Leigh stood at the sink as she washed the dhere, humming to herself. She was just trying to have something to do while she waited for the boys to come home.
Since the two were stronger again, she felt comfortable with them going out for short errands. She knew that Gary would be safe with Avocato, she knew that he wouldn't let anything bad happen to him-
She gets interrupted from her own thoughts by the door opening, they're home...
She turns the water off and goes to meet the children. "Hey boys-" she paused, noticing Gary hiding behind the Ventrexian. "GareBear? What's wrong Sweetie..?" Avocato sighs before whispering to the human. "Come on Gare... you gotta show her..." Leigh looks at the boys, still worried and confused.
Finally, Gary steps out from behind Avocato.
Leigh gasped softly...
Gary had a few scrapes along with quite the black eye...
"Oh Honey..! What happened..?!" she said as she knelt in front of the boy, resting her hand on his cheek. Avocato sighed in guilt, "It's all my fault Mum... I turned my back for one second and Dylan jumped him..." she sighed, looking over the Ventrexian. Noticing the scars he had too.
"Oh boys..." she said softly, gently stroking the human's head. "Okay... come on, let's get you two cleaned up."
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Twenty minutes later. The two were on the couch, snuggled up. Both of their scrapes patched up, and Gary's eye on ice. Leigh approaches them. "How you boys doing?"
"Alright..." Gary said softly with a sniffle. Leigh sighs, sitting between the two. "Dylan was the one who did that to your arm before, right GareBear?"
The boy nods, leaning into her side. She wrapped her arms around him gently. Avocato sighed sadly, "I'm so sorry Gare... it's my fault I didn't see him-"
He was cut off by the sudden contact on his paw, realizing Gary was now holding it. "Hey, it's okay... its not your fault man..."the human said to the Ventrexian comfortingly, who was looking at the boy with a blush hidden beneath his fur.
The young Ventrexian smirked as an idea came to his mind. He brought the human's hand up and gently kissed it, making him blush heavily. Leigh just watched this all unfold in her lap, laughing softly. "You two are adorable..."
They both look up at her grinning, Gary still red in the face a bit. They both got themselves comfortable and began to drift off to sleep...
...still holding each other's hands.