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The Alpha Damien One Hundred-Twenty Nine
Elena hadn't planned on revealing this much about her private life to anyone, but when she thought about it, she was telling the absolute truth and she was glad she could share it with Charlenne.Charlenne smiled and looked at elena in awe. There was a dreamy wistful look in her eyes as she listened to Elena tell her about her girlfriend."Wow! You really are in love with her. I hope one day I will find someone like that for myself. You look so happy when you talk about her. I'm jealous of her. Yeah, I know. We can't be like that, but I'm not upset about it anymore. Not now. We can be friends, Elena. I'd like that a lot.""I would too, Charlenne. Really. One of these days soon, you will have to come over to my house and meet her. I think you'll like her too. I know she'll like you. Oh, and one piece of advice, Charlenne; don't ever let Rhoda catch you looking at my ass like that, she won't have an ounce of mercy, she'll go for the jugular."Charlenne blushed furiously and snickered."
The Alpha Damien One Hundred- Thirty
She skipped getting a beer tonight. She figured that since she had drunk two last night, she'd skip a day to make up for it. Besides, her stocks were getting low and she'd need to order another three cases soon. She liked to order that much at a time to save on the shipping costs and that way she only had to order once every three months. Oh, yeah, Marie wanted some too. I guess I'll order her a case with mine.She changed out of her work clothes and put on a pair of workout shorts and a tank top. She went into the living room and turned on the stereo, putting on Beethoven's 9th to relax to. She went into the kitchen and tried to think of what to cook for dinner. She found a package of steaks and went to put them into the microwave to defrost like she usually did but then stopped.Crap! I'm going to have to get rid of that infernal machine. I'm going to have to start a new habit and get out my dinner in the morning before I leave for work. She got out a large bowl and filled it with w
The Alpha Damien One Hundred- Thirty One
She pulled the easy chair over to the sweet spot in the middle of the room, curled up, and closed her eyes. Floating away with Iommi's guitar licks and Serj Tankian's vocals, she smiled and moved with the music. Yes, this was good. She was feeling better already. When Godsmack started playing she really got into it. She faded off for a little while and woke up in silence. She stretched and got out the chair with a groan. She looked at the clock and groaned again. Damn it! Well, I'll sleep for another three hours in my bed and get up again. She made her way to her bed before slipping under the covers and went back to sleep.When the alarm clock went off with its incessant chirping, her hand shot out and grabbed it, frantically stabbing for the snooze button. She found it, but not before giving herself a headache. I'll have to get a different alarm; with my new hearing that thing is demonically evil. She got up and went into the kitchen and started to make the coffee.She repeated the p
The Alpha Damien One Hundred - Thirty Two
"What did you do?"Elenarepeated the scenario and her conversation with Rhoda. Then she told him what Rhoda had said."Look, mark, I know I've forgiven Wendy for what she did because we came to an understanding and I now know why she did what she did, but I just don't have it inside of me to feel sorry for Rhoda. I hope you can understand that."Elena sat down in the chair opposite mark and looked at him hopefully. Mark had a dark look on his face and she knew he wasn't happy about what had all transpired."I know that I'm to blame for part of this, so I can't really be all that pissed at you for things that were basically out of your control to start with. I never thought that things would get so far out of control. I know you did what you thought you needed to do to protect yourself. When it comes to Faith's behavior, again, I can't really blame you.""Damn it! So, you have been outed and by default, so has Faith, even when it's not true about her. If I weren't so worried about the
The Alpha Damien One Hundred- Thirty Three
Elena looked at her watch and noticed that it was almost quitting time, so she told Rhoda to either hurry up or wait until tomorrow to finish. Faith got a little bent out of shape over this so Rhoda gave her a look that would have chilled a polar bear. Sh stopped complaining immediately and said tomorrow would be just fine. Elena nodded and left her office. She grabbed her purse and hurried out the door. Making one stop on the way home. She hit the bakery and picked up a nice chocolate cake. She knew this would be a hit with the kids.When she got home, she hit the power on the stereo and started with Godsmack, to get herself motivated. She pulled out the table and slid open the sections, added both leaves and locked it together. She went down into the basement and got out the extra chairs. When she had seating for six with plenty of room, she smiled. There hadn't been a gathering in her house this big since her parent's death a few years ago. This time though, the gathering was for a
The Alpha Damien One Hundred- Thirty Four
"Everything will be okay, my love. Just enjoy tonight."Elena looked up and spoke louder,"Why don't you three help me set the table while your mom talks to your Aunt Marie for a few minutes, okay?"Marie nodded and gathered the girls up and they went into the kitchen. Wendy stepped out and looked at mariw and started crying herself."That's just great, girls. I go to the trouble of making dinner for you and all you can do is look at each other and cry. Well, hug or do something."Elena kissed marie on the cheek and nodded. She left the two of them out in the living room to talk. Elena went into the kitchen and found mark slicing the roast and Stephanie was putting the potatoes and carrots on the table. Michelle was standing there not knowing what to do. Elena went over to her."Michelle, how about helping me pour everybody's drinks, okay?"Michelle smiled broadly and nodded. Elena got the ice bucket out and held it while Michelle scooped out ice into all the glasses. Then she let her
The Alpha Damien One Hundred- Thirty Five
"Oh, you and your Aunt Marie are way too much alike, it's scary.""What about Aunt Marie, why was she gone for so long?"Elena decided only the truth would satisfy this smart girl."Your mom and Lena had a huge misunderstanding a long time ago and your mom was really mad at marie. So your mom told marie to stay away, forever.""So, why tonight? How did this happen?""I talked your mom into it. I told her it was a stupid thing to hold a grudge that long and everybody was getting hurt. Especially Marie, I know she loves you guys to pieces and it hurt her a lot not to be able to see you. So when I had a chance to fix it, I did.""Why? Why would you care? Is it because you are in love with Aunt marie?"Elena paused briefly at that question, and then continued knowing it was too late to change tactics now."Yes, Stephanie, I love Marie with all my heart and it hurt me to see her in that much pain. She never admitted it to me. I found out by accident because of something else happening and
The Alpha Damien One Hundred- Thirty Six
Elena shut the door and they walked side-by-side back into the living room. Marie pulled elena over to the couch and they curled up together. Marie tried what Michelle had done earlier. She hugged Elena tight and cried against her chest. Elena stroked her back and rubbed her shoulders as she cried. Soothing her with little sounds of love and understanding. When marie had let it all out, she looked up at Elena and kissed her with a passion that rivaled the sun. She leaned back and looked into Elena's eyes."God, I love you so much. How did I ever get along without you by my side?"Elena grinned."I don't know, my lovely marie, but you won't have to worry about it now."They kissed and hugged each other. Finally elena leaned back and looked a little disappointed."I'm afraid we've run out of time. You have to get back so you can go to your classes in the morning and I have to go work as well."Marie smiled at her and shook her head."Nope, I'm spending the night. Both my morning classes
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The Alpha Damien One Hundred- Forty Seven
"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
The Alpha Damien One Hundred- Forty Six
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
The Alpha Damien One Hundred- Forty Five
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
The Alpha Damien One Hundred- Forty Four
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
The Alpha Damien One Hundred- Forty Four
"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
The Alpha Damien One Hundred- Forty Three
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
The Alpha Damien One Hundred- Forty Two
"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
The Alpha Damien One Hundred- Forty One
"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
The Alpha Damien One Hundred- Forty
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."
