Kitty" Year-Round

Part X: All Things Happen in Due Time

By Mia LeighArc

A month or two after the bar incident. Delbert and Amelia had been together most of the waking hours of the day. Every time Amelia would be home, she always knew she was welcome and didn't feel the need to knock if she was spending time with Delbert. The day this whole fiasco happened was no different than the rest. It was a normal day on Montressor; the sun was out, the manta gulls were flying freely and squawking at passers-by. Everything was busy and the weather was spectacular... all except for one detail; Delbert's family was in town. So, in other words, his crazy parents and his womanizing cousin had come to visit for Delbert's birthday. Delbert was in his observatory studying his latest findings and muttering to himself.

"They'll never believe it...they just won't!" He exclaimed behind the closed door; he could hear someone turning the handle. Without saying a word, Delbert's mother Margret came into the observatory.

"Delbert, son, why don't you go out and do...something?" She said knowing exactly what she was saying. She figured "At the rate this is going, my son will never find a wife." She thought to herself. Not that it was any of her business to begin with.

"Your books will be here when you get back." She said plainly, trying to persuade him to do something besides staying cooped up in his observatory all day looking maps. Delbert was getting annoyed.

"Mother, do you mind I'm kind-of... having a break-thru here." Delbert looked back down at the piece of paper he had been writing on. His mother looked confused; she didn't know anything about astronomy... she just told her son to follow his heart; and that's just what he did.

"Of course, dear. Say, who's that odd woman in your living room? She keeps asking for you. She looks dangerous, I hope she's a nice lady.

(Oh no, the world must have just ended.) Delbert looked up from his work. His mother would never lie to him to get him to do something...or would she. Delbert's and he remembered that he and Amelia had made plans to spend the day together and he hadn't any resources to let her know he had to cancel. He had to warn her of his sleazy cousin and fast. He had to save her before it was too late. From the living room, one could hear raised voices.

"How can this day get any worse?" Delbert thought flustered and frustrated.

"Get away from me you pompous BASTARD!" Delbert heard loud and clear to be Amelia's voice raised. His cousin was trying to keep her quiet, umm...Not working

"Come on, give me a chance sweetheart..." Gavin Doppler said as his voice trailed off. Was he laughing possibly? Amelia on the other paw looked VERY offended.

"I only allow ONE man with the name Doppler to call me that...and you although you may look like him, you certainly aren't him!" Gavin had a look of shock on his realized she was talking about Delbert.

"What? my cousin? Are you insane? I'll take care of that. You'll soon find out what happens to women that choose my little nerdy cousin over me…" as he broke into a grin that he would've considered very sexy... but unfortunately, it wasn't it looked more like demonic possession.

"Well, I can make you happy..." He eased semi-suavely. He was hoping that she would budge, but she didn't. Delbert silently came down the stairs feeling very flushed

"No, you can't, I don't want YOU! Now leave me alone you pathetic ruffian!" Amelia hollered as Gavin reached out to grab Amelia when she slapped him so hard in face, his spectacles fell to the floor, leaving him groping on the ground for them; Gavin hated the fact that he had to wear the damn things sometimes, he didn't think he looked very dignified and he hated that people would constantly confuse him with his nerdy cousin. Amelia kept backing away from the horny canine, not realizing she was backing right into Delbert. Amelia jumped but Delbert grabbed her hand and turned her to face him.

"Delbert!" Amelia said excitedly but also confused from the situation.

"Amelia." Delbert shouted, taking her into his arms. Gavin walked over to where they were and tried to break them up.

"Excuse me cuz', but-" and with that Delbert punched Gavin in the face, causing his nose to bleed and his spectacles to fall onto the floor once more. When he saw that blood was on his hands, Gavin fainted.

"Now sit, stay!" He called to his cousin with a slight smile as he turned back to Amelia.

"You lied to me!" She began, angry with him. Delbert looked shocked.

"How was I supposed to know you had arrived already? I had my family to deal with!"

"Why didn't you tell me this would happen?" Amelia questioned. Delbert had a look of anger, then of confusion.

"What? That what would happen?" Delbert asked gently. Amelia just glared at him.

"That your cousin would hit on me, quite badly I'm afraid- worse than you even! We planned a whole day together and you didn't even tell me that your family was town...How am I supposed to leave a good impression when I've only been here an hour and I already called your cousin a pig? "Amelia exclaimed; Delbert chuckled here last statement

"Well, he is." Delbert said aloud, but Amelia just stood there with a blank stare...she didn't even think this it was funny. Delbert soon got even more frustrated when he smiled but Amelia did not return the favor.

"I tried to contact you but I got no answer and I didn't know they were stopping by until I opened the door, hoping it was you!" Amelia smirked slightly under her intense glare. "See that's what's so charming about you Delbert, you're always honest with me." She thought she said aloud but didn't.

"Why did you have to go and do this to me? Don't you care?" she spat out, making Delbert get even angrier.

"Of course, I do, this wasn't my fault! They came by to surprise me." Delbert put his head in his hands. Amelia smiled, but didn't seem to notice. He was so CUTE when he was angry. Then she was forceful self again.

"I don't care who's fault it was, you told me that no one would be here, and we could spend the day together, but sure enough when I got here, I found an occupied house and I was being hit on!" Delbert looked into her eyes, but she looked away.

"What was I supposed to do, send them away? They came for my birthday." He said with his arms flailing in the air. Amelia not fully realizing what he said.

"You're an imbecile!" Amelia said with a lot of anger.

"And I love you!"Doppler retorted, equally flustered.

"Oh no you don't, how could you-… Wait, did you say it's your birthday, darling?" Amelia said finally realizing what he had said. Delbert gave her a shocked look and Amelia finally realized she had just said. Soon, she approached him, and they found themselves caught in each other's gaze.

"I'm…sorry Delbert, I didn't mean to say that but you're adorable when you're flustered." Amelia said slowly with regret in her voice. Delbert smiled at her and blushed at her complement. A thought came to him.

"Well even if I could've warned you, would you have been on your best behavior?" He asked with a knowing smile. Amelia let out a slight laugh.

"Well, I suppose not given the circumstances I had been expecting. "She said softly.

"I can't stay mad at you, Amelia. You're sexy when you yell at me. And yes, unfortunately, it is my birthday." Delbert stated plainly. This time Amelia blushed. He just called her "sexy". They stared at each other for a moment before they both weakly let out a long sigh. Amelia put her arms around Delbert's neck.

"Why didn't you tell me?" She asked sweetly. He looked at her sheepishly.

"Because I know you would've made a big deal out of it and I would rather not do anything special to be honest." He said as he held her close. They stood for a while, in a close embrace, when suddenly an unexpected wave of grief hit her. She was on the verge of tears and fighting to stay strong, but a few soft tears rolled down her face anyway. Delbert smiled as he touched her face and wiped away her tears carelessly.

"There's no need to cry, darling." He said sweetly.

"I miss Arrow..." She said sadly. Delbert's smile then dropped.

"I-I know...But I'm here now." He said trying to comfort her. Amelia then silently erupted in tears into Delbert's shoulder. He held her close and that's when it happened. She playfully grabbed his cute face and pulled him to her. He laughed nervously a few times but fell silent when they began kissing like there's no tomorrow. Feeling a little uncomfortable, Delbert scooped her up in his arms and carried her upstairs to his bedroom, ignoring the few articles of clothing on the floor. When he got to the door, he took few deep breaths and opened it delicately, laying Amelia on the bed and closing the door. She smirked at him slyly.

"We don't have to close that, you know. I owe you a birthday present." Amelia said in a slight growl, trying not to laugh at his obvious bashfulness.

"But my family…I don't think they would want to see that." Delbert said, nervously. The second his hand knock on the doorknob, he could sense she was watching him. He turned around to see her sprawled on the bed, all nuzzled up and posing next to the pillows. She got up and walked towards him with a sexy feline stride and slowly wrapped her right leg around his ankle. He was pinned against the door. Poor Delbert was hyperventilating but the look on his face was more so a cry for help.

"Wait, this isn't right, my family is still here! I...I... can't do this right now!" Delbert stammered awkwardly, finally admitting the truth to Amelia and too himself

"Now why do I find that hard to believe, Doctor? We've made love before, in case you'd forgotten" Amelia flashed him a smile and very slowly unbuttoned his shirt and pants, reveling as they dropped effortlessly then leaving him wearing nothing more than his glasses and a pair of white bloomers in front of her. He obviously was trying to cover his nakedness by hiding from her

"Well, I think I'll go slip into something more comfortable... oops, I meant naughty." Amelia said as she touched his face. Delbert vigorously shook his head no.

"But—I-Don't you think we should wait for them to leave?!" Delbert exclaimed as Amelia strolled off seductively to his bathroom, she had hidden her night-gown (that she and Delbert seem enjoy so much) behind the door. She put it on, seductively humming a little tune from the bathroom. Delbert swallowed hard, having a gut feeling that this was not what was the best way to go about this. He quietly grabbed his robe and somehow slipped out unheard over Amelia's humming.

"Well, hello-" She started as she came out leaning against the door frame. She was speaking in a sexy, husky voice until her sly grin dropped when she realized that Delbert had run out, now wearing his robe. He went to his observatory to look at the stars and maybe even finish the work he started earlier. He needed to get his mind off what has happened. Amelia grabbed her robe from her own room and looked down the hallway, deciding to go to his observatory, seeing as how the light was on and everything be glowing with life. She saw him sitting in the chair to his telescope, staring in awe at the etherium. He had forgotten the small box in the pocket of his robe he'd been carrying around for weeks now. He ran his hand along the box, thinking about the momentous decision he still had before him that he had been preparing for.

"He is so cute when he's thinking." She thought with a warm smile.

"Doctor...excuse me, Delbert..." She paused as he jumped and started to climb down to meet her.

"After all, it would be the gentlemanly thing to talk to her." Delbert mused to himself as he came down to her and kissed her hand.

"That's not necessary, I just wanted to apologize for what happened in there I-" she stated, but before she could continue, Delbert had a soft paw to her mouth to stop her.

"Amelia, I understand what you're going through, but know this..."Amelia looked up at him as his hand touched her shoulder. She looked like a schoolgirl about to cry. There was a pause in which they stared deeply into each other's eyes. It was Delbert who finally broke the "Death Stare". He quickly clenched the back of his neck embarrassed while he cleared his throat.

"All things happen in due time, Amelia. It would not have been the best time …ummm I-I would love to, but I think we should wait for privacy. That would be perfect." he said informing her it was true. She nodded and smiled slightly with a warm shade of red finding its way to her cheeks.

"I suppose you're right, Delbert. However, I think the best thing to do would be to form stricter boundaries with your mother" Amelia stated plainly to Delbert. He blushed, acknowledging that she was correct. He smiled at the thought of her finally agreeing with him.

"…You're right, I can speak to her. If I can get them to leave, then I'd be glad to resume what we were doing…." Delbert said with a sigh. He hated the idea of standing up to his dear mother, as much as she drove him crazy. She means well, but sometimes he found it better to just deal with it rather than cause a fuss. He found his Margret in the kitchen, preparing a cake for him.

"Mom, I need to talk to you." He said nervously. His mother turned around with a concerned look in her eye.

"Yes, Delbie?" she said sweetly, making him cringe.

"I appreciate you guys stopping by, but I need you all to leave." He stated simply.

"But why son, I was just baking you a cake for dessert." She asked confused.

"And that's fine, mom, but when its done, I will need you all to leave. Please. I had planned to have a romantic evening with my girlfriend and now I can't with family here that can barge in at any moment." He spat out, getting frustrated.

"I never barge in on you! Why didn't you tell me son!" Delbert just rolled his eyes and slapped his forehead.

"Mother, you've been pressuring me to give you grandchildren since High School. All the reading material, all of the pointless advice, etc. The moment I meet the love of my life and want to spend time with her-alone, and you all decide to come here, invading my privacy! Oh, and one more thing, I've told you countless time that Gavin is NOT welcome in my home. The next time he comes here unannounced, I will let my girlfriend deal with him. Goodness knows she could put him in the hospital for all I care!" Delbert said, raising his voice & throwing his hands in the air. His mother went silent for a moment, contemplating his words. His father Henry overheard the commotion and stepped over to his wife.

"Dear, why don't we head out and let him have some alone time with his woman, she seems like a lovely lady who really cares about our son." He said sweetly to his wife.

"But-but, his dessert!" she exclaimed. Delbert's father soothed her back.

"You taught him how to cook, dear. He can handle it, I promise." His father said, shuffling his mother out the door. Gavin was already in the carriage after he woke up earlier. He was too cross to come back into the house due to embarrassment.

"Your "golden child" nephew should already be waiting by the carriage after his stupid decision to hit on Delbert's girlfriend. Let's go my dear." Delbert's father said, tapping her on the behind as he was closing the door behind her. He stayed for a moment to talk to his son.

"Delbert son, it's been a long day. What I suggest is taking your women upstairs and satisfy her any way you can as many times as you can. Dealing with meeting your mother and your idiot cousin all in one day is enough for any woman to go insane. Your Amelia seems like an extraordinary woman. I'm proud of you son." His father said matter-of-factly, beaming with pride for his son.

"Dad! Behave yourself, does every problem have to solved that way?" Delbert asked his father shaking his head.

"With women, yes. I taught you that, son. What I neglected to mention before, was that when you find the right woman, it's worth it to solve a few problems with sex." His father said with a smile. Delbert blushed slightly.

"Well, I guess that's sound advice to keep in mind." Delbert stated.

"That's my boy! Now go on and get your woman, son. Try drawing a bath for you both and a bottle of wine or champagne. I'm sure you can figure out the rest. Trust me it works!" His father said with a wink. Delbert furrowed his eyebrows at that.

"How do you know that works?" Delbert asked his father.

"You aren't married to the same women for more than 45 years without learning a thing or two to save your sanity. Plus, you wouldn't be here if it didn't work." His father said, patting his son on the shoulder and giving him a hug.

"Goodnight son, have fun…but not TOO much fun, if you know what I mean." His father said with a wink as he walked out the door and closed it behind him. Delbert sighed in relief at what he had just done. He knew his father would help keep a tighter rein on his mother, but it felt exhilarating knowing he finally stood up to her. Delbert practically ran back upstairs to check on Amelia. He opened the door to his bedroom to find her sprawled out on his bed in the nightgown he loved to see her wear and locked the door behind him. He strode confidently towards Amelia, took her up in his arms and kissed her passionately. Amelia was taken aback at first but melted into the kiss.

"They're gone! I even stood up to my mother!" He shouted excitedly. Amelia blushed with pride for him.

"I'm so proud of you, love. Now why don't we celebrate?" She said slyly. Delbert smiled, then remembered his father's suggestion and his eyes lit up.

"I have an idea, why don't we take a long, luxurious bath together? If you'd be so kind as to grab a bottle of champagne from the kitchen and some fruit to share, I will draw our bath and get things ready." He said excitedly as he lightly ran his hands along the curse of her hips. Amelia was extremely impressed at this suggestion.

"hmm, that's a wonderful idea, Delbert. Did you come up with that all on your own?" She asked raising an eyebrow and dropping her voice into a husky whisper.

"I-err-well, my dad suggested it…He has a special power over my mother when they disagree about things." Delbert said nervously. Amelia looked shocked.

"Well, I wasn't expecting that, Delbert. Does this mean you're going to use your masculine whiles to seduce me when we fight from now on?" Amelia said with a brilliant smile. Delbert cleared his throat at this comment.

"Well, I um….no not all the time, perhaps only when we have a fight like earlier." Delbert bumbled out. Amelia smiled suavely at her lover.

"I suppose I can live with that." She said as she went into the kitchen to get the items in question. While there, she also turned the oven off to find the cake Delbert's mother left for them. Delbert rushed upstairs to start his own preparations. He lit candles all over the room, dimmed the lights and drew a hot bath for the two of them. He also scattered rose petals all over the room & put on some soft music to set the mood. Amelia came upstairs with a tray of fruit, a bottle of champagne and some of the cake. Delbert smiled at her in delight as she took in her surroundings.

"Oh Delbert, you sure do know how to set the mood, don't you?" She said flirtatiously as she put down the tray near the bathtub with a soft sigh. Delbert blushed as he came up behind her and took her into his arms, gently slipping the silken robe off her shoulders. He was greeted at the sight of her nude skin glistening in the candlelight. He took a sharp breath as she caressed his ear, shivering at her soft touch. He kissed along the line of her neck as he dropped his robe to the floor next to hers. She moaned loudly in response, feeling his warmth fill her senses.