Request: Continuation of previous chapter, Liam and Scott talk to Dr. Geyer

Scott clapped Liam's shoulder, "Are you ready?"

"No…"

"I won't let anything bad happen to you- I won't let you lose control either."

Liam nodded his head and followed Scott to the garage, climbing onto the back of the motorcycle. Scott said that it would only be his stepdad in the house since his mom went to work. Liam wasn't really sure if she actually went to work or if she had 'gone to work' and just needed to get out of the house… It wasn't long before Scott was parking the motorcycle and pulling Liam out of his thoughts.

"It doesn't sound like anyone else is in the house with him and if anyone else is approaches the house after we go in, I'll take you out the back." He turned and looked at his Beta, smiling at him, "I think he just has a bunch of questions- it's good that he wants to see you. Like I said, my mom avoided me for a few days… it broke my heart but I totally understood. Dr. Geyer surely doesn't understand what's going on with you but he doesn't seem scared either."

"Do I have to go in? Can't you just talk to him for me?"

"No, because unless you're in there to see his reaction, you're not going to believe me when I tell you that he doesn't think you're a monster."

Liam couldn't really argue with that, he probably wouldn't believe it even if he saw it with his own two eyes. "Yea, alright fine… but if I feel like I'm losing control at all, I'm leaving…"

Scott hoped it wouldn't come to that but he just nodded and walked to the door with Liam. He waited patiently for Liam to ring the bell, which Dr. Geyer opened almost before the first note was finished.

"Liam, are you okay?" he asked as he ushered them inside.

"I um… yea, I'm… fine I guess. Like I don't have a disease or anything… it's not contagious."

Dr. Geyer frowned a bit, looking at his stepson, "That's not what I meant… You left so suddenly and I know that you're upset and worried about your mother's reaction."

Liam slowly stepped into the house with hunched shoulders, saying nothing to disprove the man's statement. Instead he just walked into the living room and fidgeted, too nervous to sit on the couch. "So um…?"

"Can I ask what you are? And how many people know about it?" Dr. Geyer asked before clarifying, "Just so I know who it's safe to talk to. Scott obviously, anyone else?"

"Right, um, I guess I can tell you that." Liam paused and looked at Scott, hoping the Alpha would forbid him from telling the truth. But Scott just nodded in encouragement. "I'm a Werewolf… like, from the movies and legends. Um, Scott, Stiles, Lydia, Kira, and Malia all know and I'm trying to find a way to tell Mason."

"Werewolf? What uh, what does that mean? Like what all can you do or not do? Is there anything I need to be mindful of?"

Scott pulled Liam down onto the couch, "I think we're going to be here awhile, it's okay to sit. He seems to be handling it pretty well, don't you think?"

"Right," he mumbled as he sat. "There's a lot I don't know still… I'm actually kinda new to this, it's only been a month… But the big thing is that I shift- um my face changes and stuff, whenever I feel a strong emotion, like something that raises my heart rate."

"How does that work with your I.E.D.?" Dr. Geyer asked. "You've been managing it a lot better but this seems like something that might upset the balance we found."

Liam snorted and couldn't hold back a bitter glare in Scott's direction. "It's been a bit of a nightmare."

"It's totally my fault," Scott sighed, rubbing his hands together. He knew that Liam was still trying to come to terms with everything and that he blamed him… The only plus side was that Liam was at least beginning to accept everything instead of being in denial about it all. "It was that day that we brought him in for his leg, during tryouts… I'm a Werewolf too by the way, that's why I'm here helping him… because it's my fault."

"So, getting bitten by a Werewolf turns you into one?" Dr. Geyer asked.

"Only if it's an Alpha, Liam is a Beta so he can't turn anyone. It's a bit complicated but basically there's a hierarchy and we build Packs and stuff-"

Dr. Geyer turned and looked at Liam, interrupting Scott, "Did you ask to be turned? Why did this happen?"

"I was… attacked by something at the hospital… what was it?"

"A Wendigo… they eat Human flesh."

"Right… um, he attacked me and then we all ended up on the roof and he tried to drop me… I don't know why, if he wanted to eat me?"

Scott shrugged, "I'm not really sure what he was thinking, except maybe that he could get away when I tried to save you? But then he tried to stop me from saving you… I'm not sure, I haven't really been concerned with figuring that part out."

"Wait, he could've eaten Liam but then he decided to throw him off the roof? And this led to Liam being turned somehow?"

"Yea," Scott said, "I immediately ran for Liam, tried to grab him and pull him up but then the Wendigo attacked me, grabbed my arms. Liam was falling and I couldn't let that happen… the only thing I could think of doing was using my teeth to hold onto him. I saved him from falling but then, by default, I turned him without his consent…"

"Better than being dead I suppose," Liam shrugged. "It's just been a hassle trying to figure everything out. I get claws and fangs, my face kinda changes a bit. Oh my eyes glow too, a gold color, Scott has red eyes because he's an Alpha. I'm still myself when I change, I don't turn into a full wolf and go feral… not exactly…" He looked at Scott, a little lost on how to explain the rest.

"The Bite kinda boosts our anger or bloodlust and it can be hard to control. I guess it's like a tradeoff. We get stronger reflexes, we can heal, better senses all around… but we also have animal tendencies that we have to control. And for some reason the full moon makes the bloodlust the worst, it's the hardest time to stay in control for Weres. I've been trying to teach Liam but I had to get him to trust me first… obviously we were started off on the wrong foot."

"And how is your control now Liam? You were shifted last night, that's what you meant by shift right?"

Liam nodded, "Yea, I wasn't mad, like uncontrollable… I just got frustrated with my homework and got too worked up about it and shifted. I recognized you and Mom right away." He fidgeted on the couch, not wanting to lie but afraid to tell the truth. "I'm a lot better than I was, my first full moon was awful. But I'm obviously not perfect yet either…"

"Don't let it full you Dr. Geyer, it took me awhile to understand control and I don't have I.E.D. I think Liam is doing well all things considered. I'm also not the best teacher, I know what works for me but I've never had to teach anyone else before, not really."

Dr. Geyer nodded and smiled at Liam. It was the craziest news he'd ever heard but he'd seen Liam with his own two eyes last night. There was no reason to scoff or disbelief what they were telling him. "All of this must be why your mom is hardly phased by anything that happens in the ER huh Scott?" he chuckled.

"Speaking of moms… what about mine?" Liam asked in a whisper.

"She'll come home when she's ready and I'll be here with you to help explain it. I know that you know that she loves you. She's just bad at disguising her gut reactions. Most parents are good at it but that doesn't mean that parents don't get surprised or scared. She blames herself for what happened at your old school, she couldn't imagine what could have happened to make you hold all that anger inside. That it was her fault somehow that you just exploded. It took her awhile to understand what I.E.D. was and how it affects you. I'm sure this will be the same way… she was surprised last night- most people would be! She's scared that something else has happened to you, something bad; she has no idea how to handle it."

"Yea, my mom loves me but it was a shock when she first saw me too! I mean, it wasn't under the best circumstances, I never got the chance to sit down and tell her the truth… she avoided me for a few days, trying to understand. But she eventually came around and knew that I was her son and we needed to talk about what was going on with me. And she still loves me and even helps me when she can."

Liam chewed on his lip, he wanted to believe them but his chest just ached when he recalled the look on her face. But at least Scott had been right about his stepdad- no yelling, no terrified screams… just basic questions. Maybe he wasn't a monster after all. He started to relax as Scott continued to explain more about being a Werewolf.