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

Chapter 6

(Kate's POV)

I woke up as usual with the sound of alarm clock Leon still had his arm over Zach and me, and Zach was clinging to me. I turned off the alarm and got carefully off the bed not waking up Leon or Zach. Zach moved to Leon once I got out and Leon looked at him and patted him a bit in sleep.

Following my usual routine I went downstairs picked up milk and newspaper, by the looks of it nobody was up. I took out stuff for the breakfast and headed upstairs with Shadow following me everywhere. I took my clothes went to shower again to be interrupted by Leon and yelled at him as usual and his usual quipping back on me for everything.

"Is Zach awake?", I asked him stepping out of shower.
"No still sleeping ", he replied.
"Now look here he is and we've been searching all over for him", we heard Jeremy, "Get up!", he said pulling Zach's leg waking him up making him cry first thing in the morning.
"Are you mad? He was sleeping?", Leon yelled at him.
"I know how to deal with my kid", Jeremy said.
"You behave as if he's not your kid", I couldn't help but state angrily, "What's the problem in him sleeping here with is Uncle and Aunt."
"You two want a kid, get one by yourself don't steal other people's kids", Jeremy said rudely and walked out.
"I'll just…", Leon said breaking out to reach to him.

(Leon's POV)

"Leon wait… maybe he's right, Zach is getting too much attached to us. One week is fine but we can't act our whole lives", Kate said but I know she didn't mean it, "you should get ready we both have to go to work", with these words she exited the room to prepare for breakfast.

I showered and headed downstairs to have breakfast and everything went well except the fact that both Kate and I didn't talk to Jeremy, "Leon take Shadow for a walk", Kate said to me as always picking up dirty dishes. I took Shadow for a walk but I kept wondering, if it was only Zach who grown attached to us or are we too are getting attached to him. I returned after fifteen minutes or so and called for Kate and she descended down the stairs in her work clothes, "Let's take Shadow with us."

"Yeah he can help me in White House", I said agreeing with her.
"Aunt Kate, Aunt Kate", Zach came running to us, "Are you and Uncle Leon going somewhere?"
"We're going to work baby", she said to him with a smile.
"Can I come too?", he asked and before we can answer.
"No, you can't", Jeremy came and pulled him away from us while he struggled and we looked at each other.
"Let's go to work", Kate said to me sighing pulling the door open and we headed out. I dropped her at office building and headed myself to the White House.

(Kate's POV)

"Hey doll you thinking something?", Claire asked me. She was at agency again and volunteered to drop me home.
"Yeah about Liana's son, Zach. You know it's been 5 days and he had become attached to both me and Leon and while his mother is fine with it, Jeremy is just being a moron. He's really rude to him and Leon's parents too; since he arrived I've been having a hard time telling Leon not to break his sister's husband's neck. That guy… he's really a bastard. And I just hate the way he treat their son and when Liana tries to defend him, he yells at her too. I wish I could do something", I said to her.
"I know Liana's husband, he's an ...", Claire bit her tongue before she says anything bad but we both laughed at that because we knew whatever she was about to say Jeremy deserves that, "Anyways you took off tomorrow?"
"Yeah Leon's mum and Liana wanted to go shopping, so I'll take them shopping tomorrow", I told her.
"A good daughter-in-law", Claire said stopping the car in front of the house, "Here you are."
"Thanks again", I said getting out.
"It's no problem, your place comes in the way", she said starting her car and then she drove off.

I walked to the house and heard someone yelling, "Jeremy", I muttered to myself and got in.
"Shut up you old man", he yelled, "I said I want to watch TV and you ask me to wait, I am businessman if I miss any of the business reports then how much of loss it would be and you want to watch this crap", I looked up Mom was holding Zach who was crying and Liana was trying to stop her husband as he yelled at Leon's father.
"Jerry it's enough", Liana said tugging on his arm.
"No, it's not", He yelled at her face and she shivered a bit.
"Look he's sorry", Liana looked at her father crying.
"I didn't know, I am sorry", he said moving out of his way but accidentally stepped on Jeremy's foot and was about to fall but I saved him.
"You old fool", he raised his hand to hit him but I grabbed his hand and Liana gasped.

"Are you alright dad?", I asked Leon's Dad.
"I am fine dear", he tried to smile.
"What do you think of yourself", I yelled at him, "He's like your father, do you treat your father this way, you sick jerk. I just thought you didn't respect me and Leon but you don't respect anyone. You care about damn money that's all and not feelings; you care about your foot that Dad accidentally stepped on but you didn't considered the fact that he was falling and that he might get hurt."
"Kate, please it's enough", Liana tried to cut the argument literally begging me to end it here, every day I held myself because of her and Zach but today Jeremy crossed his line.
"No that's not enough, it's not enough. How do you tolerate this guy, don't try to hide his mistakes look what he has done to you, your son, mom and Dad. I know every woman wants a father for his child but you are paying too much for this. He's not a good son -in-law, not a good husband and he's the worse father a child could ever get. If Leon knew any of this then you do know what he can do, don't you?", I said to her expecting her to stand up against her husband for once but she only looked at the floor, "C'mon Dad", I said to Leon's Dad disappointed because of Liana.
"What do you know about being a parent", Jeremy yelled after me and I turned to look at him.
"I may not know how to be a good mother but I know how to be a good aunt and I know very well how to treat my in-laws and I don't need you to teach me that, got it", I said to him.

I helped Leon's dad up the stairs and lead both of his parents to their room. Zach was still crying, "Stop crying baby", Leon's mum said to him and I took Zach from her.
"If you cry then I'll tell Uncle Leon to not bring chocolates for you", I said to Zach wiping his tears, "oh sweetie, if you love me don't cry, everything's okay", I said to him. His sobs died down and he became quiet slowly, "Promise me sweetie you won't tell Uncle Leon about this, otherwise he'll be angry at Aunt Kate."
"Promise", he sobbed.
"Good boy", I said and set him on the bed and kneeled down in front of Leon's parents, "Please I beg you not to tell Leon about this, please."
"But… ", his mother began.
"You know his temper… he loses his sense of what's right and wrong; and if he comes to know any of this, he would beat the crap out of that man downstairs and even though its what he needs, but Leon is not the right person to do it", I tried to joke and they both nodded.
"But he would come to know eventually", his father said.
"All he would figure out would be that something got wrong today but what, he won't be able to figure out, so act normal", I said smiling to them. Since there was not more to say to them, so I began to get up to get out.
"Kate", Leon's Dad said, "Thank you", he said but with someone else and I turned back to look at the door it was Liana.

"Thank you so much for standing up for Mum and Dad", she said to me and then turned to her parents and kneeled before them, "Sorry mom and dad you do know I can't fight him, forgive me for not being able to fulfill my duties as a daughter", she said keeping her head on their lap crying, "I am sorry."
"Don't say sorry honey", her mother said caressing her.
"We very well know with a second child on its way you can't fight him", her father said and it was making me cry too.
"Thank you Kate", she said once more.
"It's my job", I said kneeling down by her wiping her tears, "You're like a sister to me and I don't like you guys crying okay", I reached out wiping everybody's tears, "Zach give mum a tight hug", he ran to Liana gave her a tight hug which made her and all of us smile.
"Kate", Leon said opening the door.

(Leon's POV)

"Uncle Leon", Zach ran to me from her mother, "my chocolate."
"Here's your chocolate", I said giving it to him, "Is something wrong?", I asked to Kate in particular.
"No, why you ask?", she asked standing up and walking up to me.
"Uh… maybe because I couldn't find Jeremy at the home", I told her.
"He was here a couple of minutes ago", she said shrugging.
"Good for us", I said feeling happy, "I'll take everybody out for dinner."

Kate only smiled as Zach yelled in happiness, I set him down and he ran off saying he's going to watch TV, "Easy on stairs", I yelled after him.
"Yes", he yelled back.
"Little devil", I said smiling watching him disappear round the corner.
"You're back early?", Kate asked walking up to me.
"Thanks to Shadow", I said walking to the bedroom.
"Don't tell me he bit someone again", Kate said looking at him, sounding a little worried.
"Not exactly, he only dragged Ashley, when she tried to walk him", I told her.
"Didn't you tell her he didn't like to be walked", she asked me in a tone if disbelief.
"I did tell her", I told her more or less monotonously.
"Really?", she asked again in confirmation.
"Yes of course, I told her", I said to Kate in an obvious tone as we entered the bedroom.

"You really, really did", Kate asked suspiciously.
"Yeah and I could sign a stamp paper stating that", I told her sitting on the end of the bed.
"Okay I believe you", she said and moved to the wardrobe.
"No, you did not", I said to her since it was obvious from her tone that she didn't believe me.
"What makes you think that?", she asked rummaging.
"That tone of yours", I told yours.
"Okay so…", she stepped away from the wardrobe so that she could be in my view complete, "I believe you", she said it like a therapist.

"Oh c'mon, I am telling you the truth", I said to her getting annoyed now.
"So when did I say you were lying", she said to me getting annoyed herself.
"You are not saying that but you are thinking it", I said walking up to her pointing at her head.
"Can you read my mind?", she asked.
"What?!", I asked her confused.
"Can you read my mind?", she said crossing her arms.
"Of course not", I said to her.
"Then how can you say what I am thinking", she asked mockingly smiling at me.
"I… its…", I found myself lost of words while she dramatically waited for me to say something, "It's the truth", I said shrugging.

Kate dropped her hands to her sides and rolled her eyes saying, "I know!", and before I could say anything she asked, "Shadow didn't hurt her too much."
"Well she looked alright, she was quiet excited actually", I told her.
"You must be kidding me", Kate said getting the clothes.
"No I am not, after her trip she yelled 'Leon I want this dog here every day'', I said taking off my holster.
"She called him dog?", Kate asked surprised, "and he didn't do anything, maybe he likes her."
"That's not exactly the case, he lunged for her and if I wasn't holding his leash, he would have eaten her alive but unfortunately the dumb blonde took it the other way", he replied, "How was your day?"
"It was okay, I had to escort a couple of important people here and there nothing too major", she said moving towards the bathroom and our talk finished there.

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