The next morning, Callie was in her office early. She had a lot of paperwork to clear from her desk and later in the morning, many calls to make to set in motion all the things discussed at yesterday's meeting.
The first thing she had to do though was get a hold of Lt. Kam. She needed to set up a meeting between his captain and the Mayor as soon as possible. Taking a guess that he would be with Commander Feral, she called Enforcer Headquarters only to learn the Commander had yet to come in. She glanced at the time and noted it was already getting to be eight.
She frowned in surprise. Normally, Feral was in his office by seven, so where was he? His secretary didn't come in until nine so Callie was forced to speak with the dispatcher. The only answer she got was their leader was still at home.
Sighing in frustration, Callie did something she would not normally do. With all the work she had planned for today, she couldn't afford a delay of any kind that kept her from getting started on her workload, so she called Feral at home.
After some four rings a husky voice answered the phone. Callie blinked as the voice didn't sound like Feral at all.
"Hello? Is this Commander Feral?" She asked in confusion.
"Umm, just a minute, Ms. Briggs..." The voice said.
She hadn't identified herself so how had the voice known who was on the phone? Her confusion increased when she heard the voice say, 'Uly! Hey love it's the phone!' Another, deeper voice growled sleepily from further away, saying something she couldn't hear then the other voice said, 'It's eight o'clock.'
'Shit! Why the hell didn't my alarm go off.' Came Feral's distinctive angry voice.
'You were so tired I felt you needed more sleep, so I shut it off.' The other voice responded unrepentant. Shock made her nearly drop the phone when she heard Feral hiss irritably, 'Damn it Kam, I don't appreciate you doing that now give me the phone!'
Moments later, Feral came on the line. "Hello?"
"Commander?"
"Ms. Briggs?" Feral said, surprise in his voice. "Is something wrong?" He asked urgently, his voice all business.
"Uh, no, actually I thought there might be something wrong with you since you weren't in your office this morning. Anyway, I really needed to get with Lt. Kam to set up that meeting between his captain and the Mayor. Uhmm...I didn't expect to find him at your home though. Something you want to tell me?" She asked, totally thrown by this morning's unexpected surprise.
A long sigh came over the line. "Kam is my mate, Ms. Briggs. I'm sorry I didn't get the chance to inform you of my new status." Feral said.
"Mate?" Callie blurted in shock. "How is that possible?"
"I'm an hermaphrodite." The dark tom said, annoyance clear in his voice.
"Oh!" Was all Callie could think to say as her mind reeled with this new information. Shaking her head, she brought her thoughts back to the business at paw. "Uh, okay. Congratulations...I guess...anyway, may I speak with Lt. Kam please?" She said, totally flummoxed but determined to get what she needed done.
"Certainly." Feral sighed. "Here she needs to talk to you." She heard him say then the voice of the wolf came back on.
"Good morning Ms. Briggs. Sorry about the surprise. What can I do for you?" He asked politely.
"I'd like to get the meeting between Mayor Manx and your captain scheduled as soon as possible, please." She said quickly.
"Certainly. Let me get a hold of my ship and I'll call you back with a response within the hour, is that alright?"
"Yes, thank you very much."
"You're welcome. Speak to you later." Kam said then hung up.
Callie carefully put her phone back in its cradle and stared at it. Too much was going on and this news was yet another on top of what was said yesterday. Sighing to herself, she knew she would have to tell the mayor this new development but thankfully not for some hours yet. Shoving that out of her mind for now, she settled down to get some paperwork done.
In an apartment not far from Enforcer Headquarters, the Chief Enforcer was violently throwing his bedding off and storming off to the bathroom. Sighing to himself, Kam went after his irate mate. Feral was shaving when Kam came to lean against the door frame and watched.
"You're peeved at me." He said plainly.
"Nah...you think!" Feral growled sarcastically as he finished his face then shoved the shower door open to turn on the faucets. He didn't look at his mate as he stepped in. The water wasn't quite hot yet, forcing him to step back a little until it did. He ended up backing into a warm body behind him. He growled irritably but his mate ignored him and wrapped his arms around his body, pressing a very impressive erection against his tail.
His pique with his mate vanished in a wave of heated desire. Kam could make him melt like a puddle of goo with that tool of his. He just couldn't get enough of it.
Moaning, he rubbed himself wantonly against that hot spear. Kam growled in heated lust at his mate's willing response to his demand for sex. His mate's tail pushed itself between his legs to titillate him though he hardly needed it since just being close to Uly made him impossibly hard.
His leaned his head forward and nipped Uly on the neck then pushed his mate against the wall of the shower demandingly. Knowing what was wanted, Feral raised his tail between them and pushed his hips backward to meet his mate's forward thrust into his already throbbing channel.
But, Kam didn't thrust forward no matter how much his mate made it clear he wanted it. No matter how often they made love, the wolf still could not take the Kat before he came first so Kam rubbed the swollen clitoris making the dark tom writhe in excitement and need. He continued to torment his mate until the tom cried out in orgasm.
Growling excitedly, Kam knew in moments he would be able to take Uly. As the tom's orgasm eased a little, he felt Kam at his entrance then plunging in filling his vagina completely. He cried out in ecstasy as the huge cock brought him to the peak like a rocket and over just as fast and moments later, he felt Kam's hot seed fill him as the wolf climaxed.
The two trembled for long minutes before Kam could withdraw carefully from his mate. Uly's legs trembled from the intensity and was very sore but enjoying the fantastic afterglow his mate always left him with.
Some minutes later, he was finally able to move again, albeit stiffly, as he continued his shower. Kam joined him, washing quickly then exiting to leave his mate in peace. Feral finished up then stepped gingerly out of the shower and under the dryer. He winced as the pain flared between his legs. It really hurt to have Kam take him even though he enjoyed it while they were having sex. If it weren't for his medical wand, Ulysses would never allow his mate to touch him again, that was why Kam never left him sore for long. So he was surprised relief wasn't forthcoming as quick as he was used to. Whatever the reason for the delay, he was truly beginning to hurt...a lot.
Suddenly, Kam was there and waving his magic wand (as Feral was beginning to think of it) over his abused parts and he couldn't withhold a deep sigh of relief as he stepped away from the dryer.
"Sorry love. I had to find my other wand because we'd run the power down in the first one. I hate leaving you in pain for any length of time." Kam apologized as the two of them returned to the bedroom.
"Guess, you'll have to be sure one is always charged and at paw if you insist on taking me so often." Feral said in amusement, in better humor than when he'd been rudely awakened by the phone.
Kam flashed him a wicked grin and stole a kiss before getting dressed. "You're right. I'll see that we have several available as soon as I can because I won't be able to keep my paws off that wonderful body of yours, especially when its naked." He chuckled, a wicked promise in his eyes.
Feral just snorted as he finished dressing and headed for his kitchen. Moments later, Kam was dressed and sitting down at the table to eat a quick breakfast. He took a moment though to use his communicator on his wrist.
"Lt. Kam calling Wotan. " He called. When Liela, the comm officer responded, he said, "I need to speak with the Captain."
"Just a moment, Kam." She told him. "Captain, Lt. Kam on channel 1 wishes to speak with you." She spoke into the intercom. The captain acknowledged.
"Good morning Kam. What can I do for you?" The Captain asked.
"Good morning to you, sir. The Deputy Mayor contacted me a short while ago, asking for a time when you can meet with Mayor Manx today to discuss presenting you to their United Nations."
"Oh, we've gotten that far have we? Excellent. Well, according to my schedule, I could see the Mayor around ten hundred hours your time. Will that work for you?" Captain Ing asked.
"Yes sir. I'll come up and get you one hour before. Thank you, sir." Kam said.
"You're welcome. There's one other thing, Kam. When I'm done seeing the Mayor it would make sense to have Ms. Briggs return with me to have those genetic tests conducted, that is, if she has agreed to it being done." Ing said, a question in his voice.
"No, we only just discussed this with her yesterday and she desired a few days to think about it, sir. However, I will ask her when I call her back. It certainly would be easier if we could get right to it but..." Kam said reluctantly.
"It's quite alright, Kam. I understand. We don't want to seem like we are pushing her if she isn't ready to agree. Ask her...certainly, but don't press her about it at this time." Ing instructed.
"Yes, sir."
"Good. See you later." Ing said then cut the connection.
Kam was pleased things were moving forward so quickly as he dug into his breakfast.
"So you'll be leaving later in the morning. Want to borrow my vehicle so you can bring your Captain back quicker rather than trek out of the woods on foot?" Feral asked in mild amusement.
Kam rolled his eyes as he realized Uly was right. He hadn't made arrangements for transport yet. "Thanks love, I appreciate your thoughtfulness."
Feral just nodded and finished his breakfast. Ten minutes later they were out the door and on their way to Enforcer Headquarters.
Once in his office, Feral dug into his own heavy workload while Kam used his mate's cell phone to contact Ms. Briggs.
"Ms. Briggs, Lt. Kam here. Captain Ing has said he can see the Mayor at ten o'clock. I'll be going by shuttle to retrieve him then drive him to city hall. He wishes me to ask you if you have made a decision about having the genetic tests?"
Callie was silent for a moment. "Well, I see no harm in getting the tests done now but I want a little more time to decide about going through with the rest of the plan." She said slowly.
"We understand and have no desire to push you into something you are reluctant to do. However, thanks for being willing to get the tests done. Captain Ing says it would make sense for you to go with us when I return the Captain to the ship if you could make the time." Kam requested.
"I have so much work to do here." She objected then sighed in resignation. "How long will this all take?"
"Travel time to the ship then the tests themselves which will take only about an hour then the return trip...all together approximately three hours, Ms. Briggs." Kam told her.
Callie groaned at the large chunk of time taken from her day but knew this would be the best time. "Fine. Let's do it, however, could Dr. Sinian go with me?" She asked.
"Certainly, if you wish it." Kam agreed readily.
"Thank you. Then I'll see you and Captain Ing later." Callie said then hung up. She rubbed her temples as a headache threatened to start. She immediately hit speed dial on her cell phone, she'd pulled from her purse.
"Abi, could you please come to my office around eleven o'clock?" She asked as soon as she heard the doctor's voice.
"Well, I am pretty busy, Callie. What's going on?" Abi asked.
"I'm going for the genetic tests on the Wotan and would like you to go with me. Kam says the whole trip and test will take about three hours. Please say you'll come with me." Callie pleaded.
"Oh, Callie of course I'll come with you." Abi promised quickly. "Anyway, I'm anxious to see a real space ship so it will be an exciting trip. Try not to worry. I'll be there at eleven o'clock."
"Thank you. See you later." Callie sighed in relief as she hung up then punched in another number. It took more than an hour of coaxing on the phone but by the time she hung up again, she had managed to coax her counselor friend to see the Metallikats, their appointment was next week.
She paused to look up the next number she needed to call and dialed it on her desk phone. When her party answered, she told Professor Hackle of the appointment. He thanked her and hung up. Finally, all her necessary calls were made and she could return to her other work.
Two hours later, Mayor Manx arrived at the office. Callie took several documents to him for signing then dropped the bombshell on him.
"I have a couple of things to tell you, Mayor." She began as she collected the sign documents from him.
"Oh, what about?" Manx asked.
"First, I learned this morning that Commander Feral is mated to Lt. Kam." Callie said bluntly.
Manx's mouth gaped open and for a moment he did a credible imitation of a fish out of water.
"Mated?" He blurted. "How the heck could they be mated?"
"Commander Feral is an hermaphrodite."
Manx just looked at her like she'd grown a second head. "You're joking?"
She shook her head.
He rolled his eyes and shook his head in wonder. "Well, now I've heard everything. I don't know what this information will mean but I don't want to deal with it right now. So what else did you have to tell me?"
"Lt. Kam called his Captain and was able to set up a meeting for you at ten this morning." Callie told him.
"Well that's better news. Good work Callie. I'm really excited about this idea of a space station and new things for our world because of it. Hope we can convince the rest of the world how much this will mean to us all." Manx said rubbing his palms together in excitement.
"I hope it works out too, Mayor. Excuse me, I have a lot of work to do before I leave with Captain Ing when you two are done."
"Leave with the Captain? Whatever for?" Manx asked in confusion.
"I've decided to go ahead and allow the genetic tests to be done but haven't agreed to the rest as yet." Callie explained.
"Oh, well I hope all goes well for you. How long will you be gone?" He asked.
"I'm told about three hours from the time you finish with the Captain." Callie said.
Manx grimaced but sighed. "That's a long time away from the office but it can't be helped. I'll probably won't be here when you return so give me a call at home to let me know you're back safe and how it went." He ordered.
"Of course, sir." Callie agreed then turned and returned to her pile of work.