"Yeah, I'll have to dip into the savings account and buy a bigger bed. I'll do that tomorrow during my lunch break at work."He turned to her when she said the last and raised an eyebrow."Yep, I have to work for a living, fuzzy-face. Somehow, I don't think anybody in town would hire you."He shook his head. This was very different. Women working at jobs? Somehow he just couldn't picture her slaving over a stove or up in front of a classroom. Those were the only things women had been allowed to do the last time he had been around civilization. He looked up at her, giving her that quizzical expression again."I work at the local newspaper, the Acantha."That seemed to satisfy his curiosity for the moment. She watched as he walked back down the hallway and entered the living room. Seeing the large fluffy couch, he walked over to it and plopped himself down. Stretching out his entire length, his nose hung off one end and his tail the other. She walked in behind him just in time to see hi
Damien padded over to the table and pushed one of the chairs over to the corner, sat down and waited for her. She started the coffee maker and pulling a bowl from the cupboard, fixed herself some cereal. He watched her go through her morning routine. He managed to not drool on the table when she bent over to pick up a flake of cereal she had dropped, her pale white cheeks peeking out from under the shirt. She felt the stare and turned to look at him."Not this morning, fuzzy-face. I have to make it to work not smelling like sex."She gave him a kiss on his nose and sat down next to him."Are you hungry? What can I get you to eat?"He shook his head. He got up and went to the kitchen sink. He jumped up, putting his paws on the counter top. Turning the cold tap on with his nose, he started lapping at the water. When he was done, he turned the water off and came back to sit next to her."You are slick. Okay, so you can do some things around the house for yourself."She went back to eatin
"Oh, I went camping, but it didn't go as well as I had planned."She decided to head off any screwy stories by putting her own spin on the events before anyone else had a chance."What happened?"He had a concerned look on his face. She liked Jael, even if he was a little strange. That guy never went anywhere without a camera, and she suspected that he took a lot of photos of things he really shouldn't."Well, my campsite got ravaged by a grizzly bear.""Oh my god, Elena! Are you all right? You don't look hurt; how'd you get away?""I think that there were two of them and they started fighting over who would get to eat me first and I slipped out the back of my tent and ran for my truck."She wanted to get this out into the air fast. She had to have the two bear story to explain the carcass left by Damien. She knew that once jael found out about it, he'd jump into his truck and go take photos of it. Something like this didn't happen very often on the Front Range. It was almost unheard
After another hour of Rhoda's questions, she was finally allowed to get back to her work. Elena was surprised that nobody had come in looking for her while she had sat talking to Rhoda. When she walked out of Rhoda's office she spotted Mark, the manager and publisher of the paper, her boss, standing outside his office door waiting for her."I overheard most of your story. Anything you want to talk about? Anything I can do?"She could see that mark really cared. He was a good boss, a genuine nice guy. She knew why he cared; Mark had a mild crush on her, but was too much of a gentleman and honorable man to ever hit on her. He was her boss and his integrity wouldn't allow him to 'make a move' on her while she worked for him. Besides, he was married. Getting involved with a married man in a small town would be inviting disaster."No, I'm fine. Thanks for asking though. Please tell me you heard enough so I don't have to retell it again?"Elena tried the sympathy card, which she occasionall
"Why don't you show me how much you like this as well!"Damien grinned and nodded. Slipping his long body off the couch and onto the floor between her legs, he complied with her wishes. He slipped his tongue out and circled the treasure before him, catching the first few drops of moisture that had started to leak out between her lips. The moan she let out came from her belly, deep and long."YESSSS! I have waited all day for this."This time he wasn't going to shoot her to the moon in a few seconds, this time he wanted to savor the experience and her flavor. He rolled the fleshy thick lips along his tongue, occasionally dipping the tip just inside her opening to catch the juices that were beginning to flow more rapidly. He flattened out his tongue and pushed into her clit, pushing it against her pubic bone, and then he rolled his tongue side to side, feeling the hard nub shift under the pressure. Rolling the entire length of his tongue down against her clit, he reversed its direction,
Elena used her hands to caress the knot and her tongue continued to swirl along the shaft and occasionally the tip. His pre-cum was spurting out almost continuously now and he could feel her swallowing. She squeezed his knot gently and sucked hard against his shaft, causing him to go over his own cliff. His hips bucked forward and he shot spurt after spurt into her mouth.She tried, but it was too much for her, some of his cum escaped around the seal of her lips and ran down her chin and cheek. When he had stopped spurting, and it had trickled off to just a few minor dribbles, she let his shaft slip from her mouth with a pop. She scooped some of the cum off her chin with a finger and licked it clean."Well, my love? What did you think of that?"Damien rose up enough to look at her and gave her a soft howl. She giggled and blushed."You liked that?"He howled again this time a little louder. She blushed even more and shushed him."Not so loud, the neighbors might hear you."He chuffed
He walked over to the window that overlooked the back yard. It wasn't all that big, a small flower garden in one corner, a couple small trees placed so that when they got bigger, they'd provide some shade for the house. But it was nice. He loved to look at the countryside as the sun went down. It was his favorite time of the day. With his enhanced vision, the colors were so much more vibrant and rich. Especially the reds and oranges, they rippled and shone so bright in his eyes. Green leaves tended to look a little white because his vision was so sensitive to the red end of the spectrum, but he didn't mind. He simply loved the sunset.A small flash on top of a hill caught his eye. Without warning, the window in front of him exploded, the glass shards hitting him in the face. He yelped and ducked under the window sash. His eyes had survived intact this time. He could feel some minor cuts, but none seemed too serious. He slowly scooted back away from the window and crawled into the hal
"What if he tries this again? I didn't actually see him; it was too far away. What if the next time I'm out in the back yard and there isn't a piece of glass between me and the bullet?""I'm going to look this guy up and give him some friendly advice from one gun totin' asshole to another, and if he isn't careful, the toe of my boot too.""Thank you, Deputy. I really appreciate all your help and advice. I'll go down to the courthouse first thing tomorrow morning and start the process."The deputy had her sign some things and then he left. She got out a dustpan and a broom and swept up the glass and then she mopped the floor, just to make sure she got all the glass shards. When she was done, she noticed that the house was losing heat quickly, so she went to the basement and found Damien sitting at the back of the room. He had been hiding behind some boxes, but when he heard her, he came out from behind them."He's gone and I got the glass cleaned up. Let me seal that window and then I'
"I forgot to eat dinner last night and camping always gives me a huge appetite. I'll burn it all off before the day is over. Well, maybe. You have brought some horses but when I go camping, I'm always on foot. So I normally hike ten miles in one day when I go out.""Oh, okay. Yeah, I'd eat that much too if I was going to hike ten miles."Gab just sat there and grinned as he sipped his coffee. Marcy and Elena finished their breakfasts almost simultaneously. They washed their plates and cleaned out the skillets. Gab doused the fire while Elena and Marcy drank their coffee. She watched Gab as he saddled the horses. She was still nervous about this exercise. She didn't know if the horse they would try to get her on would stand still enough for her to do so. She went through her calming exercises in her head, trying to still her nervousness. She figured that if she didn't feel nervous, the horse would be calm as well.They finished their coffee and went over to where Gab was waiting for th
This was the truth, so she knew her voice wouldn't detract from her excuse. They both stared at her a few seconds; and then at each other, they shared a look together before they turned back to her. Marcy was the first to break the silence."I'm sorry to hear that. Again, I didn't mean to embarrass you."Gab was looking at her, and she could see that he was mulling something over in his mind; finally he shrugged and grinned."Well, I guess if you're willing to forgive our lapse in manners, then I'm willing to forget about it and just enjoy the weekend with a new friend."Elena smiled and let out a big sigh of relief."Thank you. I'm sorry too, I should have warned you, but it slipped my mind in all the excitement and rush to get out here."They all smiled their relief at the averted social faux paux. They started chatting about the next day's plans and Gab reassured Elena that she would be just fine around the horses. Eventually they all yawned, Marcy first and then the other two in s
Elena blushed again and she saw Marcy shoot a look at Gab that was a mixture of surprise and annoyance. Goob just grinned and shook his head. He had wanted to surprise his wife with his new friend, and it had worked."I surprise a lot of people, Marcy. So don't feel embarrassed about it, you should have seen Goob's face when I shot that rifle for the first time and just grinned at him like a kid at Christmas. He didn't know what to say or do for a minute there."Marcy laughed and nodded, immediately taking to Elena's easy-going personality and humor."Yeah, I've managed to do that to him a couple times myself. Let me just get the rest of the food into the cooler and then we can hit the road."Marcy went back into her kitchen and Elena waited with Goob."Okay, Elena, we're heading for a friend's ranch and the roads are almost non-existent once we get into the higher elevations. Here's a radio for you to use so we can stay in contact if we get separated. It's got a 12-mile range out on
Damn, but at least with this one I can clean the outer shell of any accidental blood stains and re-proof it with a can of repellant. Hopefully it will pay off in the long run. If I go out every month and ruin a cheaper bag, I'd be spending more than this in four months time.The next morning she was happy when she went to work. Yes, I'm leaving but Rhoda won't be there to ruin my mood anymore. Charlenne proved herself to be as smart as Elena thought she could be. She had no trouble getting her acquainted with the software, but she needed to find some inspiration with the graphics layout. That's where natural talent comes in, you are either inspired or you are not. It's an artist part of the job, and this was where Charlenne had the most difficulty."Honestly, Elena, I've never thought about art or graphics. Can I take a class or something?""Well, yeah, you can. However, this is where you need to let your imagination flow and try to feel for the client. Find out what they are looking
"It's got a custom ladder sight and the wood has been reworked and reinforced to take the recoil of that brutal cartridge, they hand rubbed five coats of Tung oil into it."She really didn't know about the wood finish, but the ladder sight was neat."Okay, sold."He smiled and nodded. He got out the paperwork for her to fill out and he called in her ID and information and the NCIC check came back clear. He put the sling kit on the rifle and slipped it into the carry case and handed it to her."I do have one more favor to ask, if you don't mind?""Miss Brandt, anything for the lady who can shoot a Rossi .454 Casull and smile."Elena laughed."I need to find somebody who can teach me how to hunt and skin the animals. I want to go hunting so I can fill my freezer with good meat. I want to be able to do that myself.""Miss. you just went up three notches on my respect scale. I would gladly teach you how to do that. My wife goes hunting with me and I know she would love to have another wom
He smiled at her confident response. Well, what the hell? Why not?"Okay, so you won't need a scope or at least a big one.""No, no scope. My eyesight is perfect.""Okay. Any preference on caliber or action?""Nope, that's where I need your expertise. I've never hunted before, but I really want to learn.""Okay, great. Well, in that case, um, have you ever shot a rifle before?""No, but I'm an expert with a H&K Tactical .45 ACP."His eyes widened again and he started laughing."Okay, I had that coming, sorry. Well, if you don't have any preference on action or caliber, I'm not sure where to start. How about I show you a couple of standard hunting rigs and you tell me if it's something you might be comfortable with, okay?""Yeah, that'd be great."He reached back on the rack behind him and pulled off a bolt-action rifle with standard iron sights. He handed it to her with the bolt open. She hefted it and put it to her shoulder. She looked at the bolt and then slid it forward and down, l
"There you go mark, all your troubles are answered. It's my resignation. I quit."Elena turned, went to her desk and gathered up her things before heading for the door. Rhoda had just heard her announcement and she was pissed. She had wanted to get Elena into trouble and here she was walking out before that could happen. She had hoped to get her fired, but by quitting, Elena still held the high ground."Elena, wait a minute. Why?""Well, mark, I have had it with that little bitch over there. I was in a perfectly happy mood when I came to work today. But when she jumped me three seconds after walking in and implied that I was trying to get her fired because I wouldn't let her finish the interview, which by the way, lasted over two hours yesterday. Then she had the gall to grab me physically, which I told her was a really bad idea and to not ever do it again. Since I was planning on it anyway, that just put the icing on the cake and instead of in two weeks, I'm out of here today.""She
"Me moving in with you, silly. I still want to keep this house. It's paid for, thanks to dad's life insurance policy. So all I have to pay for is the taxes and homeowners insurance. I will need it for the down time after my monthly trip into the woods.""Heh, the way you keep saying it like that, you make it sound like you have a bad case of the monthly cramps, not, well, you know.""See, even you can't say it out loud. It's like if we don't say it, it won't be true. Yes, Marie, once a month my PMS goes all to hell and I turn into a werewolf.""Yeah, okay. I guess maybe because I haven't seen you like that, it really hasn't sunk in.""Trust me,. Until Damien teaches me to control the shift, to become aware inside myself when I've shifted, you don't want to be anywhere near me. I killed and ate someone who was near me last time.""I'm sorry, Elena, I didn't mean to bring that up.""No, that's okay. If I keep these thoughts inside, it'll make it worse. I do know how you can make it up t
Elena nodded that she had and took it out of the fridge for her. She finished cooking her bacon and eggs. She then smothered honey-butter on her toast. Marie watched her in awe and still wondered how she could eat so much. When she wiped up the last of the egg yolk with her toast she popped it into her mouth and hummed contentedly. She sipped her coffee and felt the rush of caffeine hit her system. Marie sipped hers and smiled, Elena had been right, it was very dark and very rich but it wasn't bitter at all."Well, now that I don't have the raving urge to fill my mouth with eggs and bacon, we can talk. I saw that look, and I'll eat that for dessert, now hush. I want to run an idea past you, but I don't want you to feel pressured in any way. I'm thinking of quitting at the Acantha and trying to find something in Helena."Marie beamed and snickered."You're trying to see if I want you to move in with me, aren't you? Well, the answer is YES! I would love it if you would move in with me."