Diana
Diana walked away from Taylor's bedroom door, chewing her lip. She could feel perfectly well the emotions coming from there. She wasn't sure she liked it, and seeked out her husband.
"Walker?" she said, walking into the office and closing the door behind her. "Honey, I think... I think Taylor might be having sex."
Walker
Walker looked up, slightly confused and slightly worried.
"Taylor? With Mouse? Come Diana, you know Mouse is a very sensitive and trustworthy person..."
He turned in his swivel chair to face her, indicating for her to sit down.
Diana
Diana sat down, shaking her head.
"Honey, I know why kind of people Mouse - and Taylor - are. And I'm also an Empath. And I am telling you, the emototions coming from his bedroom right now are not cute little feelings of mutual attraction," Diana looked uncomfortable. "I thought I knew what kind of person Zac was too, and he got Julie pregnant. She was human, and Mouse is alien, so I suppose there is a distinct difference in that. But the point is, they shouldn't be just... just... just sleeping around at this age!"
Walker
Walker frowned a little, leaning his elbow on his desk and rubbing his chin.
"I would think that Zac's dilemma would dissuade Isaac, Taylor or Jessica from landing themselves in a similar situation," he began thoughtfully.
But trusting his wife, he closed his eyes for a moment and looked toward the ceiling.
He saw Mackenzie's skeleton in his room, playing with some toy soldiers, and saw Mouse and Christian together on Taylor's bed. He knew they weren;t doing anything other than groping, but Taylor was his son after all...
"They seem safe enough for now," he sighed, opening his eyes again turning off his X-ray vision.
"You might like to invite them downstairs."
Diana
Diana nodded.
"I think we should have a good long chat with the both of them," she said decisively, standing up.
Walker
Walker nodded and held his wife's hand.
"Go and invite them down to the table. If any of the other kids are there shoo them out. I just have to finish some of this paperwork and I'll be right with you," he promised.
Then he let go of her hand and waited for her to leave. When she had, he turned back to his forms with a frown. Why would Taylor think such a thing?
Diana
Diana walked back to Taylor's room and knocked on the door.
"Taylor? Mouse?" she called. "Can I come in please?"
Christian
Christian's eyes widened as he sat up in a rush and straightened his clothes again.
"Wait a second mom," he called, getting up while buttoning up his shirt.
He turned to Mouse.
'Okay?' he mouthed.
Mouse
Mouse ran her hands through her hair and nodded. Thank goodness she didn't wear make up. She straightened her t-shirt and got up off the bed. "We're good. I think." She winced as she felt Diane's emotions. "Bother."
Diana
Diana knocked on the door again.
"May I come in? I want to talk to you."
Christian
"Sure," Christian called, sitting at his desk and pulling out his drawing pad.
He glanced at Mouse, then Flavian.
Mouse
Mouse considered very carefully exactly how much damage she could do to herself if she stepped out the wall behind her and fell to the ground below. The mother vibes coming from Diane were giving her the 'wig', as Dawn would put it. "Anything the matter?" Mouse asked.
Diana
Diana walked in. She bit her bottom lip tenatovely for a moment then sat down on the bed.
"I'd like to have a talk with you two about... sex."
Christian
Christian's eyes widened as he almost choked on his own saliva.
Oh great. Not only did he have to pretend to be her son, but he had to take the sex talk again. If only he could say he'd already had it. Taylor was almost 20, didn't that give him a right to do what he wanted?
"Sex?" he repeated, glancing at Mouse.
"We're not gonna do anything stupid mom."
Mouse
Mouse felt a great burning blush sweep over her face. Oh dear god. "Now I remember why I'm glad I have cats not parents." She hid her face in her hands. "Oh dear god."
Diana
"Please," Diana said. "This is important. Now, I know you're adults and I know you know about sex. This isn't the 'what is' sex talk. This is the 'being responsible' sex talk. Now, I know you know about safe sex - at least I should hope you do - but the safest sex is not to have it at all. Until you're with the right person of course. Zac got Julie pregnant, and he professes to have taken every precaution."
Christian
"I think I'm a bit more mature than he is..." Christian began with a nod, "and I know you just want to look out for us. I think everyone learnt a lesson from him and Julie anyway. Not that I've been sleeping with anyone."
Christian mentally kicked himself for not being able to say the truth on that matter...
He glanced at Mouse.
"But you know I don't want to sleep with anyone until I'm married anyway. It's religion. Yes, Zac made a mistake, but we're not all going to follow suit."
Diana
Diana sighed.
"Taylor, I'm not asking if you have been having sex. I'm trying to make sure you know the consequences - accidents can happen no matter what precautions you take. An alien child is that much harder to look after than a human baby. You have to deal with developing powers as well. In some cases the power is so dangerous the baby can't even leave the house until they have developed some control. Technology has sometimes even been needed to develope before the parents can properly take care of the baby. Zac and Julie are extremely fortunate that we know what power their baby has. And even then, it'll be tough trying to listen out for a child who you can't hear unless they want to be heard. This is not a matter to be easily dismissed you two. I am an empath, in case you forgot. No one else knows better than I how you two feel about each other," she sighed again. "I just don't want something to happen before you're ready, okay?"
Mouse
"So not looking to have kids now. And we've only be going out for what, a month? Really not going down that path. Seen enough on the streets to NOT follow that road to its logical conclusion." Mouse couldn't look either Diane or Christian in the eye, blush reaching epic proportions.