A/N: Thank you for reading and a special thanks to reviewer Shiranhane Aikawa and Mercenary Nemesis to take their time to tell me about the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Resident Evil or any of its characters appearing in this story. They are property of Capcom.

Chapter 4

(Kate's POV)

The next day we both got up early dressed beautifully like at couple should dress like, kept everything perfect for the guests. I was dressed in a short peach and white dress that reached little below my mid thighs, enhancing every curve on my body really cute dress that I bought yesterday. Leon was wearing a light blue striped button down shirt and jeans and kept his top two buttons of the shirt open and don't blame me but I told him to look decent for his parents and we even had an argument and once again he won and I lost because I gave up because he just won't listen.

We got down had breakfast and did trivial things that needs to be done, guests were supposed to be arrived by noon or after that. They told us not to bother ourselves to receive them at airport since they already booked their ride good for us because that gave us time to get back in normal moods after the morning argument and just when I was setting table for lunch, Leon said, "Kate, they're here."

"Already?", I asked.
"Yeah, c'mon", he beckoned me and we both walked towards the door.
"How do I look?", I asked him a little nervously.
"Awesome", he replied, "What about me?"
"As always", I couldn't help but roll my eyes, "Remember to smile", I said to him.
"It's hard to smile when you're an Agent", he said.
"Is that so how come you smile when you smart mouth me", I said as he kept his hand on my shoulder and I reached for the door, "Ready?", I questioned.

(Leon's POV)

"Yeah", I answered as the door bell rang and Kate pulled the door open.
"Leon! Kate!", Mum said hugging both of us followed by Dad.
"Were you guys waiting for us? You just opened the door a second after we rang the bell", Dad said.
"Leon saw you guys through the window", Kathleen told them as she moved to hug my elder sister.
"My, my you got more beautiful", Liana said hugging her.
"I could say the same to you", she said, "Where's Zach?"
"He's with his father", Liana said.
"He has come too?", I sort of whined and Kate nudged me.
"Of course little bro", she replied.
"Mummy, I wanna see doggy", Liana's son, our nephew Zach came running to her.

"Oh look who is this little guy", I said reaching to him, "Do you recognize me?"
"Aunt Kate's husband", he said promptly and we all laughed.
"I am your Uncle Leon", I said giving a chocolate to him as both me and Kate bent to kiss him on either of his cheek.
"Kate's better kisser", he said comparing, "She's better than my girlfriend."
"So sweet", Kate said kissing him one more time and picked up the 4 year old in her arms, "You are heavy."
"I am working out", he said, "But not like daddy."
"He's such a talker", Liana said like an impressed mother.
"Yeah I can see", Kate said.

"Hey, hey don't forget me", Jeremy said, "C'mon brother-in-law, how are you doing?"
"I am good", I answered and shook his hand.
"Enough talk everybody, Lunch is getting cold, and so you all should better hurry up. C'mon I'll show you guys to your room", Kate said climbing up the stairs still holding the 4 year old.
"I wanna meet doggy", Zach said.
"Doggy doesn't like dirty people, first you have a bath and then you can meet Shadow, okay", Kate said to him.
"Okay", he said cheerfully.

After settling everyone in their rooms both me and Kate got back to the living room and let ourselves fall on the couch, "I think we did well", she said.
"We did perfect", I said looking at her and just then home phone rang, "Must be your parents."
"Yeah", she said getting up and receiving the call and talked with her father, "They wanted to know if your family is here. Now, the most important thing..."
"What?", I asked her shrugging.
"How to keep Zach away from Shadow, you do know he doesn't like crowds especially our families", she crossing her arms.
"Yeah now that's a big problem, adults know he's hostile so they won't bother him but what about the kid", I rested my head on the back of the couch thinking, "Let's just stay with Zach when he wants to play with Shadow, I mean all he'll do is pat him let us make Zach pat Shadow since there won't be other way."
"Hmm… I think that's good idea", she said thinking.

"What's good idea?", Liana said getting down with her family.
"Just figuring out how exactly is Zach gonna play with Shadow", I told her.
"No Leon, I won't let him play with Shadow", she said.
"Yeah that dog is mad", Jeremy said, "You know I still have his bite marks on my butt."
"It was totally you fault, Leon did tell you he was hostile", Kate said defending Shadow; "Just because Shadow likes me it doesn't mean he'd like you, Jeremy."
"I wanna see doggy", Zach said tugging on his parents arms.
"No", they both snapped in anger and he let go of their hands and ran to us crying out loud.

Kate lifted him in her arms, "You both shouldn't have yelled at him", Kate said to the pair.
"Look you two don't know how hard parenting is, when you get a kid of your own you'll understand", Jeremy said to her.
"At least we won't make our kids cry", I back mouthed him and Kate tugged on my arm.
"I think everybody's getting irritated because of empty stomach why don't we have lunch. Leon why don't you call mom and Dad", Kate said to me, "Hey stop crying, doggy doesn't like crying boys", she said to Zach, "Don't worry I won't let him touch Shadow, just let him see Shadow, it would cheer him a bit", she said to Liana.
"Why is Zach crying", Mom and Dad came by their own.
"He is not crying, are you honey", Kate said.
"No", Zach sobbed rubbing his eyes.
"Please everybody settle down, I'll just get lunch", Kate said and Liana moved to take Zach from her but he clung to Kate more, "Let him be for a moment", and she nodded.

(Kate's POV)

I walked to the kitchen and started doing work by one hand since other was holding up Zach, his parents were such dim wits especially his father, nobody yells at their 4 year old. I talked random stuff with Zach like school, his favorite shows, superheroes, candies, friends etc. while I transferred food items from cooking pots to serving pot. But it was really time taking while doing with one hand.

"Let me help", I turned and Leon took Zach from me, "Come let me show you my doggy."
"I wanna see doggy", Zach said and Leon made him look through the back door to the small garden where Shadow could be seen playing by himself.
"Don't take him near Shadow now, he has to eat his lunch", I said lifting the big tray with all dishes, "C'mon you have to eat too right."
"Yeah", he said and followed me. Once I was done setting bowls on the table, I served Leon's Mom and Dad first; Liana served her husband and kid while I served her and lastly I served Leon.

"Honey, what's this I don't eat this", Jeremy said holding up pumpkin.
"I didn't know you should have told me, give it to me I'll eat it", she said to him.
I finally served myself and settled by Leon's side, "What is this Leon you eat whatever your wife gives to you, like a dog", Jeremy commented with a smirk.
"Actually she knows what I eat and what I don't after spending 5 years, which your wife can't do it in what like 9 years of marriage, don't take it otherwise Liana", Leon said eating his supper. As expected the whole lunch went by in arguments and nobody got to eat peacefully.

"That was quiet a meal Kathleen", dad said.
"Nothing compared to Liana, Dad. Liana makes 10 times better than her", Jeremy said switching on the TV.
"Oh you're embarrassing me, Jerry", Liana said.
"It's time for our afternoon nap, sweeties", Mom said to both of us.
"The bed is nice and clean", I told her.
"I know sweetie, thank you for doing this for everyone of us, I know Leon didn't help you and to do all by yourself is hard", she said smiling warmly, "Don't tell Jeremy but your food is better than my Lia's."

I smiled at her and both my in-laws headed upstairs to catch some sleep. I took the rest of the dirty dishes to kitchen and a deep sigh escaped my lips as I saw the mountain of dishes, "Want help?", I turned and looked at Leon.
"I need to complete this by an hour or so", I said to him, "Plus we have a dishwasher", I said put the dirty pots and pan in dish washer but the China plates need to be washed by hands, so I began manual work too, "Why don't you entertain your sister and her husband."

"No need, we were just heading upstairs to get some sleep, Zach didn't let me sleep", Liana answered instead of Leon.
"Why didn't you ask your good for nothing husband", Leon said taking a bite of one of the apples that were on the fruit basket.
"Leon", Liana warned him though smiling as I nudged him for saying that.
"What? It's not a lie, is it?", he said shrugging.
"You are saying as if you don't depend on Kate for anything", Liana said crossing her arms pouting a bit and I couldn't help but agree with her.

(Leon's POV)

"No I don't depend on her for anything", I answered casually and Kate shot me a look.
"Oh really", Liana said dropping her hands by her side, "So you do all your things around the house."
"Yes", I replied and Liana looked at Kate, that made me look at her, "I can take care of from kitchen to house, from cooking to cleaning, from laundry to looking after Shadow and from working for income to even pay bills."
"Now you're exaggerating", Kate said looking at me smiling furiously.
"No I am not, I can… no I do those things", I said to her a bit seriously; I mean there was nothing to get angry at I was telling the truth.

"Oh don't you get me started", Kate said wiping her hands on the kitchen towel, since she was done washing plates.
"I DO THOSE THINGS, HONEY", I said slowly and loudly getting a bit heated up.
"No you don't sweetie", Kate said warningly ducking down to get utensils from the washer.
"Every word I said is true", I said not budging from my point.
"Just don't talk to me now", Kate gave me the 'Don't-Mess-with-me' look.
"Tell me what I said wrong", I did mess with her cause she was getting on my nerves.

"You wanna know?", she said to me angrily.
"Yeah", I said walking up to her.
"Okay, you are asking for it", she said literally throwing the drying towel on the floor and she bent down and took out a blackened pot, "This what happens when you cook", she said shoving the pan at my face, "the last time you washed clothes well that was house draperies and bed sheets, you used too much washing liquid that it lost all its softness that even Shadow finds it uncomfortable…"
"But I pay the bills", I squeezed in my sentence seeing that she was out of breath.
"Oh don't you talk about paying bills", she said shaking a knife that she was putting in the knife stand at me threateningly, "what it's like 5 month past this year out of which you forgot to pay bills 3 times and the other two times I had to pay the bills."

"You paid bills two times, I paid 3 times. I win", I said being out of options, so what I sucked at house work but I knew how to do them.
"You win?", I said glaring at him, "Is that the best you can do", she said moving towards me.
And before I could say anything our argument was broken by Liana laughing, "You two really put up a fight", she stated.
'We were fighting? Shit', I cursed, we were losing our charm and broke out fighting on the first day guess the next week would be a total hell not to mention how much effort I had to make to put up with her, I looked at my oh-so-darling wife and she was looking at me concern.
"Liana, what's taking you too long", Jeremy asked getting in the kitchen too.
"Sorry sweetheart, I was just having a chat", Liana said to him, "We are going to rest, see you at dinner time."

Kate got back to tidying up kitchen while I just wanted to say something to her, maybe… maybe and maybe I wanted to apologize since if she doesn't cooperate it's my family that gonna get hurt, its none of her business to make them happy plus there were more people to please in my family than in her.
"Get Shadow in", she said putting the leftovers in the Refrigerator.
"Kate…", I didn't know how to begin.
"Just please don't get on my nerves", she sort of snapped.
"Whatever happened now, you won't let that bother…", I was saying when she cut me in between.
"They are my family too", she said and looked at me and I for some reason smiled, "It's an inevitable fact that we are…", she stopped and didn't seem to complete the sentence.
"Married", I completed that for her and she nodded.

We shared our moment of silence as we just stared at each other, totally clueless about what should we do or say next. We were always so distant and for some reason we didn't want to cover the distance between the two. I tore my eyes of her beautiful face; yeah there was no denying that she is one of the most beautiful women I've ever met. I walked to kitchen's back door and called Shadow in which was no problem since he was well trained.

We were walking in our bedroom when Kate tugged my arm and nodded her head to Zach who was sneaking out of mum and dad's room, ", Caught ya", me and Kate said at once as he jumped in surprise.

"Shhh… granny and grandpa are sleeping and I wanna watch TV", he tried to make a run downstairs but I caught him.
"It's time for nap right", Kate said to him.
"Only little babies and old people take naps", he said pouting.
"No, both Uncle Leon and I also take naps, don't we", she said looking at me.
"Yes, now c'mon let's go take a nap", I said walking in our bedroom, we were supposed to keep quiet and have sometime with Shadow, so he might not get aggressive against guests but we ended up trying to make Zach sleep. Kate set Zach on the bed and he immediately started jumping up and down on the bed.
"Now come to Aunt Kate", Kate spread her arms and he ran to them chuckling, "let's take a nap", she made him lie and lied down herself and began patting him to sleep.
"Uncle Leon is not sleeping", he looked at me and Kate asked me to get in too and we both lay facing each other with Zach lying between me and her and she was trying to pat him sleep, "I wanna hear a story."
"How about I hum you to sleep", she said.
"What's that?", Zach asked excitedly.
"Just listen and try to sleep", Kate said and began humming the song.
"Uncle Leon, close your eyes", Zach made me close my eyes and I didn't know when I myself fell asleep hearing that lullaby.

A/N: Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I apologize for any inconvenience you had whilst reading.