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Construction noises rang through the street as Katie decided to use this day to fix the eyesore of the mess that the Dark Workers had instilled on Nacho's room in KTB Headquarters. It’s already been a few hours since she’s started, and has already grown exhausted from ‘recollecting’ the desired blocks.
‘Recollecting’ as in asking around through her communicator on the global chatroom for free favors, of course.
In the midst of trying to fix up the walls, her ears twitched to the two notifications that dinged with a vibration. With one hand placing blocks, she used her other free one to clumsily grab her communicator from her back pocket. 2 messages, from 2 different people. Her favorite people at that!
Katie's tail swished from side to side, a slight wag to it as she read the messages in her mind- she knew exactly what photo to send to her man. With her mind half preoccupied on fixing the room's walls, her eyes darted up to place blocks and back down to the messages. Clicking on what she thought was Tomate's message to reply had ended up being Multi asking on behalf of Nacho. A photo of herself in a flowy pink and light green bikini, posing under shade from a tree. She had taken Nacho to the beach that day for some mother-son bonding time. She remembers what fun that day was, how she would pick nacho up and hold him on his stomach as she would spin in circles to imitate superman flying in the sky. Thinking back to it, she should definitely set aside a day for them again, this time including Multi if he isn’t busy. Katie did ask him the first time, but he turned the offer down due to some work he needed to complete in his lab. Katie never showed Tomate this photo, but now was as good as ever considering how her husband was missing her.
To Tomate, she unknowingly had sent the message that was meant for Multi.
She pocketed her communicator back into her pocket to finish up the wall. It was looking just the way it used to, all it needed was Nacho’s unique decorations. To get a headstart for him, she pulled out a frame and placed it on a wall. Digging through her photo album, she settled on her signature photo that had her chiseled jawline. “It’s like looking in a mirror,” Katie nodded in approval, a finger and thumb up to her chin as she admired it. Taking a minute to look at the walls she proudly finished all by herself, Katie finally dug into her pocket once again to read her husband's cute reaction to her photo; except the messages she had read made her heart drop.
Seeing Multi's notification made her heart drop out of her ass, her eyes wide as her pale cheeks were overcome with red. She clicked into the notification and there it was: the photo that was originally meant for Tomate.
“Oh fuck..” she mumbled to herself, quickly typing up a response back to Multi. Her ears fell forward and her long tail began swishing wildly from nervousness as her complete focus was now on the ordeal at hand.
She was filled with embarrassment now, the chat bubble popping up immediately to show Multi texting back to her. Katie's nervousness turned into slight worry for his next messages to her.
Katie stared at her communicator, debating whether she should go meet up after what just happened or if she should send Multi what the original message should have been in the first place. She looked up at the room in construction, her mind furled into the potential outcomes of each option she had. It still needed all of Nacho’s favorite things. His trampoline, his tub, and a new bed with a chest just for him. If she chose to stay, it could become weird between them by blowing Multi off for a room that could be completed some other day. If she chose to go, perhaps it could break any awkward tension between them. It shouldn't be SO bad with Nacho there, surely. With a nod of her head, she settled on the latter.
Before taking out her teleporter, she had completely overlooked Tomate's reply. Katie pulled his message up and notified him quickly.
Katie's face relaxed into a sweet smile, reading over the message and the pet name she loved hearing from Tomate. Even though he had no way of verbally communicating, he still manages to make Katie fall for him with the love that Tomate holds for her in his heart. He made sure to make up for it with cute nicknames, bringing her a flower here and there with some goodies. Some days he would invite her for some nice dinner at the spot where he had proposed to her. That day was probably one of her greatest memories, always replaying in her mind every time she stepped foot back onto the location. She loved the silly little jokes he would make at the dinners too. For a mute and a blabbermouth, it was surprising how they clicked with one another.
Katie stashes her communicator away and pulls her teleporter out. As particles flowed around her body at the activation, her body fizzled out and reappeared once more at the waystone right outside the nuclear facility. Pulling her communicator out once more, she sent a quick message to Multi notifying him of her arrival. A notification from Multi comes back to let her know that he's on his way to her.
She was nervous to meet after the photo incident that had just occurred. Why did Multi say that? Him needing her? It struck Katie seeing him send that message in return. For some reason, a part of her felt like she wanted to hear more. The idea of Multi wanting her. That familiar red blush that she felt earlier slowly started creeping back up onto her cheeks thinking about it. She didn't know why she wanted to hear such things, her husband was right there to provide those types of desires. But it hit different seeing it come from Multi.
Her mind was immediately snapped back to reality as heavy steps were approaching her. Katie looked up from the ground as Multi approached her, a slight change in the atmosphere. He looked at her, just to quickly pull his eyes away. She could've sworn that cheeks speckled with red for a second. There was a small eeriness before he cleared his throat. “Hello Katie. Nacho's been asking for you all day.” He quickly dismissed the silence as he placed his arms behind his back, turning around to begin walking with Katie following suit.
“Yeah um.. was working on Nacho's room at my HQ actually,” she mentioned, trying to make light of the small talk. “Dark feds really did a number on that room, heh.” Katie scratched her head.
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What felt like forever, they finally arrived at Nacho's room. Little pitter patters could be heard from the other side of the door as Multi inputs the correct combination to unlock it. Holding it open for her, Katie walks in to see Nacho jumping with excitement for his mama. Katie bends down to his level with a big toothy grin as she envelopes her son.
“Mama!!” Nacho called out. He was sporting a small labcoat that was just a bit too big on him. His white fur was ruffled in every different direction, probably due to him horse-playing and jumping around on his bed.
“Hi sugar plum!” Katie greeted, a small *uff!* escaping her as Nacho collapses into her arms and snuggles into her chest with adoration.
DING!
Katie lets go of Nacho to grab her communicator. Looking over the notification, it was a text from Tomate asking about her location.
She stands up from her spot to send a text back with a quiet short huff to herself, a nervous feeling creeping up her guts. Multi approached from the side to see who it was and his eyes narrowed seeing as it was from Tomate, a slight feeling of jealousy churning inside him.
Katie fiddled with her thumbs as she waited for Tomate to respond. The typing bubble came up, taking a little longer than usual for him to send a reply back.
A sharp feeling of guilt hit her, remembering how the incorrect message she had sent earlier did in fact specify that she was busy. She didn't wanna lie to him, she knew it'd hurt. Katie felt Multi looming over her shoulder reading the messages. From the corner of her eye, she noticed that a bit of a stern and annoyed look had taken over. Quick to ease her husband's thoughts, she replied back in hopes that she could make him feel better. The last thing she wanted was to argue with her husband over such dainty issues while she was with her family.
Upon reading that text, a rush of heartbreak ran over her. Does he not trust her enough?
An annoyed sigh escaped Multi's lips, having enough of this pitiful conversation. Before giving Katie a chance to reply, he grabs her communicator instead.
"This is unbelievable. You deserve better than a man who has no trust in you,” he grumbled. “I don't get why he's being so obsessive.” Multi types a fast reply before handing the communicator back.
“There.” Hitting the send button, he hands the communicator back to Katie. Her eyebrows furled in confusion at the sudden outburst. What the hell was that?
"Multi! What was that for?” She questioned.
"Nothing.. Come on, let's have some family time.” Multi stuffs his hands into his labcoat's pockets with dismissal. Katie gives him a curious gaze before returning her attention towards Nacho- he was what she was here for after all.
“Okay… Nacho, you missed mama that bad?” Katie teased, her smile returning.
“I did miss you! But I never asked for you, mama?” He exclaimed with a slight puzzled look. This earned a surprised look towards Multi, whose ears twitched after hearing Nacho call him out on his little white lie earlier. He wasn't facing her, looking off in another direction to avoid her gaze. Katie gave a sly smirk his way as Multi regained his composure. “Really now?”
Nacho nodded happily. “Dada asked for you! He says he can't sleep without you!” He continued, a big innocent smile painted on his face. Multi froze, a quick glance at Katie to still see her smirking at him. He felt his ears burn up, the sensation making its way to his pale cheeks. “Nacho…” He warned. Katie's never seen Multi like this, it was such a sight. Something invoked in her, she wanted to get closer with him. She wanted to see more of that side of his.
“Well, if this is about sleep, then let's head to bed,” She eyed Multi a little longer before they landed onto Nacho, who was the first to run to bed and jump on it. “Yay! Bedtime with mama and dada!!” He cheered. Katie came second, and Multi right behind them both. Nacho did a shimmy right into the middle and waited for Katie to come tuck him in like she usually does. Once he was tucked in, the duo both lied down on each side. While Nacho began rambling about his day with Cupcake and Pancake, Katie couldn't help but sneak a glance from Nacho towards Multi, who sneakily caught his eyes already on her. Multi peeled away first, noticing he’d been caught staring and placed his attention back onto the little fluffy bear recounting his adventures of the day. Katie felt a grin tug at the corner of her mouth seeing how flustered Multi was, just from her. He still had that stern resting face, but she was perceptive enough to notice just a glint of that nervousness in his eyes. "Oh! By the way, I made a social media account," Nacho admits. Katie's eyebrow lifts up in confusion. "Social media? Why the hell would you make one?" Nacho pulls out a makeshift communicator, made by Multi specifically for the little bear. It was custom, a little smaller than the typical size of a communicator that was provided to all the islanders by the Federation. She was pretty sure Nacho already had one from the feds, but it seemed Multi wanted to make an entirely new one where he had full control over- just a little precaution to keep Nacho safe. It had built-in apps that would allow Nacho to request for help too, no matter where he was. Multi had full access to its location as well as a custom passcode that only he and Nacho knew to prevent any unwanted strangers snooping through his belonging.
Nacho pulls up his account, showing it to Multi and Katie. "I wanna take a photo of us and upload it as my first post," He beamed. With a shrug from Multi, they both sat up to pose for the photo. "Ooh tag me in it and follow me, i'll follow you back!" Katie replied, pulling out her communicator to find his account. His profile picture was of a white bunny and his handle was @Nachotheboss. Cringe ass name, Katie snorted as she thought to herself.
"Boom, first follow!" She showed nacho. Nacho clapped with happiness and followed her back, finding Multi's account right after to follow him as well. "Okay, now that that's out of the way, it's time for bed. You've been putting it off for a while now," Multi interrupted. Nacho gives his father a mean look. "I'm not tired," he pouts. "Okay then, I guess that means we'll have to take away your substance privileges since you wo-" A gasp escapes Nacho as his ears pin in horror. "NO! NOT MY COKE! NO!" He pleads. His reaction throws Multi and Katie off and they laugh, Katie lets out a "Holy addict," in between her laughs. Nacho immediately lies down, closes his eyes, and pretended to sleep as he uttered ZZZ's under his breath. "Mama could you maybe tell me a story?" He whispers, one eye slit open at her. Katie's laughing fit calmed down with a sigh, and agreed. "Okay, okay. The one I have is about a little bunny going on an adventure," She begun. A content hum comes from Nacho as he listens to her voice.
Slowly but surely, the two fell asleep soundly over time. Nacho taking notice of this, he quietly moves himself from their grasp. Upon moving away, Katie subconsciously reaches onto the next figure in the bed- Multi. With a soft snicker from the mischievous little bear, he quietly digs into his mother’s bag to grab her camera and some paper. With a silent click, he successfully takes a photo of his two ‘co-parents’ cuddling with each other on his bed. With another click, he snaps a second photo of the two. Placing the camera back in the bag, he left one photo with Katie and the second on the dresser. Nacho runs off to hang with his bodyguards to leave them both alone in a snuggly bundle.