New Haven: Family

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Jay-Jay smiled as she walked out of the resturaunt she waitressed in, folding her apron and looking around, stretching and making her way down the road, spotting her husband in his usual place in the foodcourt. Children hung off him as he dozed, AJ held close and Isha not currently in sight. A sign with a collection pail beneathe it hanging near him read "Kiddie care, $5 an hour".

She smiled fondly, going over and hunkering down next to him, giving him a kiss.

"Hey, babe. Good day?" she asked. He rumbled and looked up at her, eyes twinkling as he slowly rolled over, sending the children climbing on him scattering and laughing as he displayed AJ, who Jay-Jay kissed. "Where's Isha?"

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"Mama!" A little cannonball hit her in the back of the legs, smelling of burger and orange children's perfume.

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Jay-Jay caught herself, then smiled.

"Hey kiddo, have a good lunch?" she said, turning and scooping her up.

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"Huh." The toddler finished eating and held out her little paws to be wiped, then looked down at her father before turning back to Jay-Jay earnestly. "I saw something today that I really liked."

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"Yeah baby?" Jay-Jay smiled, helping clean her hands. "What was that?"

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Isha peeped through the open door, but shook her head. "Nother day." Then she blinked. "That's not the only place?"

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"Of course not, sweetie. There are lots of stores and different kinds of dolls. And we'll keep looking until we find the perfect one for you," she smiled.

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"Yes," whispered Isha, unconsciously worried about waking the sleeping doll whose face her eyes never left.

"Would you like to give her a bottle?" asked the lady, offering a doll bottle.

Isha looked at it, then nodded and gently poked it into the furry toy's mouth, then quirked a startled grin as the doll made the sound of a sigh and then contented baby drinking sounds.

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"This is the one you want? Or do you want to look at others before deciding?" Jay-Jay whispered back, stroking Isha's hair.

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"Different?" She looked up with a frown of concern.

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Jay-Jay's ears twitched unhappily.

"He has some developmental hurtles," she said, then shook her head. "But he's a good boy. He'll catch up with Isha soon, I'm sure. And he's gentle, like his papa."

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"The lady who runs the pub?" She blinked, then smiled as Isha sighed and nuzzled close with a contented little purr.

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"Yup, that's her," she smiled.

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"Maybe I'll see you around." Crystal grinned and reached out a hand to gently stroke the sleepy toddler's soft fur. "I'll tell Heidi."

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"Thank you," she nodded, smiling as she carried Isha to the door. "And if you have any kids who need watching, feel free to use John, free of charge. He'll be able to smell you."

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"Kind of?" She cocked her head quizzically, then pointed in the direction of the food court. "I'm heading for the Mall. Which way are you going?"

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"The same. Want to come with?" she asked, smiling.

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"I can look X negative. Around here this is normal." Uzulee grinned, then took Desdemona off her shoulder and let her down to the ground before shifting again. A small blue sabertooth tiger sat up and looked at Jay-Jay.

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"Wow," she said softly, amazed. "Three forms... sorry. X negative's what I've always known to be normal. I didn't mean any offence or anything."

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"I'll eat anything." She chuckled and opened the bag to look inside. "Even things that make Wolvie turn green."

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"Well, this won't do anything like that," she grinned, taking out her own meal, then blinking as John crept forward with a mighty purr and stopped straight behind her, making it possible for her to lean back against him.

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Uzulee laughed and ate some more, then looked up hopefully. "Hey, would you guys like to come see my older brother's babies? They're really getting cute. One keeps jumping out of the tank and scaring everybody."

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She laughed, then nodded. "Sure. We'd love to. I'm sure Isha would love it especially, she enjoys little babies."

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"I work with him." She frowned thoughtfully at John, totally undaunted by his indifference.

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"Really? What do you do?" she asked, desperate to detract attention from her husband's rudeness.

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Uzulee took a deep breath and grinned widely as her brother unlocked the door and threw it open. "I smell cream boats!"

The tall, red-haired man with amber skin, pointed ears, and grey cat's eyes only chuckled. "Leave me some to sell, huh? The cream's in the usual place."

Uzulee wrinkled her nose up at him, then turned as he noticed John and went wide-eyed. "Yeah, he's a Beast. His name's John, that's AJ, this is Isha, and this is his wife, Jay-Jay. Guys, this is my brother Scott."

"Hi." He grinned and offered a hand to Jay-Jay, since she was closest.

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She grinned and took it.

"Hi Scott. Nice to meetcha."

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"They're aquatic yet. The doctor says that they'll be starting to breath air soon, though." She chuckled as two of the babies looking at Jay-Jay put little hands and feet to the side of the tank and stuck there.

"They're so pretty." Isha, finally free of her papa's arms, hunkered down to look at the babies and be looked at. Her appearance brought great excitement to the tank. Another baby!

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"They are beautiful," Jay-Jay agreed.

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The winged woman smiled her thanks, then signed, CAKES TO TAKE HOME FOR LITTLE ONES and got up to put several pistachio pudding cakes into an edible container.

Uzulee was on her feet and heading for the door already, calling a farewell to her sister in law.

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"That's more than generous of you," Jay-Jay's eyes widened. John scooped up his daughter and turned, rumbling as he went back down the stairs.

"Oh... I gotta go," Jay-Jay blushed. "Thank's again."