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That afternoon, Dr. Feldman, Felicia and Nancy gave Mark a Very thorough exam. While Henry listened to Mark's heart and lungs, Felicia drew some blood from his left arm, and Nancy, took his blood pressure.
Henry removed his stethoscope from Mark's abs, and as he looped the device around his neck, he said, "You are one lucky tom Mark. If it wasn't for your son, your wife would be preparing for your funeral."
"Doc, I know I'm lucky. I get to have Lisa as my wife and the mother of my kittens and I have Raphael, who apparently is amazing in his own right as my adoptive son." Mark said.
Felicia removed the needle from Mark's arm, then secured a piece of cotton with a strip of white tape to the small wound where the needle once was. "All done, I'll get this down to the lab. If the tests come back normal, I'm sure the good doctor will let you go home," she said before she left the bay.
"Blood pressure is normal doctor," Nancy said as she removed the cuff from Mark's arm.
"Very good Nancy. Since I'm here, I might as well check on a few other patients," Dr. Feldman said.
Um, excuse me Henry! Did you forget I'm here?!" Mary asked.
He slowly turned around to face his very perturbed wife, then answered with his own question, "How could I ever forget you, my dear?"
"When you are here, you forget me more often than not Henry," she answered then shook her head, knowing the hospital was his mistress and no matter what she said or did would change it. "Go, I'll stay here with our friends."
Henry went over and kissed Mary, then said, "You're the best Mary. I love you more and more each day." And left the bay.
"Henry is devoted to this place and his patients. I can't blame him for that. Actually, it reminds me of how he acted when our daughter was born. He wouldn't put her down for any reason. Even when she fell asleep, he still wouldn't put her down." She turned to Mark, then to T-Bone and Razor, then said, "I hope all three of you will take after Henry and be devoted to your wives and kittens."
T-Bone and Razor cinched their arms around their fiancées, then T-Bone said, "You have nothing to worry about Mary, I plan on being there for my wife and my kittens, and I can guarantee, Razor is going to be equally devoted to Felina and little Alex once he's born."
"Our kitten is going to have two of the best parents this city has. Despite Felina being as tough as nails, she is going to be an awesome mother," Razor said before he turned to Felina grasped her paws, and said, "Felina, I want us to be married before this mess with David starts. I know we talked about having an elaborate ceremony with our families and the Enforcers present. However, I don't want to wait anymore. Can we have a small ceremony with our close family and friends, witnessing me marrying the most wonderful she-cat there is?"
With a tear in her eye, Felina took her right paw back, ripped Razor's mask off, then said, "I wanted to see my husband's face when I answered him." She then kissed him with all the passion she could.
Her heart rate increased, and so did his as they kissed. Their un-denying passion triggered little Alex to give a very firm kick, which caused Felina to pull back, wince, and placed her paws on her expanding stomach.
"Are you alright Felina?" Jake asked as he placed his right paw over Felina's.
"I'm fine Jake," she responded. Her face returned to normal, then she said, "Our son apparently doesn't like when we show each other how we feel. He had better learn quickly that his parents like to be demonstrative towards each other." Felina turned to face Callie, then asked, "Do the triplets act up when you and Chance are intimate as well?"
"Sometimes one of them does, while the other two I feel are laughing right along with their sister," Callie answered. "You should see Chance's face when one of his daughters kicks while we are, close, effectively kicking him in the stomach."
Chance's body stiffened as the skin beneath the fur into his cheeks turned bright red in embarrassment.
Everyone in the room laughed at the way Chance was easily embarrassed by his future wife.
Felicia returned holding the results from the blood tests cradled in her right arm. As soon as she entered the bay, she heard everyone, including Mary laughing at something. "What did I miss?" She asked as she closed the curtain.
Sniper stopped laughing long enough to respond, "Nothing really. Just Chance turning into a ripe tomato after Callie told us the girls like to kick him in the stomach when he's sleeping with her."
That caused Felicia to put the results down and bring her right paw up to her mouth in order to conceal her chuckles. After about thirty seconds, she lowered her paw, then said, "I read your test results Mark. From what I read, I don't see any reason you can't be discharged and sent home."
As Lisa stroked Mark's hair, she said, "I guess I have to call Callista to take her up on her offer."
"I have a better idea Lisa. Why don't we have a celebration at the yard? Between Mark dying and all of the crap that is going to be slung our way, we deserve to let loose and have a little fun. And besides, we need to reel in Sure-Shot from wherever she ended up. I hope she's alight?" Felina stated.
Jake pulled his phone out from his front right pants pocket. He swiped the screen with the pad of his right thumb until he found the application he wanted. Then tapped the tiny icon. "She's over at Stacy's, or at least the Cyclotron she took is there," Jake said as he typed something into his phone. "There, I sent her a message, telling her that Mark is alive and to get her tail back to the city."
Stacy, Rolf, Roger, and Marissa were packed into Stacy's car on the way to the park Roger liked the best, while John and Bryce followed behind them in their car. Stacy was driving with Rolf sitting in the passenger's seat with Roger and Marissa sitting in the back.
"Stacy, would you mind if we took a slight detour to Marissa's apartment?" Rolf asked.
"I don't see why not, what do you need there Rolf?" She asked in return.
"You'll see," was his answer.
Marissa knew exactly what her brother needed to get from the apartment. She knew his birth mother left him her engagement ring with the instructions to give it to the she-cat he loved.
She gave Stacy directions to her building and after she found a parking space, Rolf opened the passenger's door and took off towards the building.
He entered the old apartment through a dark green steel door, closed it, then walked through the sparsely decorated living room, down the very short hall to where the bedrooms were located, and stopped in front of the door on his left. He reached out with his right paw, gave the knob a quick turn to the right, and pushed open the door. His eyes instantly focused on the poster which hung on the wall by the headboard of his bed. The poster was of one of his favorite supermodels wearing a tiny red bikini. He smiled at it briefly before turning to the right and walking the few short steps to his dresser. He pulled open the top drawer and reached inside to withdraw a small green box. "Mother, please let this ring bring Stacy the same happiness and joy you felt when you were with dad," he kissed the box, stuffed it into his pants pocket and left the building.
Rolf returned to the car and went around to the driver's side door. He leaned forward to rest his arms on the sill, then asked as he looked at Stacy, "Would you mind stepping out of the car and join me on the sidewalk?"
He stepped back from the car as Stacy opened the door, extended her left leg out of the car, and as she lowered it to the pavement, Rolf extended his right paw to her in order to assist her in getting the rest of the way out of the car.
Stacy took his paw and lifted herself out of the driver's seat. "Thank you Rolf. Not even Ed did that for me," she said.
"I don't think I need to repeat what I think of your ex-husband Stacy, shall we?" Rolf asked.
They walked over to the sidewalk and stopped to the right of the car. That was when Rolf looked into Stacy's eyes, fell onto his left knee, then said, "I didn't do this properly last night." He pulled the box out of his pocket, opened it, then asked, "Stacy McGrady, will you be my wife?"
She already said yes to his question late last night. But to see Rolf on his knee with the ring in his right paw made it feel so much realer. She wrapped her paws around his then said, "Yes, I will be your wife."
Rolf took the ring out of the box, slipped it onto her finger, then rose to his feet. "Stacy, I promise you, I will love you and Roger for the rest of my days." He then kissed her.
John and Bryce watched the scene unfold from their car, their fingers intertwined on the center console. "Too bad Rolf didn't meet her before Ed did, then our Firecracker wouldn't haven't gone through that ugly divorce," Bryce said.
"Very true lover," John said. "I only hope that one day we can be as happy as they are."
As much as Marissa wanted to see her brother and future sister-in-law kiss, they had a date with the local park to get to. She looked over at the sleeping kitten, then her phone buzzed in her pocket. She pulled out he device and read, 'Mark is alive, at least until Lisa kills him in a way we all don't want to see. There is a party at the yard for our family. If you want, bring your brother. When you get there, come around back. Hope to see you later, Jake.'
Reading Mark is alive made Marissa smile from ear to ear. She reached over and hit the horn, then yelled out of the window, "Change of plans, we have a party to attend in the city! So stop playing Tonsil Hockey with her Rolf and get your tails back in this car!"
Rolf and Stacy separated their lips and turned to face Marissa. Both with scowls of displeasure written on their faces.
"What?" Marissa asked. "You two were so into each other You probably tasted each other's breakfast!"
An hour and a half later, they arrived at the salvage yard. Stacy was the fist one out of the car and looked around at the large piles of scrap littering the yard as se asked, "Why are we here?"
Marissa and Rolf exited the car and Marissa answered, "We are here to celebrate one of my best friend's being discharged from the hospital."
"Marissa, this is a Junk Yard! Its not someplace I want Roger to be playing in," Rolf said as he walked around the rear of the car to Stacy and latched his right arm around her waist.
"I know that Rolf! Do you honestly think I would bring Roger here if I didn't think he had a safe place to play? He's is, or is going to be my nephew, I will not let him get hurt!" Marissa stated. She got out of the car, closed her door, and went to get Roger out of his car seat. "Roger, want to go meet some of my friends?"
"Are they like you, aunt Marissa?" Roger asked as he wrapped his short arms around her neck.
Roger calling her his aunt still took her by surprise, but only for a second. She responded, "Not quite, but they are equally as fun. Come on, they are going to love you." She then walked towards the rear of the yard carrying Roger in her arms.
Marissa rounded the corner of the garage to the little oasis Jake and Chance built and instantly smelled the heavenly odor of food on the grill. "Hey guys, I hope you don't mind I brought a few more guests?" She asked.
Felicia was the first to see Marissa entering the garden holding in her arms a young kitten with dark brown fur and short black hair. She came over to her and said, "Felina and Katerina bought enough food to feed a small army." She focused on Roger, ruffled his hair with the fingers of her left paw as she asked, "Who's this cute little guy?"
"His name is Roger and he's our son," Stacy answered as she entered the garden holding Rolf's right paw in hers.
Felicia removed her paw from Roger, turned, and walked over to Stacy and Rolf. When she was close enough, she extended her right paw, then said, "I'm Felicia, welcome to my second home away from home."
"My name is Rolf and this is Stacy, my fiancée. I'm Marissa's brother. Pleased to meet you Felicia," he said as he took her paw in his.
After a few seconds, Rolf released her paw and Felicia extended it to Stacy. Who graciously clasped her paw around Felicia's, then asked, "You said this is your second home away from home, what did you mean by that?"
"Technically, this is not my home at all. I live in an apartment over Dojo Saito. My second home is MegaKat General where I work as a nurse and when I'm not there, I am the dojo's mistress and Sensei, Felicia answered.
"Wow! I never would have guessed such a young she-cat could do all of that. I also guess since Marissa is also known as Sure-Shot, do you have a code name as well?" Stacy asked, taking back her paw.
"Hai, I go by the name Sensei when I'm in uniform," Felicia answered. She looked over her right shoulder towards Marissa and saw her giving Roger a few snacks. "Come and meet the rest of the cats I consider family, before Marissa spoils your son's appetite."
Felicia, Rolf, and Stacy walked over to the table where Marissa was giving Roger another piece of candied tuna. "Marissa, you're not is aunt quite yet. Please don't spoil him with too many sweets, ok?" Stacy asked, more like commanded.
Marissa flashed her a smile, then said, "Roger is such a cute kitten, its hard not to want to give him sweets." She kissed Roger's left cheek as soon as she was done speaking.
Tina, Katerina, And Gwendlyn came over to the small group. Tina noticed the ring on Stacy's finger and asked, "So Rolf, you managed to get Stacy to marry you, even after you called her mommy?"
"Those were the pain killers talking Tina, and yes I did manage to get this wonderful she-cat to be my wife," Rolf answered then kissed Stacy.
Stacy pulled back from the kiss, stroked the fur on his left cheek, then said, "Tina, I sort of knew he liked me the second he looked into my eyes, and I have to admit, the attraction was mutual. But that wasn't the reason I fell for him so quickly." She looked at her son and saw how much fun he was having with Marissa, then continued, "Its was the way Rolf interacted with Roger that made me fall for him. Rolf loves Roger as a father should. My ex never really showed an interest in Roger, but not Rolf. He made time to be with him, was up at night when Roger had a nightmare or couldn't sleep, he became the father figure Roger needs. That's why I gave my heart to him Tina, not to mention, Rolf knows how to make me purr, very well."
Rolf was completely flush from embarrassment. He knew Stacy could be brazen when she wanted to be. However, he never expected her to be so vocal about what occurred in their bedroom.
Stacy stood up on her toes to whisper into Rolf's left ear, "There is nothing to be embarrassed about Rolf, you are much better at making me purr than Ed ever was, plus, you are bigger than him."
Gwendlyn let go of Katerina's paw and went over to Marissa and Roger. "Hi, want to play?" She asked.
"Yes!" Roger replied then turned his head to face Marissa and asked, "Can you put me down?"
"Do I have to?" Marissa fake pouted.
Roger kissed her cheek then she put the kitten down.
Gwendlyn took Roger's right paw in hers and said as she led him towards a corner of the garden, "My friends Sarah and Evelyn should be here soon and wait until you meet Spencer, Tara, and Inferno!"
The two young kittens almost barreled over Sean and Jasmine as they entered the yard.
"What was that Black and Tan blur that just went by?" Jasmine asked.
"Those blurs are Gwendyln and Roger, Tina and Katerina's daughter and Rolf and Stacy's son Jasmine," Mark said as he got up from the chair he was sitting and went over to greet his brother and his partner.
He stopped in front of the pair and noticed their paws tightly intertwined. "You two make a good couple Sean."
"Yes we do Mark," Sean responded before kissing Jasmine on the cheek. "She is my better half and she reminds me of that when I forget."
"You don't need that much reminding Sean," Jasmine said. "Only every once in a while when a very pretty she-cat crosses your path."
"I can't help it that my eyes wander Jas," Sean said.
"You can, and you should! I'm not dating the World's Biggest Flirt!"
Sean let got of her paw, wrapped his right arm around her waist, pulling her to him, then saying, "My eyes may wander, but these arms and paws belong to you alone."
Jasmine rolled her eyes then elbowed Sean in the gut, forcing him to let her go. "I'm going to go over and hang out with the girls, you stay here and nurse your bruised ego Sean," she said then left to go and talk to Lisa, Callie, and Felina.
Sean lifted his head long enough to watch Jasmine's hips and tail in the short, tight skirt she was wearing. "What a babe!"
"Careful Sean, if she hears you calling her a babe, not only will she break up with you, she'll probably tie your tail in a not so tight, we'll have to cut it off," Mark said.
"Hey girls!" Jasmine said as she approached.
"Hey yourself Jasmine," Lisa said as she looked over what Jasmine was wearing. "I can't wait for this one to be born, then I can start wearing clothes like that again."
"Knowing you Lisa, you are going to simply dance all of the weight off," Jasmine said. She looked over her right shoulder at Sean and Mark, then asked, "Want to see your brother-in-law trip over his own feet?"
Callie and Felina looked at each other trying to figure out what Jasmine had up her sleeve, if she was wearing sleeves. Instead, she wore a minuscule tank top.
Lisa knew Jasmine well enough to know she was going to be Sean's downfall. She giggled for a second, then answered, "Go ahead."
Jasmine saw a small ball at her feet, bent over at her waist, purposely letting her skirt ride up over her backside, letting Sean and Mark get an eyeful of her backside in her thong, and picked up the ball before righting herself and throwing the ball towards Roger and Gwendyln.
Sean was watching his girlfriend and when she performed her little maneuver, not only did Sean trip over his own feet, he almost fell forward on his face and if it wasn't for Mark catching him.
Jasmine starting laughing as she fixed her skirt, then said, "Lisa, your brother-in-law is so infatuated with my legs and tail, that it only takes one look and he turns into a pile of mush!"
Lisa, Callie, and Felina laughed right along with Jasmine for a few seconds, then Lisa said, "He's not just interested in your legs and tail Jasmine. A few nights ago when Sean was over at the house, helping Mark set up a new crib for Raphael, I overheard Sean tell Mark he was falling for you very fast. You two do make a very good couple and I wouldn't be surprised that in a few months, Sean asks you to get serious with him."
"Serious as in him moving in with me, or serious as in Sean dropping to a single knee and asking for my paw?"
"Only Bast knows that answer Jasmine, you will have to wait and see," Lisa said before she went over to her husband and her brother-in-law, leaving Jasmine to contemplate what Lisa told her.
"Sean loves me enough to want to marry me?" She asked.
The party was now in full swing. Mark was dancing with Lisa. Both had very large smiles on their faces. Raphael was with Felicia and Kevin, watching Mark and Lisa dance. Felina and Katerina were manning the grill and preparing various snacks for all of the guests. Chance sat on a chair, holding Callie in his lap with his paws on her large stomach, feeling their kittens kick every once in a while. Finally, the rest were playing with Roger, Sarah, Gwendlyn, and Evelyn.
Sean, Jasmine, Marissa, and Rolf were shocked that something like Spencer, Tara, and Inferno even existed. But after Evelyn sanctioned Spencer for making a very obvious pass at Marissa, despite Tara being right there, they warmed up to the idea of them being around, especially when Inferno helped out with lighting the grill when no one could find a match.
Jasmine looked over at the piles of scrap to her left when something caught her eye. She politely excused herself from everyone and wandered off into the yard. She rounded a pile of cars waiting to be crushed when her eyes fell on a very elaborate obstacle course. Intrigued, she went further onto the course to the very first obstacle. In front of her was a pair of straight ladders spanning a pit of murky water about twelve feet in the air being supported by various pipes. To her left was a large wall of wooden pallets set up to mimic a wall of a building. From what she could see, there was no way to climb over the wall. She left the first obstacle to further inspect the second and when she was standing in front of it, she looked up at the top and noticed several marks that looked like a grappling hook would leave. "Why is this even here, and more importantly, who built it?" She asked.
"Why don't you get changed into your new uniform and see if you can run this course Jasmine," Mark said from behind her.
Jasmine spun around on her left foot and asked, "New uniform? Why do I need a new uniform and what is this place?"
Mark was leaning against the pile of cars, watching Jasmine as she examined the obstacle course. He stood back up, walked over to Jasmine, looked down at her, then answered, "Lisa needs a replacement while she nurtures our kittens. We talked after you and I arrested those jerks that tried to rob Callista's Antiques shop. We both think you are the she-cat to take her place."
"I'm already your partner Mark, what are you not telling me?" She asked, backing away from him by a few steps.
"If you really want to find out, follow me. But if you do, you are going to be bound to an oath to this family. Are you prepared to give your life for the sake of one of your new family members? Think hard about this, Acrobat, cause if you follow me, your life will never be the same ever again," Mark answered, leaving Jasmine alone to contemplate what he told her.
Jasmine's curiosity spiked after Mark walked away, disappearing behind the cars. 'What the heck is he talking about? Life changing decision? Oath to give up everything for the sake of another?' She asked herself. She looked at the course laid out in front of her one more time, then said, "If my partner and his wife think I'm the right she-cat to take Lisa's place in whatever this is, then I'm in!" She ran to catch up with Mark and collided into his body. She looked up at him, then said, "Remind me not to do that again, I feel like I ran into a brick wall."
Mark smiled at her, extended his left paw, which she took, then he said, "Can't guarantee you won't be running into me again. I guess you made your decision?"
"If you and Lisa think I'm good enough to be part of, I still don't know what is going on, then I'm in. For better or worse," she responded.
"Glad to hear it, Acrobat. Let's get you into your new uniform. Hope you like black?" Mark said.
They walked around the back of the scrapyard to the rear to the garage and stopped so Mark could enter the access code into the panel by the door.
"Mark, why do you keep calling me Acrobat?" Jasmine asked.
Mark finished entering the code and as the door clicked open, he answered, "Everyone in this family has a code name. I'm Adonis, Lisa is Pirouette, and Felicia is known as Sensei. You have exceptional acrobatic skills, hence your code name." He opened the door and stepped aside, allowing Jasmine to pass through the door. He closed it behind him, turned on the lights, then said, "Welcome to the SWAT Kats, Acrobat."
End of Chapter.