W here did my master go?" Killer asked the
golden kitten. He was sitting on the floor
watching the kitten push silken pillows on the floor
from the high white mountain that he would later learn
was a sofa and not to be jumped on.
"He's busy." Ty panted. It was a lot of work
making sure this stupid dog had a place to sleep.
"There that's the last one. Now you can sleep here.
Aiden will have a bed for you soon."
"You don't have a bed." The puppy sniffed the
cushions before putting one of his saucer sized paws
on it. It slipped and he fell forward, legs askew. "Very
dangerous." He muttered as he clambered on.
"I am Wah, I sleep where I please." Ty said
jumping back up to the sofa to stare down at the curly
puppy.
"That's not fair." Killer whined.
"Having to look after a stupid dog is not fair. I'm
not whining about that." Ty glared before settling
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himself on the soft white sofa, his ends tucked under.
"Go to sleep."
Aiden waited until nightfall of the day after
Liam's prom, before he made his first move. He'd
been back to the apartment for a few minutes to make
sure Killer and Ty were fed and to explain to Ty what
had happened. He needed the cat to be aware that his
guardianship of the loft was more needed than ever.
Killer at his young age was more like a typical, rather
dumb dog. Being fuzzy black and larger than he
should be wasn't helping his image any.
Ty had dragged a few cushions off of the sofa for
Killer to sleep on. At least the dog wasn't able to
climb on the bed yet. For that Aiden was grateful.
He changed into black jeans and a black tee shirt
before grabbing his leather jacket and heading to
Shay's place. He needed to reassure himself that his
son was safe and that the security precautions were in
place to keep him that way.
"Aiden, how's Liam?" Vanessa asked when she
opened the door. It hadn't taken long before all of
Davie Street and most of Vancouver knew about the
attack that was being described as a gay bashing.
"Still the same." He said stepping into her house.
"I want to see Shay before I head back to the
hospital."
"He's in the living room." Vanessa looked at her
friend. "The radio station says no one knows what
happened. They can't get a clear statement from
anyone, just a lot of garbled thoughts. There's
speculation it was some kind of prank that went
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wrong." She lowered her voice not wanting to speak
the words out loud. "Could it really have been a gay
bashing?"
"I wouldn't know. Things happened too quickly
for me to tell what was happening and why." Aiden
lied as he picked up Shay from the swing he was in.
"Hey there Pumpkin, it's been a busy couple of days."
"Li?" Shay asked in a small voice.
"I'm looking after it." Aiden whispered to his son
as he nuzzled the baby's neck. "I want you to stay
safe."
Just then the doorbell rang and Vanessa went over
to answer it. "Mrs. Mac Ruaidhri." She stammered,
not quite knowing what to say.
Aiden knew immediately that his mother was
there to protect his son. She was a powerful part of the
Wahjee people, though until a couple of days ago he
hadn't realized just how powerful she was. "Mom, this
is Seamus, we call him Shay." Aiden said handing his
son to his mother. No words were spoken between
them. Vanessa was human and they couldn't discuss
what was needed in front of her.
"Hello." Margaret said to the baby. "I'm your
Nanny Margaret." She kissed his cheek. "I'm sorry to
drop in on you unannounced, but Aiden insisted."
Margaret said to Vanessa.
"I forgot to mention you were coming over,
mom." Aiden said. He turned to Vanessa. "If you
don't mind, mom would like to spend some time with
Shay. I have to get back to Liam."
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"But…" Vanessa began confused as to why
Aiden's mother was there. She'd been under the
impression that Aiden didn't get along with his
mother, and here she was and Aiden was fine with it.
But her WASP upbringing took over and Vanessa
smiled. "Would you like a cup of tea Mrs. Mac
Ruaidhri?"
"That would be lovely dear." Margaret said. "I
think Shay and I will sit here on the rocking chair.
What a delightful room you have, from here you can
see every entrance and still look out the windows."
She smiled and sat down. "Aiden, you run along and
see to Liam. He needs you now. Shay will be fine, he
is, after all, your son." And then she said something
Vanessa thought was weird. "With each generation of
hearts filled with white light, the light increases and
thus does the power. That is your gift to your son."
Aiden flushed, kissed his mother on her cheek
and his son on his forehead before moving to the door.
"I'll call you when I know something, Vans." He said
to his friend.
