herself anymore, but the damage was done. The meeting was hardly on track afterwards, everyone mentioning boobs by accident until the boss had become so fed up he'd sent her to go and put her coat on. Eisley had felt like a child told off at school and she was seriously frustrated to think that they would be so unkind to her when it was their own faults they were paying attention to her breasts. She had come back in with a thick jumper over herself that she'd absconded from Kenny's pile of old clothes the other day, it had stopped them all from saying anything more as she'd flooded their fine noses with the scent of her husband after he'd been doing something sweaty and physical... even in such a silly jumper!

When it was over with, Eisley found herself sitting in her office room with one of the dogs from the meeting trying his very best to be of interest to her and get some reaction from her scent. It made her very uncomfortable and very aggressive too, sure dogs and cats were plentiful all over the world compared of other animals, but with her current situation and her past encounters, there was nothing more terrifying than being around a horny dog. Thankfully though there must have been some spiritual vibration between herself and her husband that caused Kenny to call for a video chat and the moment the dog saw him, he realised he had something else to do. It was just a brief chat with Kenny letting her know he was on a quick break and wanted to let her know he had put on a nicotine patch because it was starting to get hectic and he needed the release. He never needed to ask, as long as he never put another cigarette in his mouth Eisley was not bothered by the patches or even the gum, but since their youngest had a weak chest, Kenny had given it up... only desperate for the nicotine when having a very stressful situation and settling for the patches, which meant the house no longer smelt... but just moments after that call, Eisley had found herself nose to belly with a very familiar figure.

"Hello big sis... how are you doing?" The pierced belly-button with its diamond gem waggled about against a plush golden coat with rosettes that were not really black but more a dark red, making Mercedes' fur glow like fire in the sunlight and Eisley rolled her eyes as she clenched her jaw. She had not been looking forward to communicating with anyone from home and certainly not with her rather 'open' sister, who quite automatically had her legs spread as she sat upon the examination bed. Eisley grimaced as she chewed her teeth, frustrated by the fact she had to deal with this figure when she really would rather head back home, but she looked towards her sister's round and adorable face with the similar coloured blood drop marking on the forehead and then Mercedes gave a girlish giggle of delight. "I originally thought I should have begged for some kind of house call or something to get you homeward, but then I didn't know what was going on with that little family of yours. How is that ugly old brute you married doing these days? He still beneath you?"

"He's a police sergeant and he's certainly not beneath me, Mercy... especially considering I married for love rather than money and attraction... don't think I haven't smelt your perfume on enough of the goons and bodyguards to know that you get bored in your marriage. I certainly don't get bored in mine..." Eisley began, hoping to claim the high moral ground in the situation and remain respectable, but what was the point. Wedding bands and even close blood ties were no hinderance to Mercedes when she wanted something - she was the archetype of the spoilt rich brat but worse because of their family's dangerous reputation. Indeed, many of Mercedes' worst conquests... namely teachers and animals daring to hold authority over her... had found that she only had to name-drop grandfather's well-known preference for vendettas to not only get decent grades but ensure her bad behaviour was never noted. It was all a cruel trick with Mercedes for whomever she chose as a pet, but Eisley was not expecting the counter she got from her sister.

"I can tell that... seven kids speak a lot about your sex life... namely that you're easier than me when he's in the right mood." Mercedes stuck out her tongue in a playful gesture; there was twelve years between the two sisters and it had been a real nightmare growing up and knowing that you would be unable to coach your sister through the most dangerous years of their life, but what could Eisley have taught her anyway considering her high school days? Mercedes could see the sour expression upon her sister's face and gave a soft little chortle over it before breathing a sigh of amusement. "I get a little bored but what can you expect? We had our daughter and that was it... he dotes over her and doesn't seem to care if we don't have a son, he just loves our girl to pieces... so the whole sexual element is practically gone. I told him I have it with whomever and he's content as long as its kept secret and not flaunted in his face, which works for me. But that's why daddy doesn't trust my husband much anymore... he wants you to come back and work with us again and bring your kids. Seriously Lee, those kids have the right to see their family."

"No they don't... I could just disown myself from you all and there would be no obligation from any of us. Dad would accept it and everyone would stare at you and Marius for a child. Does that make any sense?" Eisley stated with a soft grunt of irritation as her ears flattened and she snarled at her sister in frustration. Her words caused an instant reaction, Mercedes' ears dropped and she practically sat backwards with a grimace of anxiety as if that statement was a big problem. It was then Eisley tilted her head to the side, one ear raising and widening as if she were listening in to something that wasn't said. Mercedes looked at Eisley anxiously and her sister gave a soft sigh of disbelief before stretching a hand out to her sister's knee and patting her gently. "Mercy... has something happened?"

Suddenly Mercedes looked rather anxious and worried about things, pulling her knees together in a clenching motion with her head low. She looked sheepish, almost cute because she looked sad and like a child for the first time in a very long time. It was scary for Eisley to see her sister looking like that, especially because it usually meant something was very wrong, even more so as Mercedes' tail tucked within her legs and she looked very depressed. Eisley felt piteous, shaking her head softly in dismay before stretching out a hand to her sister's shoulder and kissing her cheek tenderly. Mercedes gave a sudden gulp of surprise, then looked at her sister with wide and sorrowful eyes, taking in a deep breath and then pondering what to say.

"I haven't had a heat in three years Lee... I have a pretty nasty incident with an IUD and it fucked everything up. I had sepsis... the doctors said there was no way I'd be able to have a baby again and it made things worse between Marius and me. He's got his own lovers on the side now, hoping to impregnate one and get their kid... he even has contracts written up for every girlfriend he takes on the side, usually secretaries. As soon as they fail with a pregnancy he gets a new one... dad found out and... well, that's the real reason dad started fussing about you." Mercedes stated with a depressed expression and for once Eisley felt like bursting into tears, furious with herself for not getting in contact enough and actually talking to her baby sister. With a grimace of frustration Eisley stroked her sister's soft cheek fur before shaking her head about gently. Then Mercedes shook her head gently before giving a soft groan of frustration and then looking down at her feet. "Dad said I fucked up worse than ever and he threatened to disown me completely... its been a nightmare."

"I get it, I wish it had been explained properly to me. Alright Mercy, you tell dad I'll bring the family up at the weekend for a visit, they can meet him and you and... things will be okay. Now you'd better head off now, I'm going home because the kids will be hungry." Eisley stated, standing up and allowing Mercedes to leap onto the floor beside her. Suddenly her sister wrapped her arms about her, nuzzling into her a little awkwardly as she caught the familiar scent of Eisley's approaching heat and could not help but smear her cheeks against her big sister's coat. Eisley grimaced slightly at the reaction, knowing it was just how cats like them could be but always making a point herself to keep away from other cats when she could. With a soft groan she said her goodbyes again and then watched her sister leave before she sat back at her desk and then thumped her head against the table with a groan of depression. "Fuck!"

* * * * *

Eisley was running late on her way back home and she was seriously pissed with her sister about it, especially because she knew there was no way she could explain it to the kids without explaining absolutely everything! She was just thankful though that she was still going to get in before the kids were back and when she did arrive at home, she was shocked to see a familiar motorbike sitting in the driver, chained up to the nearest wall because the owner knew it could get snatched out here. Eisley was smiling the moment she saw it, her heart fluttering in delight to know that she was going to see the wonderful form of her very first baby! When Eisley got the door open the wonderful scent of food drifted to her nostrils and her ears flattened as her tail whipped back and forth in delight to know that he'd been cooking too! The moment she stepped into the kitchen she spotted the muscular form of her eldest son, as big and stocky as any lion with a thick black mane bearing a red-brown flame in the centre of his forehead, golden coloured fur with red-brown ringlets up his arms, legs and down his back to his tail. He was wearing spiked bracelets, a leather studded jacket, black jeans and overall it looked as if he was about to go out and beat the shit out of anyone who looked at him the wrong way, but when Eisley gave her excited squeal of pleasure to see him pulling out a massive cake from the oven his ears pinned back as his big thick tail was suddenly tugged and he had to put the cake down and grumble.

"Seriously mum? You want my fur to get burnt off?" Hector grumbled as he put the cake down and felt the insisting tugging to pull him around and give her a firm hug. Hector chuckled gently and gave a soft groan as he spun around, taller than his mother but not his father and looped his big arms around her. She nuzzled against his firm chest, wagging her tail in delight and giving little squeaks and whispers about how happy she was to see her baby after so long a time and Hector just gave a chuckle as he patted her back. He caught the funny smell coming from his mother, grimaced and knew he couldn't hang around for more than a day as he then sat himself down at the table and sat her down with a grin. "So you're coming into season again... I was gonna ask if I could stay over but if that's going on I might end up in a fight with dad. I was starting to get a bit considered that a certain someone else was starting to come into conflict with him again... especially when I got money for 'books and stuff' sent to me on campus by grandpa."

"Oh fuck... why can't the family stay out of this! In all honesty Hector, you're the only one that understands what it's like to deal with them. You remember how weird it got after my grandfather died and you remember how unhappy they were about your father." Eisley chuckled gently in amusement as she settled down and was given a very interesting plate of food as she settled down with a sigh of relief and kissed his cheek gently before tugging at his cheek fur. Hector gave a snort of amusement, flicking his ears and wriggling his whiskers before wrinkling his nose gently and then giving a soft yawn of understanding. He nodded his head as he settled down to beside his mother with his food and then gave a yawn of frustration as he looked toward his mother with a big grin on his face and Eisley gave a chuckle. "Anyway, you're quite correct about the situation... but at the same time you're not as things are actually getting quite complicated. For a start he hardly seems to react to Tomas at all, barely able to register his scent and he tends to say Tomas is nothing to worry about... he knows where he wants to go and so he's nothing for Kenny to worry about. Leo is starting to show all the traits of being a really strong and powerful male, he's got the knack to go far and the more he starts to be the all-star kid the more Kenny starts to think he'll need to fight him soon enough to be the dominant male in the household. Leo hasn't even realised it at all yet and that could be very dangerous. But I'm going to deal with that issue some other time... the real problem is Nero. Kenny thinks Nero isn't worth the time to consider a threat and well... everything gets a bit weird from there you know?"

"Yeah... Nero still thinks dad isn't his dad because they don't get along and yet he fails to see that it's all because Nero's always just sort of been in the wrong place at the wrong time. Sometimes I think dad also kind of resents him because he shows only the size of a lion and grandpa did sort of spoil Nero and fuss him more than he did me. Let's face it mum, your family is trouble." Hector chuckled and Eisley nodded her head wisely in understanding and appreciation as she ate, but she had the feeling that Hector wanted to tell her something. She eyed up her eldest carefully, noticing very clearly that his body language was a little shifty and the last time it had been like that, he'd declared his wish to go to university and had practically left right there and then. It had been good timing too, he'd just beaten his dad in a simple game and it had started to make Kenny panic that his beloved son was going to get into more troubling stuff as Hector was already starting to get into fights and Kenny could only see what he had once been in the kid. He did not want anything Kenny had done wrong in life to be repeated and when Hector had declared he was going away to study, Kenny had been relieved greatly for it. As his mother suddenly pressed his shoulder with hers, Hector blushed gently and then he gave a sudden groan of frustration. "Uh... mum... I've got a question for you... what's the best way to apologise to a girl that 'thinks' more than 'wants' more. Do you understand me?"

"I'm a little worried about what you're saying kiddo... just what might you be implying?" Eisley grimaced slightly, a little worried that her eldest son was getting a bad reputation. It had never exactly been an easy thing to avoid, with his father's manners and his own looks, Hector had been the trouble-maker at school but not in the sense he'd upset the learning of other children. He was intelligent and that was the problem, he got bored easily and challenged the teachers that did not know any better. What frustrated the teachers more was that Hector was highly athletic but also highly creative and yet he hardly gave a rat's ass about making friends or teamwork. It had taken a young hare to actually beat him in a boxing match at high school to finally get a bit more respect and interest in others to his brain. Though Hector was devoted to his siblings after that point he'd actually managed to make friends, very good friends, once they got over the fact he was the terrifying creature that would stand in the corner and scowl over everything. Right now though Eisley feared her son had done something to upset a girl he clearly liked. "So what happened?"

~1 Week Earlier~

Tamsyn was a very fancy little figure around the college; she was from a rich family that held a lot of property in the holiday resort industry and her mother was a big figure in fashion and it did not help that she was so adorably cute. As a member of the Shipton Snow Leopard family, everyone who recognised the little blue-white leopardess would pull her into all kinds of social situations where everyone was kindly to her, even if it was feigned to get into money. Tamsyn though had always been able to read people well, she had never wanted to be like her elder siblings and she had not enrolled in the fashion design or business courses everyone would have expected, Tamsyn was a real bookworm and her interest with in literature and physics, but no one in the science courses had taken her seriously. She'd had her two best male friends, a bear and eagle follow after her all the time to keep her safe and try to encourage her, but they were such yes-men that from time to time they irritated Tamsyn, but everything had changed when she'd been convinced to go to one of the singles events at the college and seen the usual mechanic and builder group that hung out with the sports crowd in the bar every night.

Amongst them Tamsyn had met a very terrifying big cat called Hector that lots of the girls were after but clearly couldn't give a fuck about them. When she'd seen him playing pool she'd come over to watch and been fascinated, mentally analysing his actions and the physics involved to predict each of his scores. She'd been so focused upon it she'd gotten a surprise when he thrown her a pool cue and told her to have a go... of course she'd messed up badly but he'd laughed about it and to her dismay it had quite vexed her. Tamsyn had then gone to the bar to hang out with her friends but her usual chaperones had left and she was getting chatted up by a guy who kept grabbing at her tail. Tamsyn had thought herself to be in trouble but then Hector had sat down beside her, given the other guy a glare and it had stopped, but Tamsyn had not been able to talk to Hector because others girls had appeared. She'd wanted to go and find him again but had ended up frustrating him when she'd come to his garage where he'd been working and ended up causing a clumsy accident that had gotten him in real trouble with his lecturer. She had tried to make it better, but he'd rejected the help of a 'rich girl who doesn't know shit' and Tamsyn had been upset by him again.

By this time she had been so interested in Hector that she couldn't just drop the matter and she tried to go and frequent places he frequented to get some attention. Once more she found herself watching him playing pool when he'd asked her what it was she was thinking about; when he'd figured out she was a science nerd he'd teased her but then figured out she was having trouble. He'd learnt her stuff was not given much credence because of her gender so he'd decided to walk with her to one lecture, bullied the lecturer to let him attend, then kicked Tamsyn or forced her to stick her hand up every time she'd felt too forgotten to answer or ask questions. It did not really give her as much respect as he'd hoped, but it gave Tamsyn more confidence in the matter and she'd stood up for herself more... but it had gotten her through to the point of being a very close friend to Hector, always hanging out with him when she could and she had hoped that he would realise there was an attraction there too!

Today Tamsyn was on her way to Hector's rented room on campus; she was quite pleased with herself that she'd found a vintage motorcycle guide book, something that looked to be from the 50s and was covering a kind of motorbike that Hector had mentioned being fascinated in. She hoped he would appreciate it, especially when she was seriously trying hard to think of bringing up the question of whether they were a couple or not, especially because it was such an awkward thing to say. She knew it was probably going to be something she would cry about no matter what he said, just giving him the gift might make her cry, but Tamsyn had been trying to clam herself and relax herself - Hector was not really the most emotionally open or subtle individual... he was quite blunt. But Tamsyn was not exactly sure what to expect when she got to the door and was hearing funny grunting sounds and... little squeaking noises?

Tamsyn could see the door was not completely closed, there was a gap wide enough to peer inside and there was a strong smell of sex filling the air about it and making Tamsyn's nose twitch. She was anxious, there was the strong masculine scent of Hector's body that recently she had been drinking in every time she was in his presence and it made her fur stand on end and tremble. As her big plush tail wiggled about she suddenly thought of the situation and then blushed at the idea that she might just be walking in on him masturbating to porn. It would be awkward indeed, but Tamsyn would get a look at his junk and his face for the first time... which was incredibly exciting! However, when she peered through the door way she gasped in total disbelief at the scene within....

There was a gorgeous looking otter lying on her front, her tail slapping at Hector's back as she was pressed into the bed, her face drunk with pleasure as she felt his form within her. Her tongue was lolling, her cheeks were so red Tamsyn could see it and she was practically steaming as she gasped in and out. Her rather plump breasts were being grasped tightly into Hector's big paws, his claws scratching the edge of them and the nipples were visible probing out between two fingers as she whimpered and gave her squeaks of pleasure. Her sleek, stream-lined body was coated in sweat and with her tail curled over it was visible to see exactly what had been going on as her inner thighs were soaked with her pleasure and a few used and very large full condoms were sitting around the bed beside her. Tamsyn had never seen her before but she could hear the hefty grunts of Hector as he kept his mouth open, his teeth straining out as he tried hard to restrain the desire to bite the poor girl, his paws still grasping her tits hard. His face was stuck in a vicious grimace that could be mistaken for the maniacal grin of a killer if it weren't for the incredibly heavy item sitting between his legs and stabbing in and out of her. It was thick, long and dressed in a purple wrapper as he continued to thrust deep and hard into the girl... seeing it Tamsyn's eyes began to dribble tears as she looked at him throw his head back, his black mane shaking as he looked ready to climax. Tamsyn could not help herself, she jerked the door open and cast the book into the room, snapping suddenly at him.

"Hector you jerk! You could have at least told me you were busy today!" Tamsyn then spun around, her face coated in tears as she spun off and did not cry but just stormed off. She could not believe that he would be balls-deep inside another woman... an obviously more attractive one with bigger tits and a sleek body who looked like she could handle anything. That otter girl was the kind to hang around hunks, she could be a model leaning against Hector's motorbike and could fit in amongst his hardcore crowd. She looked so suitable for him... so much more than a rich little girl that everyone would assume was trying to get on her father's nerves rather than actual care....

But when it had happened, Hector had immediately pulled out, leaving the otter girl stunned but too gripped in her own previous orgasm to give a damn about what he was doing. When Hector had stood up, still wearing little more than a rubber Johnny, he'd stuck his head out the door and called out to her but she'd hurried off. He'd felt so very stupid in that moment, slammed the door shut and then looked at the purple item on his body and the erection that was slowly ebbing away with the sudden panic gripping his body. He then looked at the otter who was drowsing on his bed and then his eyes had caught the book on the floor and his teeth and gritted together tightly in frustration.

"Shit."

* * * * *

"Seriously? You and Madelyn Rudder? She turned up after all this time and you just went ahead and decided to get busy for the sake of old desires? Oh God Hector... you're such an idiot!" Eisley groaned in frustration as she slapped her hand to her face and shook her head. Of all the stupid things to have happened to her son it had to be that damn otter girl. He'd been infatuated with Madelyn all through High School and she had goaded him into his bad behaviour, encouraging him that good things came for the bad boys, but when he finally requested they be in a relationship... rather than just have meaningless sex... Madelyn had revealed herself to already be going out with a stoat the same age as her father! It had broken Hector's heart and made him extra aggressive towards the ladies that rushed after him, but now he'd ruined everything by letting Madelyn get what she wanted. "Come on Hector... I can tell you from my own experiences that Tamsyn is over the moon for you, she actually wants to have a decent relationship with you but instead you're going to have to do a lot to apologise to her."

"So mum, what's your advice? I mean... did dad do anything like that with you?" Hector questioned but he could see the grimace falling upon Eisley's face and he had heard the story once before. As much as Eisley and Kenny loved each other, their age difference upon meeting had been a serious problem considering what Eisley had already experienced. With her sexuality already ripped into the open faster than was legal, she had found herself wanting to be with Kenny constantly, even when it would be as illegal as what had been done to her. She had even snuck into his apartment constantly to try and be with him, not sexually but just doing that had put him in serious risk and he had purposefully started a relationship with Patience, a very sexy lioness, to try and put Eisley off with the idea he wasn't interested in non-lions. But in thinking of that Hector looked at his mother with a grimace of frustration and itched the back of his ear. "Mum... I really like Tamsyn, but she really wouldn't be a good match for me... well, I wouldn't suit her lifestyle at all you know?"

"I know but hell it's up to her, Hector. Guys constantly tell me I married beneath me but I didn't care... love was more important. You've just got to explain your reasonings to Tamsyn, tell her the truth and give her something that means just as much to her as that book does for you. Heck... there's the old what's it called, star place... the planetarium near the university, if you tell them a physics student wants to book it for a dissertation session or something you can probably get it all to yourself and use that as the place to apologise." Eisley winked playfully, in truth she was slightly glad though that Hector had mentioned the fact he'd been using condoms, if only because she'd heard Mrs Rudder complain about the price of abortions and it had quite startled Eisley to hear it spoken about so blatantly! But just as Eisley thought to say something more as Hector grinned to himself about the idea, the door opened and there was a sudden explosion of youngsters as the rest of the family... sans Kenny... finally arrived home. "Hello babies!"