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Chapter 33

After a few minutes Jason announced it was time to bring Charlie's things in. Elizabeth showed Cameron how to pick the cat up by placing his hand under her forelegs and placing his other hand under her hind legs. Carefully he handed the soft bundle to his mom so that he could help daddy.

They set the litter box up first. Jason had gotten an automatic system so that Charlie would have the cleanest space possible. He placed it downstairs in the spare bathroom because that was what the professional he hired to make the penthouse safe recommended. Cameron helped to scoop in the litter and then Elizabeth brought in Charlie so she would know where her bathroom was.

Next came the food and water bowls. "Now Cameron a pet is a big responsibility and I expect you to do your share of taking care of Charlie, okay?" Jason said as he pulled the dishes out of the cloth bag.

"Okay daddy." Cameron was paying attention. He wanted daddy to know he was a big boy.

"Your first job is to give Charlie lots of love and pets." Jason waited until his son nodded before continuing. "Your second job is just as important. You are responsible for the water dish. In the morning when you come downstairs give Charlie fresh water. If there is water inside pour it out first." Jason knew from talking with Ben you had to be clear when giving kids orders. "Then put in fresh water."

"Okay." Cameron looked up at his dad.

"When mommy or I bring you home, you need to check to make sure Charlie still has water in her bowl. Then before you go to bed check again." Jason said handing over the large dish. It was probably bigger than the cat needed but he wanted to make sure she had water at all times.

"What's your job daddy?" Cameron asked as they put down a mat and put the two dishes on top. It would collect any spills and keep the area neat.

"The litter box." Jason figured since this was his idea he would take the worse job. Plus if he and Elizabeth had more children she couldn't clean the litter box while pregnant.

"Does mommy have a job?" Cameron asked looking at mommy who was still cuddling Charlie.

"I'll handle the food." Elizabeth volunteered.

"I can help with that too." Cameron piped up.

"Okay. You can bring the bowl and then put it back." Elizabeth said smiling.

"We have more things to put out." Jason said taking Cameron's hand.

The more things were two cat trees and a scratching post. One tree went in the corner of the living room so that Charlie could look out the window and get some sun if she wanted. The other tree was in the new den. The scratching post went in Cameron's room. Also Jason had gotten cat beds. These would need to be replaced as Charlie grew. The vet said that the sleeping area should be an area the pet could den in so all three beds were covered. One for the living room, one for the den and one for Cameron's room.

"One last thing. Get Charlie from mommy." Jason said sitting on the couch. Cameron joined him and Elizabeth placed the cat on their son's lap. From his pocket Jason removed a collar. It was bright red and breakaway in case Charlie crawled somewhere she shouldn't. "This is Charlie's collar." He snapped in on.

"What are these?" Cameron touched the medallions.

"Those are so people know she is healthy. We need to take Charlie to the vet in a few weeks for more shots and she'll get more tags. This one." Jason pointed to the tag shaped like a heart. "Has her name and our contact information in case Charlie gets lost. But we are all going to make sure she doesn't go out the door. Right? That includes the terrace."

"Right." Elizabeth agreed. She was very amused to see that the medallion with the contact information already had Charlie engraved on it. Jason knew his son well.

"Right." Cameron would be extra careful because he wanted to keep Charlie forever.

"Okay, let's go fill up the dishes." Elizabeth had Cameron put Charlie down. As they walked into the kitchen the little fur ball followed which made Cameron laugh. Elizabeth gave her son a glass of water which he put in the big dish. He came back with the food dish and she put some kibble in it. Charlie knowing what was coming meowed loudly.

"That's funny." The little boy said laughing.

"It kinda is." Jason agreed.

"Now it's time for the people in the house to eat." Elizabeth declared. "Go wash up."

Cameron wanted Charlie to do everything with him. At dinner he wanted her to sit in the empty chair next to him. That led to a discussion of no cats at the table and no feeding Charlie people food. He wanted Charlie to take a bath with him. So Elizabeth had to tell her son that cats were not fond of water and that they would brush Charlie to help her stay clean. When Jason read him a story, Cameron wanted Charlie to sit on the bed with him and hear it. Charlie actually had no problem cuddling up with the warm child. Jason began to suspect the cat beds would not be getting any use at night.

When Cameron fell asleep and Jason walked out of the room Charlie followed. It was apparently time for her to explore her new home. She had no problem on the stairs and trailed her new human into the kitchen. After a quick drink she trotted from the room to see what else was around.

"She is absolutely adorable." Elizabeth said getting down the mugs. "How are we going to handle her being home alone all day?" That part worried her.

"I'll be home tomorrow." Jason said leaning against the counter. "As for Monday we will play it by ear. At the shelter the director said that Charlie was not very social even though she came in as part of a litter. Some cats are solo creatures."

"The shelter?" Elizabeth said losing another piece of her heart. "Not a pet store?"

"No not a pet store. I saw a documentary on a puppy mill last year. I know not all breeders are like that but I just felt better going to a rescue. Diane said the pet should be young so I got a kitten. If we are going to get a second one we should do it soon." Jason explained. He would do that if it made Charlie happy.

She just had to go over and hug him. "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Jason's voice went gravely as his body reacted to her closeness. She touched him and he got hard. Who was he kidding if she was anywhere near him he was fighting off an erection. He'd never had this much trouble controlling his body before. She looked up and he was powerless to keep from kissing her.

His lips covered hers and she just let the pleasure infuse her. He was an amazing kisser and she couldn't help but wonder how that translated to the rest of his bedroom skills. Something told her that Jason was an amazing lover. It was something she was hoping to find out for herself sooner rather than later. She knew that he hadn't been with anyone since they got married and if the gossip was believed he hadn't had a serious girlfriend in the two years since his wife died. Just casual dates.

Pulling back she rested her head on his shoulder. Closing her eyes she just enjoyed his closeness. "Georgie is babysitting on Tuesday night." Elizabeth told Jason.

"Good. Would you like to go out on the bike?" He needed something that would occupy his hands. They could go to dinner and then just ride for a while.

"Seriously?" Elizabeth said lighting up. "I would love a ride. I've never been on a motorcycle before." She admitted.

"I got you a helmet." Jason let her go so she could make the tea.

"My own helmet?" Elizabeth asked pleased.

"Your very own helmet." He wanted that clear.

"Is it black?" She teased.

"The base is black, but I had it customized for you." Jason was fighting a blush. He had wanted her on the back of his bike since he saw her, which was funny because no one rode on his bike but him. In his mind their first date was always a bike ride.

"Can I see it?" Elizabeth was curious what he had done.

"When we go for our ride." Walking over, because she was too far away, he wrapped his arms around her waist. "If you don't like it, we can have it repainted." He hoped she liked what he picked. He thought it suited her.

"Is yours painted?" Elizabeth didn't see him as the customized bike helmet type.

"Nope, it's just black." He'd save the fact that each helmet had a microphone and speakers for later. She'd probably need a good jacket too. He'd need to look in her coat for the proper size. And riding boots, the thought of which excited him. Reaching for his tea he took a sip and told himself to calm down.

She could feel him hard against her bottom and the urge to wiggle against him was one she had to actively fight against. Tuesday was the night. When they got home from their ride she was staying in Jason's room and they were not going to be sleeping. She had a physical when she joined the hospital and wondered about him. "Jason have you had a physical recently?"

"The day after we talked. When Francis mentioned that marriage was a solution to your problem I wanted to make sure I was healthy." Jason hoped this conversation was going where he wanted it too. "You got one when you joined the staff." It wasn't a question he knew that was policy.

"I'm healthy." She told him.

"Me too." Jason put his mug down, he noted she never drank any of her tea.

"I'm on the pill." Even on the run it was easy to keep up her birth control regimen. Any free clinic would write a prescription.

"Good to know." Jason wanted to shout for joy. "Do you still want to use condoms? I have some upstairs." They could get one right now.

"If we are both healthy I don't see why we would." Elizabeth was his wife after all. She always made her boyfriends use condoms but had any relationship moved to the point where they were living together that would most likely have stopped.

"Okay." Jason was grinning, he couldn't help it. "Would you like to go upstairs?" May as well go for it.

"I haven't shaved my legs in days so no." Elizabeth wanted to kick herself. Poor planning on her part was keeping her from sex. Honestly she didn't have a reason to regularly shave them in the past year so she had dropped down to once a month. Razors, even disposable ones, were expensive. Starting tonight that would be changing. She wondered how much laser treatments cost.

"I could shave them for you." Jason offered.

That made her blush for some reason. "If you give me fifteen minutes, and let me borrow a razor, I will shave them myself."

"Take all the time you need." Jason told her nipping her neck. He was kissing a path to her ear when her phone beeped.

"Really?" She said on a frustrated breath. "It's the hospital." Like all staff members she was occasionally on call, but this wasn't her night. She read the text. "I have to go. There's been a bus crash." Which meant all available staff would be going in. "Sorry."

Jason turned her and kissed her. "Don't be." He was proud of how skilled she was. Her phone beeped again.

"It's Em. She's heading in too. We'll go together." Elizabeth was already moving toward the door.

"Your guards will meet you at the elevator downstairs." Not Max and Kyle because they worked today. Their backups would be going with the ladies. Jason kissed her again before she headed out the door. Turning he saw Charlie. "Wanna watch some television?" The cat meowed and headed up the steps. "I'm just striking out with all the females tonight." Jason muttered. He would watch some television and wait up for his wife to come home.

Just before midnight he got a text from his wife telling him that she wouldn't be home anytime soon and would most likely grab a few hours sleep in the on call room. He didn't like that. Her guard would stand watch but he didn't like her sleeping in such a public space nor did he like the thought of her sleeping near other guys. At the next board meeting he was insisting on single sex sleeping areas. As soon as that thought passed through his head he laughed at himself. He was jealous. He needed to turn in, tomorrow was going to be busy.

He checked on his son and saw that Charlie was curled up behind Cameron's knees. She looked up at him and her golden green eyes flashed in the darkness. Jason gave her a few scratches and she purred deeply. He adjusted the covers and headed off to bed.

"How come mommy isn't home?" Cameron was only a little scared that his mom wasn't around.

"She had to go to work late last night because a lot of people got hurt." The bus accident had been on the morning news. To make sure and avoid what happened the last time as soon as Jason heard Cameron moving around he went upstairs. It took a few minutes of promising Liz was okay before the little boy would get dressed. Charlie went a long way to keeping the little guy calm.

Downstairs Cameron immediately poured out the old water and Jason gave him a glass of fresh water. From the refrigerator's water dispenser because Cameron insisted. Then came the food. With the cat fed Cameron was ready for breakfast. They were discussing what to eat when there was a knock on the door.

"Who is there?" Cameron asked his dad.

"No clue, let's go see." Jason took the little boy's hand in his. "Who is it?" Jason called so that Cameron would know to ask before just opening the door.

"It's Ben!" His nephew called back.

"Can I open the door daddy?" Cameron wanted to show Ben the new cat.

"Sure, but don't ever open it unless mommy or I say it's okay." Jason told his son.

"Okay." Cameron reached up for the knob and stopped looking all around him first.

Jason smiled when he realized Cameron was making sure Charlie wasn't around. He liked that the little boy remembered.

With the coast clear Cameron opened the door. "I got a cat!"

Jason could see that both Johnny and the guard on the door were surprised that Cameron was talking. Excitement trumped fear every time. "Show Ben, but remember be gentle."

Cameron grabbed Ben's hand and they dashed off to the kitchen.

"He spoke in front of me." Johnny said coming inside.

"I'm not sure he noticed you were there. You guys eat yet?" Jason led his friend to the kitchen. Walking in they saw Charlie splayed on her back with her legs thrown out as she got belly rubs from the two laughing children.

"No we haven't." Johnny had to smile at the picture they presented. "I see that the pet is adjusting well."

"So far." Jason grabbed some eggs. He would make omelets. "So you want to go get one today?" He knew how Johnny thought. He would say Ben was so happy he just rushed right out. Hoping that if the cat was there when Em got home she would let them keep it.

"Are there more?" Johnny liked the look of the beast. Her paws were a good size, but not huge so they wouldn't have a massive cat. At the same time the pet would be sturdy enough to handle playing with Ben.

"A whole litter." Jason said knowing he was getting his brother in-law in trouble. The little devil on his shoulder just couldn't resist.

"She'll kill me. You know that right?" Johnny looked over at Jason.

"What's life without a little risk?" The blonde grinned. "Elizabeth took one look and fell in love." They had also already discussed the topic.

"You are bad." Johnny glared at Jason. "I'm going to behave. But I'll make sure Em meets us over here and sees the cat. Does it have a name?" Johnny listened to Ben laugh as the kitten rubbed against him.

"Charlie." Jason said pouring the eggs into the pan. "You want one?" He pointed to the eggs.

"Sure." Johnny loved omelets, but sucked at making them. They always came out mangled. He chalked it up to every chef having a problem dish. "I can make the toast."

"You know where everything is." Jason told his friend. "You have to fill out paperwork and have a background check run, so if you want one do that tomorrow. It takes about twenty-four hours."

"Background check for a cat?" Johnny asked surprised.

"They don't just give them to anyone. They need to make sure you don't have convictions for animal cruelty." Jason had been surprised too, but thought it made sense.

"So what happens if the one we want gets adopted in the meantime?" Johnny asked buttering the toast.

"They will hold your cat. Then when you pass you can pick it up." Jason slid the eggs on the plates. One omelet cut in half for both boys. "Wash up guys."

The two boys ran to the hall bathroom and Charlie was hot on their heels.

"She really is stinking cute." Johnny wanted a dog but was re-thinking that. "Those ears are irresistible."

"Let's hope Em thinks the same thing." Jason said pouring more eggs into the pan. Sometimes guys just had to stick together.

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