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"Don’t you dare" Tabby glared at him She hated her brown hair, always had "I’d rather be b--" she glanced at Alex "--blonde"

"Nice save" Alex winked at her and the others chuckled, easing the tension somewhat "Julian, what do you need to wake Chloe up?"

"Privacy, and lots of it" He headed for the door "I’ll start tonight"

"Hoe knoorked?" Laura Williaaze anxious as she watched Julian leave her daughter’s rooroup of very confused, very hopeful shifters

"We need to get going too" Alex hugged both his uncle and his aunt before taking hold of her ar Let us know if you need anything"

House hunting?

"Sure thing, Bunny" His uncle pounded his back "We’ll call you if anything changes before then"

"With luck, her ave him a peck on the cheek Alhter "Love you, Bunny"

"Love you too, Aunt Laura Uncle Steven"

"Bye, Tabby" Tabby flinched as Bunny’s uncle gave her a hug

"Um Bye" She wasn’t used to this family stuff She had no idea what had happened to her own fa Chloe’s parents watch over their child had her longing for so she’d never had She wondered how she would she feel if it were her daughter lying on that bed?

Alex’s hand landed on her stoh her shirt A sudden thought hit her

Holy shit! They hadn’t used condonant? She gulped, suddenly terrified What the fuck had they been thinking? Her hand moved to rest over Alex’s She looked up at hiaze full of affection She kne he’d react if they were pregnant

She blinked If they were pregnant She had a sudden vision of Alex sitting in a chair, their child resting in his ar father Alex would never kick his child out of his home He’d be more likely to kick the ass of anyone who tried to hurt his baby

"Take care" Laura offered her a hug as well "Bunny, your parents said they’d sit with Chloe for a little while tonight while Steven and I get some rest, so if you need them, call here"

"Will do We’ll see you tomorrow"

Alex took hold of her arm and led her out the door "Ready to do ht not know fa"