moment he was holding one of his infant pups, "Know the feeling.  It wouldn't have been good for me as well."  When asked if Shawn could change I could tell from his expression he couldn't resist, "He can as long as he promises not to sharpen his claws on anything.  Just teasing you Shawn.  If you need to change go for it and relax."

Shawn smiled, "Thank you," He said before grinning at, me, knowing that I still had a bit of the body-shyness that came with my human heritage, though I was learning to get away from it, and stripped down quickly, placing his clothes on the coffee table before shifting to his handsome little tiger cub form.

I smiled at my son as I finished my own meal, "He's a cute cub, but I know that he's going to end up a Junior Cat, like his older brother Sergey. I just hope that whoever he ends up working with won't hurt his trust or abuse the fact that he is my son." I said softly as Shawn looked at the rest of us with his pale golden eyes.

Olivia quickly finished her food, "Well, I could offer him some catnip tea but..."  She moved over to Shawn and held a hand out to let him get her scent before starting to give his head, neck, and ears a light scratching, "If you would like to lay down and relax that would be fine."

Zane rolled his eyes at his sister, "So wrong sis.  I understand but considering how dominant you are I doubt many would want to take a chance.  Don't know how Cat's do it but he might end up working for you like my sister does me.  I have a feeling it is something most parents tend to worry about."  He made a slight face, "Right now it is the side effects of feeding them which I concern myself with."  Logan had just made a mess which was rather obvious to anyone with a nose.

I chuckled and smiled as I saw Shawn make a face and cover his muzzle with his paws. "Have fun Zane, I remember doing that for both Katherine and her brother Shawn, though when I got them both were older than your pups. A lot of time it isn't fun, but whenever I saw them looking up at me in gratitude I knew that it was worth it." I said, recalling how Shawn and Katherine had looked up me when they were little cubs.

"Come on Pops do you need to tell stories?" Kathy said rolling her eyes at me before she got up and joined her brother in her distinctive tiger stripped pup form.

"Kathy, face it, all fathers do it." I told her before turning to Zane, "I get a lot of comments on her rather unique fur pattern but it kind of fits her considering how much she loves being around us felines."

When Olivia almost squealed at Kathy's unique fur pattern Zane covered his eyes, "Some things even adult sisters don't outgrow..."  When Tessa and Mindy did almost the same thing he groaned, "And I know they did it to irritate me as well.  Blasted she-wolves."  He received a kick for that from Simone.

"Maybe she has a bit of cat in her somewhere?"  Melody added as she was looking at the girl.  "It would explain a great deal of her affection for cats and the odd fur coloration."

Zane had sat down to change Logan.  Once he was done he grumbled when Izzy handed him Riley to be changed as well, "Read one story where someone offered to get another a 'not brave enough for diaper duty' bracelet.  I might need to get one for myself."  He quickly changed Riley and shifted so he was leaning against a couch as Jacob handed him a bottle for her, "If the two of you are really careful and quiet you can come over and see our baby."

Both of my cubs stood, shook slightly and padded over and I could tell that Shawn was interested and so was Kathy.

"Zane, I know your pain, when my brother and sister were born sometimes my mom would drop them in my lap before going on duty. At least Shawn and Kathy were out of diapers when that happened." I remarked. "Then again that was only last spring when they were born."

*Daddy... he smells kinda like Kathy.* As he walked over to the spot he'd been before because the scratching he'd been getting had been making him give the growling purr of a relaxed and content big cat.

"Both of Katherine's parents were wolves, born wolves as far as I know. At least that was the information that I was given when I adopted her." I told Zane as I crouched down and gently hugged my daughter softly. "I don't know where her affection for cats came from, but it saved both of us I think."

As I said that Kathy shifted back human and stood looking at the pup in Zane's arms. "He's really cute." Then she turned to me, "Pops I don't need stories of when I was a baby-pup."

Zane shrugged, "Just a thought.  As far as well can tell Izzy doesn't have any Were in her.  If she does it is so far back it can't be picked up. As far as your dad telling you stories Kathy, wah!  It is our revenge for all the horrible things you pup's do to their parents like needing diapers changed."

I had to laugh at her expression. "You mean I inflicted bad smells on my Papa and Momma? Dad said I was three when he got me." She paused and groaned softly as I guess she remembered something from her past, "Nevermind..." She said finally and came over to give me a hug, "Sorry Pops, didn't know I did that to you."

I hugged her back and ruffled her hair gently. "Pup you couldn't help it back then." I told her then turned back to my host. "So, what do you think of my family Zane? I know we are far from perfect, but if you ever need parenting advice I can try and give you a few hints, since I've been there and done that since my turn eight years ago."

I almost laughed as I saw Zane roll his eyes at my description of my family, "I could say the same about my family, a junior wolf who likes to bully me, a disrespectful little sister, a stray human", he flashed Izzy a grin, "and everyone else.  Not blood related for the most part but still my family." 

When she heard my offer of parenting advice, Izzy snorted, "You, Willow, half the mothers of pups...  For some reason, everyone wants to help.  I think they hope it being a Goddess Willed pregnancy they hope something rubs off on them."  She stood and tucked Logan into a bassinet before collecting Riley and putting her next to him.

I chuckled softly, "I guess that is true, though I wasn't aware that it was a Goddess Willed pregnancy. Though I think my own heritage bears one of those out, since my own mother was a human child of a Were-Tiger and human." I smiled softly since I recalled how my mom now looked, being close to six feet tall, though her trim form hadn't really changed much, other than getting larger. "Her father helped her get her cat eight years ago." I stated before kneeling down to scoop up a sleepy tiger cub. "I think that we should get going, thank you, again for the invite Zane, I appreciate it. Hopefully in time we can become acquaintances, maybe even friends. I could use all the allies and friends I can get these days."

"Izzy had a medical problem which precluded her getting pregnant.  When she told me she had my pups my brain damned near exploded.  We definitely aren't mates but I do care a great deal for Izzy."  She had sat down next to him and gave her a light kiss, "It is possible.  Why this happened I don't know but neither one of us regret it at all."  He stood, "It is always good to network and form alliances and information sources.  Have a good evening and I will let you know after I talk to Tashi."  He watched us leave before I heard him grumbling when his phone rang before he managed to close the door, "Great, work calls."

     

With the previous chapter I worked heavily with @Wolphin5 while this time I was working almost as heavily with @Maxd01. That's why Zane was heavily featured in this one. I hope you guys all enjoy this one, collaborating can be fun but also challenging.