What A Way To Live

Episode 13

Imba unlocks the door to this home, and holds the door open for everyone to walk in. Carter and Laura push the stroller onto the porch and Laura picks Willow up and carries her inside. To their surprise, there was a fully furnished home, with a crib in the living room, and suitcases sitting at the front door that resembled Carissa and Imba's luggage. Laura says what is going on? Imba says everyone sit down. They all gather on a big cloth sectional in front of a big brick fireplace. Laura lays Willow down beside her on the couch. Imba says we have news. We bought this house. We wanted somewhere we could come to stay, so we could visit, and also somewhere if Carl and Tonya wanted to come stay and visit with you guys or Willow. Imba hands Carl a key to the house and says, think of it as a vacation home close to the kids. Carter and Laura looked at each other and smiled. Carter says, really? This is so generous. Laura will need help with Willow when I'm working, and we would love to have you guys over. Thank you. Imba says don't sweat it. We needed this more than you guys did. I am tired of not living near my kids. I have not had her home in years, and now I know I can see her, and you all more often. Carl says, I must admit, Carter and I haven't had the greatest relationship, and now I hope we can spend more time together. Everyone talks and agrees this is a good thing. Later, Imba shows Carl and Tonya the room they will be staying in and gives everyone a tour of the house. After looking around, Laura says," OK, this is great." I am going back to my home now. There are things me and Carter need to discuss. I am thankful to you dad. Thank you for doing this to be closer to us. We will see you all this evening for dinner. Carter helps Laura grab the stroller and Carissa comes over and says "she can stay here with me. You two go home and have your discussion". Laura smiles at Carissa and gives her a hug and says "thank you, mom." Tonya says," I want in on watching this baby, you have all had your fun," and grabs her from Laura. Laura says thank you, we will be back later.

Later, Laura and Carter sit on the couch and take a long minute to rest. Laura says OK. I know everything was rushed, and I haven't had a chance to explain everything to you. So, do you have any questions about felines or anything that is going on? Carter sighed and stretched out onto the couch and said, well, I do have questions" and smiled over at Laura and said," actually, I have been wondering about when Imba said you could turn anyone into a feline. Can you tell me more about that? Laura sighed, and said," Well, there is a cat ritual that is done. When a cat finds the love of her life, she gets nasty with him. Are you sure you want to know? Carter thought, Oh how bad can it be, and said yes, tell me. Laura laughed and said," Well, I have to turn into my feline and pee on your barefeet and then afterward I will bite your arm, and you will then bite me back and your feline will find you in the next 24 hours. Laura looked over at Carter, now realizing what she had just said. Laura says oh, and we have to do this around all of our feline packs around a bonfire. Carter was now wide-eyed with amusement. Laura says normally this is the way of a feline marriage as well as the mate becoming a feline. Carter smiles and looks at Laura and says, I can wash my feet afterward, right? Laura smiles and says, yes, there is a tradition that afterward I will clean your feet. Carter looks over at Laura, and she starts to purr and crawls on the couch over to him. Laura lays down on his legs and says, we will get to that tradition. Let's focus on ourselves right now. Carter looked over at her with confusion. He says what about ourselves? She gives Carter a look of desire and Carter says oh. He gives her a grin, and they get up and go to their room.

After the explanation of felines, Carter felt more relaxed and understanding. Laura and Carter had finally fallen asleep and become well rested. The next morning, Carter looked over at her and said, Let's do the ritual. It's a part of you, and I want to know every part of you. Laura looked over and smiled at him. She said okay, on one condition, that we don't go back to my father's home to do it, let's do it here. Carter, smiling at her, says" I am more okay with that idea than you know. They get out of bed and both get showers and get dressed for the day. Excited, Carter says, can we go tell your family? Laura says yes, I have to tell my dad to call our pack. Laura, thinking of Carters family, asks' are we going to tell your family so that they can be there as well? Carter, not putting much thought into his response, says," Well, if you would like to, we can? They begin to eat breakfast downstairs and suddenly a knock on the door startles Laura, and she drops her glass of milk everywhere. Imba walks inside and says, are you guys decent? Carter laughs and says, yes, come on in. Laura cleans up the milk, and they walk into the living area.