As the first meeting on the reveal was taking place at the town hall, Kent and Diana Ross were returning home from their brief trip to Seattle. As they unlocked the door and walked inside, they were greeted to their daughter Ava sitting on the couch, watching TV in the living room. When she heard the door open, the fourteen-year-old turned her head to see who was coming in, smiling when she saw her parents.
“Hey mom, hey dad,” Ava said, getting up from the couch to greet her parents.
“Hey pumpkin,” Kent said, pulling his daughter into a hug and kissing her on the forehead. “How was school today?”
“It was pretty good,” Ava responded, giving her mother a hug when her father released her. “Not a lot happened today though. I did learn that there’s no school on Friday because it’s a teacher workday.”
“Alright, that will give us some more time to unpack everything else,” Diana said. She then began to look around the room before turning her attention back to her daughter.
“Where’s Connor?” she asked. “He got home okay, right?”
“He’s fine mom,” Ava reassured. “He’s just upstairs in his room with Ryan.”
“Ryan is that boy that Connor’s been talking about recently, right?” Kent asked.
“Yeah, that’s him,” Ava confirmed. “I can call them down if you want.”
“That’d be great,” Kent said. “I’d personally like to meet Ryan.”
Ava walked over to the bottom of the stairs and shouted “Connor! Mom and Dad are home!” A few seconds later, the sound of two pairs of footsteps could be heard moving around upstairs before beginning to come downstairs.
“Hey mom, hey dad,” Connor said as he walked down the stairs and approached his parents, giving them both a hug. Ryan stood behind him, his backpack slung around his shoulder.
“Aren’t you going to introduce us to your friend?” Diana asked her son as she gave Ryan a smile.
“Oh right.” Connor stopped hugging his parents and stepped back a bit. “Mom, Dad, this is Ryan. Ryan, these are my parents.”
Ryan proceeded to shake both of their hands. “A pleasure to meet you both,” he said with a polite smile.
“Likewise,” Kent responded. “Connor’s been telling us about you and how you and Tad have been helping him decide what type of Were he should become. Speaking of which…” Kent turned to face Connor. “How is that coming? Made any decisions yet?”
“Actually...I have…” Connor said slowly.
“That’s great to hear honey!” Diana said. “What did you choose to become?”
“Well…” Connor started. “After a lot of consideration, I decided to stop listening to my head and start listening with my heart. I know the risks that come with my choice, but I feel like I’m willing to take those risks no matter what.” He stopped and took a deep breath before continuing. “Mom...Dad...I want to be a Werewildcat like Ryan, which means that I would become bisexual, if not completely gay. I know that it’s a lot to take in, but I made my choice because...I want to be with Ryan. He and I are going on a date tomorrow night...and if things go well…”
Connor was cut off as his parents pulled him into a tight hug.
“I’m so glad you’ve made your choice honey!” Diana said. “Your father and I are going to support you every step of the way.”
“You’re doing what makes you happy, and that’s all we want,” Kent continued. “And if you’re truly happy as a Were...then I don’t see why your mother and I wouldn’t be joining you in the future.”
“R-Really?” Connor asked, slightly shocked by what his dad had just said. “You...you might become Weres too?”
“Your father and I have discussed the possibility,” Diana said. “It’s a bit of a grey area for us right now, but your father and I have a strong marriage and we’d be willing to take chances.”
“That...that’s great to hear!” Connor said, excited by what he heard.
Just then, Ryan’s phone vibrated. He pulled his phone out of his pocket, staring at the screen for a minute before tucking away again.
“That was my mom,” he said. “I’ve got to get going now. It was great to meet you Mr. and Mrs. Ross.”
“It was great to meet you too Ryan,” Kent said, shaking the teen’s hand again.
“I’ll see you tomorrow morning Connor,” Ryan said before giving the male a hug and whispering “I can’t wait for what tomorrow has in store for us.”