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When Catherine entered her son's room, she saw him sitting on his bed, his head hanging low. She hated to see him like that. She made her way to his bed and sat in front of him and she told him gently: "Do you want to tell me what's going on?"
"Daddy is mad at me." He said, not daring to look up at his mother.
"No, I don't think he is. He is just wondering what is bothering you, just like I am." She explained.
The little boy shrugged and stood silent.
"It's alright to be upset. But you have to talk about it to make it go away." Catherine told him. She gave him some time, keeping quiet until he decided to talk to her.
Tyler finally said: "I broke my book."
"You broke your book." Catherine repeated not really understanding what Tyler meant.
He got up from his bed and looked underneath it and retrieved a book ripped into pieces and handed it to his mother, his head hanging low in shame.
"Do you want to tell me what happened?" Catherine asked gently, she wanted to know why her son was acting the way he was. It wasn't like him, he had never been aggressive like that.
"I got mad at Franklin." He explained.
"Why did you?" Catherine pushed him a little.
"Because I don't like him." He stated, crossing his arms over his little chest.
"But you love it when Daddy reads you his stories. So what did Franklin do to upset you?" Catherine reminded him.
"He has friends and I don't." He said with sadness.
Catherine's heart broke into pieces and tears pooled in her eyes at the sight of the pain Tyler was feeling.
"Come here." She told him as she pulled him on her lap into a hug.
"You have friends. You have me, your dad, Uncle JT and Aunt Tess. And there is Aunt Heather too. You know you can call her anytime you want." Catherine told him.
"But you're old!" He exclaimed, looking up at his mother before adding: "I wish I could go to school like Franklin."
So that was what was going on in his little head. Catherine knew this day would come, that she couldn't shelter him in their house until he was twenty and able to defend himself against whoever would be out there looking for him or his father.
"Don't be sad Mommy." Tyler told her. Just like his father, he had the ability to read his mother like an open book.
"I know I can't have friends because of my super powers but sometimes I want to." He explained before asking: "Does it make me bad boy?"
"No. No baby, you're not a bad boy. You're a wonderful little boy and I love you so, so much." Catherine told him, tightening her hold on him. She looked up to find Vincent watching them from the doorway. She didn't have to ask to know that he had heard everything. He watched them silently, the look in Catherine's eyes was breaking his heart. When she closed her eyes as she kept hugging her son, Vincent saw a tear slowly falling down her face. He hated to see the two people he loved most hurting like that. It angered him so much that he had to fight against his Beast not to transform.
"Come on Ty, let's get you to bed." Vincent interrupted as he finally entered the room.
Tyler looked at his father and said: "I'm sorry Daddy."
"It's alright son. But you have to talk to us when something is bothering you." He explained.
Tyler nodded and Vincent said: "Now, let's change into your PJ's and get some sleep."
"And brush my teeth." Tyler commented and it was Vincent's turn to nod.
Once they were done with getting Tyler ready for bed, the little boy settled under the covers and his parents joined him on the bed. Vincent and Catherine lied on their flanks, each on one side of their son. Tyler rested his hands on top of the covers, over his stomach and his parents both put one of their hands on top of his.
"Daddy, can you tell the story?" Tyler asked.
"Which one?" Vincent asked.
"Your story Daddy!" The little boy replied.
"Alright. Once upon a time, there was a guy with super powers…" Vincent started.
"You!" Tyler interrupted him.
Vincent smiled before continuing: "And this guy he couldn't go out of his cave because it would be too dangerous for him. So he was living with his best friend but he was always sad and angry. But one day, a beautiful girl came into his life…"
"That's you Mommy." Tyler commented and Catherine nodded.
Vincent continued: "The guy tried to push the beautiful girl away because he was scared of hurting her. But I think that he was also intimidated by her beauty and her smile, so that's probably why he tried to push her away. But the girl, she was quite stubborn and she always came running back to him, probably because he was so handsome and all."
Catherine chuckled and shook her head and Tyler smiled as well and turned his attention to his mother. He had heard this story over and over again and he knew it was his mother's time to speak.
"The girl…" She started but both Tyler and Vincent corrected her: "Beautiful girl."
"The beautiful girl…" She corrected before continuing, "She knew that the handsome guy would never hurt her and she couldn't help but fall in love with him. You see, the guy was always protecting her and protecting innocent people with his super powers so the beautiful girl knew that he was a very good person."
It was Vincent's turn to speak: "So the handsome guy fell in love with the beautiful girl, but the truth was that he had always been in love with her, ever since the first time he saw her."
"They've loved each other very much, and they still do." Catherine continued.
"And now they have a beautiful handsome baby boy with super powers that they both love very very very much." Vincent finished and they both kissed their son on each side of his face.
"That's me!" Tyler exclaimed.
"Yeah that's you knucklehead." Vincent said.
"Come on, it's time to sleep." Catherine said as she started to get up.
"Nooooo, pleeeeeease stay a little." Tyler pleaded.
"Alright." Catherine told him. She couldn't resist her son, especially after what he told her and seeing how much it was painful for him not to have friends his age.
"Until I fall asleep, please." Tyler pleaded a little more.
Tyler turned on his side and snuggled against his mother and Vincent wrapped his arms around the both of them. Vincent looked into Catherine's eyes and he knew that what Tyler told her had been painful for her and it had been for him as well.
Catherine tightened her hold on her son and told him: "I love you baby."
"I love you too Mommy." Tyler replied.
"And I love you two too." Vincent said before kissing Tyler on the head and Catherine on the lips.
"Two too." Tyler replied with a chuckle.
"Come on Ty, it's time to sleep. Close your eyes." Catherine told him and the little boy did as he was told.
Catherine and Vincent waited until he was sound asleep and left Tyler's room to go to theirs.
Catherine sat on their bed, feeling helpless and tired. Tears pooled in her eyes as she thought about her conversation with Tyler.
Vincent sat next to her and took her hand.
She waited for a while before saying: "Our son is sad and unhappy."
Vincent stood silent and gently rubbed his thumb over her hand, trying to comfort her.
"We thought we were doing the right thing. We thought that we were good parents but we've failed miserably." She continued.
"Maybe it's time for him to go to school." Vincent suggested. He knew how Catherine felt about it. She was so scared of something happening to her son that she thought that it would be best to keep him at home. Vincent had agreed because at the time he thought that it was what was best too. Now he wasn't so sure about it.
"Do you think he is ready?" Catherine asked him.
"I don't know. But I know that he is smart and JT's been teaching preschool since we moved here to be sure that we can always have an eye on him." Vincent explained.
"But what if he forgets to run slowly? What if someone picks up on him and his eyes glow? What if they play football and he jumps too high to get the ball?" Catherine asked.
"We'll figure it out if it happens and if it gets out of control, we'll move to another place." Vincent told her.
"I'm so scared." Catherine admitted as she rested her head on Vincent's shoulder.
"I am too. But someone once told me that we could overcome anything." He tried to reassure her.
"I hoped that giving birth would be the only thing we would have to overcome but this… raising him and teaching him how to manage his abilities, it's even more challenging." Catherine said.
"But we can't keep him secluded in our home, he needs to go out there and experience life and if he falls, we'll be next to him to help him get back on his feet." Vincent tried to reassure her once again, wrapping his arms around her shoulders and kissing her on the top of the head.
"I just want him to be happy and to feel good about himself. I don't want him to feel like he doesn't belong because of his DNA." Catherine explained.
"Catherine… He's gonna be okay. He's smart and he knows right from wrong. And just like I told you before, if something goes wrong, we'll leave and settle some place new. Now I want you to stop worrying so much. Tomorrow our son is going to school like any other boy his age and he's going to be fine." Vincent told her.
"I'm never going to stop worrying." Catherine told him.
"And I'm not going to stop worrying either… about him, about you. But I believe this is what being a parent and being in a relationship means, being scared and taking risks but more importantly, trusting that so far we've raised Ty to be smart and wise about his abilities." Vincent explained to her.
"Since when are you so wise yourself Mister Keller?" Catherine asked.
"I think it started when you told me I was going to be a father." He replied, before kissing her lips.
Catherine smiled at him and he added: "So now, I'm going to make you stop worrying for at least a little while." Vincent replied as he pressed her against the mattress of their bed and sneaked a hand underneath her shirt. He adjusted his body over hers, careful not to crush her before starting to place kisses on her neck. She closed her eyes, lot in the comforting sensation that his body, kisses and touch were providing to her. She loved him so much. Vincent and Tyler meant the world to her. She hoped that Vincent was right and that Tyler would be alright.
"Tyler is…" Catherine started but Vincent cut her off and said: "Tyler is sound asleep. It's just you and me. I believe I've been using my super powers illegally and you promised something about a punishment?"
Catherine relaxed in his arms. She smiled at him and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer to her. They kissed passionately, their hands gently and slowly discovering each other's skin once again.
"I think I can stop worrying for a little while." Catherine said after pulling away from his lips for a brief moment before they started to lose each other into a moment of passion.
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