Chapter 4 Descisions in the dark
Chapter 4 news reaches Rebecca's home.
Chapter 4
Decisions in the darkness
In his dreams it is cold, so cold and black. The blackness won't let him go, the cold hurts so much. Becca, its Becca she is in the dark ............
James heard the whimpering cry come from the nursery. His mate stirred but James kissed her ear "I'll go Hunny you rest ", he was still on edge any way about Rebecca being away and hadn't really slept well since he had sent her away. For all the trouble she had been recently he still couldn't shake the feeling that his family was incomplete without the white tailed little minx being here under his roof, safe with her family. The same could not be said of her mother from whom most of his pup's issues found their roots.
His night sight is more than good enough for him to check on little Timmy without turning on the light. The little male is fussing at some bad dream turning over in his crib night terrors screwing up his usually sweet expression.
"Come to papa pup, it's alright Daddys here. "
He picks up the little male and cuddles him to his chest. Timmy grips into his chest hard still trembling. James settled into the rocking chair in the room and sets it rocking into a steady rhythm calming the trembling little ball of fur that was his son.
The familiarity of the action brings to the fore the memories of holding Beccy. The many post-midnight hours he spent with his now half grown daughter. He strokes his sons back soothing him and grimaces a little when he reaches the stubbly tail. The final straw in disintegration of his relationship with his daughter. After one particularly savage argument with Anya and himself she had removed the one physical link to her brother namely shaving his white tail.
The petty act was however a red flag to the professionals he had been consulting that the sibling rivalry had moved to a dangerous new stage and that more extreme measures were needed. That had been the sending of the pup to Three Pines to hopefully restore some balance to her world view to remove her from the toxic influence of social media and her dam.
Rebecca's mother would have left James there all night soothing the pup when she was fretful not so his new mate. A gentle paw on his shoulder and Anya kisses the top of the pup's head.
"Come on let's bring him in with us then we can all get some sleep." She sighs as she hugs James from behind.
"You know he's really missing Beccy too."
James winces at his mate's insight. Another difference, Rebecca's mother by the end had cared for no fur but herself, even finding her daughter a hindrance to her social life.
Anya sees his heart is broken by his wayward daughter's absence and was encouraging him to bring her home even if it would make her own life harder.
She holds out her paws for the little male to be passed over so James can get up and they can move through to the master bedroom. As he does so the phone rings.
"Who could be calling at this god awful hour?" He asks out loud.
In his heart though there is a sinking feeling. He is slightly ashamed at his hope that it is his ex Kelly having gone off the rails again, begging for a final bail out but when he answers his worst fears are realised.
" Mr White Tail "this is Giles from Three Pines I am sorry to in........."
The phone drops from his limp fingers.