Pounce

Chapter 15

More Than Friends

Hannah

Fearless clearly wanted to go outside. No way was Hannah about to let Mason go roaming out in the wild when he was just shot. He began to get a little stir crazy. Hannah knew now it was sure going to be one long night for her. Dog sitting.

"Fearless...Mason. You know I am NOT about to let you outside. No matter how badly you want to. Understand? I am putting my foot down. You must stay in and rest. Do you even understand me when you are in this form?" she wonders out loud as he looks up at her curiously. His ears perk up.

Fearless wanders over to her door. Scratches at her door. He wanted out.

"No, you come over here with me. NOW Mason....I mean Fearless" she sighs. She leads him away from the door as he wines to go out. "Mason be good" she warns. She sits down on her couch.

"Come sit with me. I will turn on a movie or something" she mutters.

She pats her hand on the couch.

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"Mason, come on. I know you do not like to take orders or be cooped up. But if I let you out then you are going to hurt yourself more" warns Hannah.

Mason was not paying any attention to what she was saying. She sighs. She turns on the tv. Hoping to capture his attention with something other than the great outdoors. Mason whines as he scratches at her door.

"You can complain all you want. Your brother gave me orders. I am following them" warns Hannah. "Join me or not your call"

Fearless was restless that was for sure. Hannah turns on the news. Florida was on the news that night. The drug crime rate had gone up. Carlos had worked so hard to try to keep the drug rate down.

And what had he gotten for it? He got killed! Hannah felt her nerves bothering her watching the news. She changed the channel. Cops the tv show came on. Hannah sighed. Did everything have to remind her of Carlos? Why did she have to miss him so very much?

Mason places his paw on her lap.

"Well it is about time you gave up" laughs Hannah. She ruffles his ears playfully.

"Come sit with me" she demands.

She moves over so he could sit beside her. He lays his head in her lap like an adorable puppy would. She hugs his neck.

"You will not always be like this. You will get better. And you will be back to normal in no time. If you follow orders" warns Hannah. She pets his head. He licks her hand.

"You are adorable like this. I have to admit. I always wanted a dog.

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But my husband had no time for a pet. I had my hands full with Mimi" remarks Hannah. She places her face into his fur as she hugs his neck. She cared a great deal for Mason. She hoped he knew that.

A noise as at her door suddenly. A whimper. Then scratching.

"Wonder what that is?" Hannah says softly. Mason jumps down wandering over to the front door. Hannah holds him back so he could not even try to escape outside. There was his brother. In wolf form.

"Reckless?" asks Hannah. The other wolf comes in. "I mean Nathan hello"

Nathan and Mason sniffed noses.

"Come to check up on your brother huh? He has been trying to head outside. No worries I made him stay in" Hannah promises Nathan. She reaches down and ruffles up Nathan's fur.

"Want to watch some tv fellas?" asks Hannah. She heads over to the couch. Sits down. The wolf brothers come join her. Mason comes leaping beside her lap. Nathan joins her other side. Both begin to kiss her cheek making her laugh.

"I would like to see you try this in human fashion!" giggles Hannah. They had lifted her spirits. Hannah yawns. She reaches over behind her. Getting the soft wool blanket. She covers them up. Snuggling under one blanket.

"You know fellas I sure am glad that you are here with me. When I first came here I was scared out of my wits' end. I did not know what to do. I feel so safe with you both here. I just well...I just wanted to say that to you" Hannah says softly. Nathan licks her hand as he looks up at her. She smiles.

"Thank you for protecting us. Thank you for your friendship. I will never tell anyone else you're secret. It is safe with me. I promise you both" vows Hannah. She yawns.

"I never have stayed up this late. Not since Mimi was a baby" she mutters.

"How do you do this every night and go to work Nathan?" wonders Hannah.

Nathan closes his eyes. He was resting with his head in her lap on one side. Mason had his head in her lap also curled up next to her. She places a hand on each of them. Cuddling up with them on her couch. The night passes by slowly for her.

"Mom? I can't find my back pack!" calls out Mimi the next morning. Hannah yawns. Her eyes flutter open. She looks to find sexy Mason and Nathan now in human form. Cuddling up to her. They all had fallen asleep that way. A blush creeps in over her cheeks. She had never gotten this close to a man since her husband.

"Mom?" calls out Mimi once more.

"Your back pack is out here!" Hannah calls back. Mason's beautiful eyes flutter open. He looks up at her.

"I fell asleep in your lap last night" he chuckles.

"At least I got you to rest" giggles Hannah as he sits up.

"I feel pretty good. I have not had that much rest in a long time" he tells her as he yawns.

"Nathan! Nathan wake up" calls Mason as he shakes his little brother.

"He is fine" whispers Hannah as Nathan's head rests on her shoulder. He was looking so cozy all snuggled up to her. She did not have the heart to wake him either.

"Nathan!" remarks Mason as he flicks his little brother in the head waking him up.

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Apparently Mason had issues with Nathan getting closer to Hannah. Was he jealous? Did he have feelings for Hannah? Hannah found she cared a great deal for both brothers. But if she had to pick right away it might be Mason for her.

"Huh? I am up?" yawns Nathan as he sits up.

"Coming to check up on me huh?" Mason grumbles at his brother.

"I knew you would give Hannah a hard time" Nathan mentions to him.

"He did some what" says Hannah with a smile. "Breakfast fellas?" she offers as she gets up off the couch. She starts making everyone scrambled eggs and toast.

"Moring! Mr. Mason! How are you feeling? You better?" worries Mimi as she comes in the room all dressed for school.

"I am feeling a lot better than before" Mason tells her with a smile.

"Good" Mimi says as she comes over to hug him. Then she hugs Nathan.

"Your back pack is over by the door there" mentions Hannah.

"I am not hungry yet. Can I eat at school?" asks Mimi.

"Sure" sighs Hannah.

"I already told Mrs. Tolsen you are helping Mason here. I can drop her off again if you want" offers Nathan.

"Can you? That is so great of you" Hannah replies.

"I am not an infant. I can go home" grumbles Mason.

"Brother let Hannah help" warns Nathan.

"I am sick of waiting around on the couch" Mason complains. "When he is out there! Who knows what he is planning!"

"Mason hush" warns Nathan as Mimi looks at them wondering what was going on.

"Is everyone upset that Uncle Paul came to see us?" asks Mimi.

"What makes you say that honey?" wonders Hannah as she butters some bread.

"Because I saw Uncle Paul, the night daddy was killed. He came by before I found daddy there. Is that why Uncle Paul is here? Is he checking in on us? Is he protecting us?" wonders Mimi.

"You are sure you saw Uncle Paul the night daddy was killed?" Hannah demands to know looking shocked.

"Yes, he stopped by to see daddy. I told him daddy was not home from work yet. He said he was going to come back" explains Mimi.

"Did you tell this to the cops?" Mason asks Mimi. She shakes her head no.

"Uncle Paul told me at the time it was not important that he was there that night. That the cops needed to focus on catching the real killer" explains Mimi.

"Do not worry about Uncle Paul okay Mimi. We will catch daddy's killer" vows Hannah.

"Come on kiddo. We need to get you to school" Nathan tells Mimi as he gets around to head to work. He and Mimi leave.

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Worries start to fill Hannah's head now. About Paul. Why had he not told anyone he was there the night Carlos had been killed if he had nothing to hide? It did not add up.

"Hannah? Are you alright?" worries Mason softly. He walks over to her in the kitchen after she finishes making the eggs up for them. She sighs.

"I do not understand why Paul did not tell me he was there that night? Does he have something to hide?" worries Hannah.

"Maybe!" Mason says sadly. He pulls her in his embrace. She hugs him close.

"Everything is getting so complicated. So scary. I don't know what I would do if I did not have you and Nathan here" she cries.

"Shhh, you are safe here" he vows softly. He places his hand on her head. Running his fingers in her soft hair. Holding her close. He was her safe heaven.

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