“Oh pleeeeeeaaaaaassssssseeeee bite me,” Lina whined, “just a little bitty bite.”
Arturo gave her a harsh look. “Stop that Lina, don’t pressure her. Beverly, would you consider coming to one of our meetings? It would really help the cause. And it would be fantastic if everyone had the chance to meet you.”
I rubbed my forehead. “I don’t know guys. This is…”
“Beverly, think about the WHO group and what they are trying to do. When it eventually comes out to the world that you are werewolves, and it will, they will be asking for forced birth control, captivity … who knows what else they have planned. You will want as many people on your side as possible.”
Aimee and Lina gave me pleading looks.
What Arturo said made sense. Logically, the whole werewolf mess would come to a head one day and our existence would be revealed. The more people who recognized we could be civil, law abiding citizens, the better. “I guess I could come to a meeting.”
“That will be so awesome!” Lina yelled.
“We will let you know when the meetings are and you can come to one that works for you. Hopefully you will want to come to more than one,” Arturo added.
“Right, well I have to get going now,” I said, giving them a little wave. Todd was coming over to the apartment for drinks and dinner and the three of us planned to have a serious discussion about our relationship.
“Of course, catch you later,” Aimee responded. She, Lina, and Arturo headed towards the exit. As they went to open the door, Lina turned back towards me.
“We want to be just like you,” she called out. “We love our wolfies! We love you!”
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“Todd, her big, heaving boobies were smashed right into your chest. She was rubbing up against you like a dog in heat!”
“I like Jenna as a person, not a girlfriend. I don’t want a relationship with her and I don’t want to sleep with her,” Todd said firmly.
“That’s good to know, Todd. But how do you think I felt when I saw that bitch draped all over you?” Ok, so maybe Jenna wasn’t a bitch, but she pissed me off. She knew Todd and I were in a relationship.
Todd shrugged helplessly. “Honestly Beverly, I didn’t think about it. She’s just a girl that works for me. I didn’t want to hurt her feelings.”
“So you would rather hurt mine instead, Todd Becker?” I asked sharply.
“No… I…” Todd looked pretty miserable, but I needed to make it clear how much it had hurt me to see Jenna fawning all over him.
“Well, I want you to know that it really upset me to see that smug bitch with her paws on you. She knows we are dating.”
“I’m really sorry I hurt you, Beverly.” Todd grunted, "it wasn’t intentional.”
“Alright Todd, next time Jenna or some other girl puts her hands on you, please think of how you would feel if I let some guy other than you and Dave rub all over me.”
Todd nodded his baby blues, capturing my gaze. “Not gonna happen again, baby doll.”
I could feel myself melting. I wanted to rush over and kiss him but I had to be firm—at least for now.
Dave cleared his throat suddenly. He had been quiet as Todd and I talked, but it was obvious he had been thinking about what he wanted to say. “Todd, I owe you an apology for shutting you out after my lousy job interview.”
Todd nodded. “It’s ok man. I know you needed your alone time.”
“Yeah,” Dave lowered his head, burying his face in his hands for a moment before looking up again. His steely grey eyes were moist. “It’s been really tough looking for a job day after day. It’s hard not having a workplace to go to.” He shook his head as his gaze met mine. “And this no money thing sucks. I want to buy my beautiful woman dinners, pretty clothes and jewelry.” He glanced at Todd. “I want to treat my closest friend to a beer or a round of golf. And I can barely afford to pay rent or buy food.”
“It’s ok, Dave,” I said softly. I leaned over from my chair to where he was sitting on the couch and gave him a hug. I could feel the tension in his body as I wrapped my arms around his beefy, muscular shoulders.
Todd wrinkled his brow. “Yeah, no worries; don’t fret.”
“Todd, you’ve been so generous, using your gas driving, buying groceries, treating us to pizza and beer... It’s hard not to be able to contribute like you have.”