Surprise!

"I don't think my dads are home. And I'm pretty sure the doorbell is broken. Good thing I know how to find the spare ke… Oh my god!" Gary stared in horror at the entwined figures making out on the couch. Slapping his hands over his eyes, he resisted the urge to scream from the soul-crushing mental anguishof seeing his parents attempting to disrobe each other.

A single golden eyes opened, glancing at them over the captain's barely-clothed shoulder. "John, kiwi. KIWI!"

"I don't want a kiwi," the taller man said, dragging his lover in for another kiss.

When he was finally able to pull away, Jack hissed, "No, John. I mean — AVOCADO!"

The captain froze, his head turning slowly to see what his husband was staring at. "Oh, you're home early."

"We should really go back to the car. You know, until they're ready for visitors," Avocato suggested, his face aflame.

"Wait… are you two…" Gary glanced back and forth between his parents, his brain tingling with a rather concerning thought. "Is 'Avocato' your safe word? Why do people your age even have a safe word?"

"We're not THAT old," Jack snarked back, pouting.

"We like to get a little rough sometimes," John said, sitting up to let his lover straighten his robes.

"Oh, no. Noooo, I am not wanting to hear about this. Ewwww! Come on, Avocato," Gary insisted, grabbing his boyfriend by the arm to attempt to drag him out of the room.

"Gary, careful," the Ventrexian warned, pulling back to reposition the little green bundle of blankets in his arms.

"And we were saying 'AvocaDo…' Wait! What is that in your arms?" Jack was immediately on his feet, shuffling toward them.

"I, um, well, Mr. Jack… this is my son, little Cato," Avocato finally said, kneeling down to give the Greytrexian a better look. Gently, he swept the blankets away from the little one's face to reveal orange and white fur.

"So tiny! He reminds me of Gary," Jack whispered loudly, his fingers itching to hold the child.

"I do not remember being that furry," Gary argued half-heartedly.

"You had a full head of hair when your mother dropped you off. And these big blue eyes. Granted, your eyes have darkened to be like your father's, but you did have blue eyes as a baby," the Greytrexian told him.

"Would you like to hold him, Mr. Jack?" Avocato asked.

Staring up at the Ventrexian with his wide golden eyes, Jack whispered, "More than anything!"

"Okay then." The captain-in-training settled his son into the little man's waiting arms. Immediately, Jack leaned over the child, his gaze filled with awe and wonder as a tiny 'mew!' came from the bundle.

"His name is little Cato," Gary said, smiling at the scene.

"Now, Jack. Careful not to get too attached. Gary and Avocato are still dating, after all…" John trailed off as his husband spun around with a huge smile on his little green face.

"We have a grandhatchling! He's so adorable!" the Greytrexian insisted, rocking the child gently in his arms.

"Again, we're not actually married yet," Gary piped up, but he doubted his pops was listening. No, wait, he was listening. He just didn't care.

"Too late, I claimed him. You have no choice but to wed," Jack told him, snuggling the kitten close. The little one mewled up at him again, his golden eyes blinking as he slowly woke up.

"Look at his tiny ears! And his soft orange fur. He really is as cute as Gary was when he was a baby. Not as wrinkly though," the Greytrexian mused.

"You're embarrassing me," Gary groaned, leaning against his boyfriend who was now standing next to him. The Ventrexian just chuckled at the banter.

"I'm your pop. That's my job," Jack insisted, shuffling closer to John, so that his husband could get a better look.

"Awww… he's precious. I'm afraid Jack is right, son. We're keeping him, so you'll just have to marry that strapping young man of yours," the captain said, amused.

"Dad!"

(Bonus)

"So, we can all agree to never mention the safe word again, right?" Gary suddenly said, causing the conversations around the table to end abruptly.

"I can't wait until you two get married, and start wanting a little us-time," Jack drawled. "Then you'll be begging us to babysit. And, who knows, you might decide on a little safe word of your own."

"Gross, no! Safewords are for people that like to role play. Avocato is already a sexy cat man, what else could I want?" the blonde insisted, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Gary." Avocato knew he was blushing under his fur again.

"I mean, I suppose Avocato could pretend to be an evil general. Ooh, I could make a slave robe look good," Gary realized, tapping his chin.

"Too much information," John groaned, wincing.

"Or he could be a motorcycle-riding gang lord! Or a sexy college professor with sexy glasses. Or a super villain in a cool cape! Ooooh, or I could be the super villain, and he could be my totally hot superman-guy," the blonde said, turning to grin at his boyfriend.

"Gary, stop talking about our intimate life with your parents in the room," Avocato grumbled, tossing a quick glance at his son who was sleeping in the carrier at his feet.

"Great idea," John agreed.

"Now, now, John. It's important that Gary knows that we support his life choices. And safe words are healthy to have in a sexual relationship," Jack argued gently, with a scholarly grace.

"Little Cato could overhear," John said, looking for a way out of the conversation.

"He's just a hatchling, John. He doesn't understand," Jack sighed, rolling his eyes.

"So, how about that football game, Mr. John?" Avocato said, interrupting their conversation.

"Thank you," John mouthed at him, before launching into a comparison between the two teams. The Ventrexian was quick to join in, leaving the other conversation be buried under football terminology.

"Come back soon, boys," Jack called, waving as the car began to pull out of the driveway.

"But remember to KNOCK next time," John warned them, receiving a wave from the boys as they began to drive away.

"I can't wait to spoil little Cato rotten," Jack sighed, following his husband back into the house.

Note: And that's it. A bit longer than expected, but I couldn't let go of this story idea once it popped into my head. Feel free to play around with Gary and Avocato's role playing, if you'd like. I can't see myself writing an intimate fic about them, even if they ARE an adorable couple.