“Are you still mad at me for kissing you?” Without looking up, I knew Whitney slid into the seat next to me.
I just shook my head. “That kiss nearly caused me to lose my best friend,” I told her.
“I know, and I’m sorry,” she whined. “I’m not going to lie and say that I hoped you wouldn’t break up, but you’re nice. I want to stay friends.”
“I’m engaged, now,” I told her. “I don’t think my fiance will be okay with you specifically being my friend.”
“You used to be nice,” she grumbled.
I gave a dry laugh. “Yeah, and being nice nearly co
“Okay, so, we have about a week and a half before our protest,” Yelena said at our planning meeting. “What do we have, and what is left to do?”“The media has been informed of the date,” Katie announced, “and I’ve kept them informed of various developments, like Amy P. having trouble getting the permit to protest in front of the city police station.”“They were really nice until they asked why we were protesting, and I gave the clerk the answer,” Amy P. added. “I had to remind them about our civic rights, and I told them that the media would be informed about any grief.”“What’d the clerk say?” I asked, intrigued.Amy P.
“What time are they getting here, again?” Rina asked, checking her phone.I chuckled, and eyed the entrance to Streetwise, our group’s favorite restaurant. “We got here a little early. Relax,” I told her.She sighed. “Do you even know the name of my date?”“Nope,” I said absently. “Elli just calls him ‘Buffy.’”“Buffy?” she asked, and I turned to look at her. Rina’s eyebrows were up, and her gray eyes were filled with disbelief. “As in the vampire slayer?”“Yeah,” I said, confused. “I guess he’s blonde, peppy, and a black belt.
“Why do you insist on sitting next to me when you hate me, and I hate you?” I asked the asshole when he sat next to me in our Werewolf Studies class.“Someone has to make sure you don’t put your romantic mates and shit into your papers,” Matty said, and he reached over to grab my notes.I grabbed his wrist. “Touch my stuff, and I will break your hand again,” I said through gritted teeth.“Fine,” he backed off, and proceeded to slink down into his seat to fall asleep.“Today, we’re going to discuss the Saga of the Volsungs,” the professor started. “Is anybody willing to give the class a summary?”
“Holy shit,” I swore when my roommates and I saw how many people made it to the protest at the police station. “I knew a lot of people had been abused and ignored, but I had no idea there’d be this many people here!”“This is amazing!” Jimmy grinned.Nate squeezed my hand and scanned the crowd. I did too. There were hundreds of people crowding the sidewalks and the street with signs that had many different sayings on them. Some said, “Justice for Women!” Others wanted the corrupt cops to be arrested.“I don’t know if I can do this,” I said, looking for any sign of Rina. I knew she’d be the closest to the media and the entrance to the station.
The protest was by most standards a success. The media coverage had captured the attention of the state government, so they were sending auditors and other investigators to Gayl to find out how deep the corruption went. Because of this, the whole town was asked to only shift in the forests surrounding the town, or within their own apartments. It was interesting to see some of these wolves start to go a little stir crazy.Still, Kimi and I had the ultrasound to finally see our little pup and have something to send to our mothers. Kimi was already antsy and excited, which didn’t help since the pamphlets we were given told her to come in with a full bladder.“Ugh,” she whined in the waiting room. “I seriously need the restroom!”I put my arm around
“Well,” I said as I gathered up my shit after another planning session with Whitney, “it looks like we’re ready to build. I’ll figure out when I’m available for you to come over to my apartment to work.”Whitney sighed, and began to pack her things as well. She hasn’t been as bad as she was when we first started, but it was clear she hadn’t given up on winning me over. I’ve gone from friendly to barely tolerant of her during the few months I’ve known her. That says something since I had considered her a friend until the day she kissed me. “What if I’m not available during those times?”“Then we’ll split the components and build them separately,” I told her without looking at her. “We can figure out a time to put our separate co
“So, Valentine's Day is coming up,” I hinted to Elli while we snuggled on her couch at her apartment. Every day I spent with her, I fell deeper in love. We still haven’t taken our relationship past kissing, and some mild make-outs, but I could wait until she’s ready.Elli hummed. “Is it?”“Yup,” I answered. “I was curious to know if you have any expectations?”“Trying to get into my pants, Jimmy?” she grinned at me.I kissed her head. “Always, but only if you’re ready.”She shook her head. “I’m not ready, yet. We’ve been dating less than a month.&rdqu
“What are you doing tonight?” Bethany asked me when she caught me doing my hair before my date with Lachlan.“Doubling with Jimmy and his girlfriend,” I answered. “What does my idiot cousin have planned for you?”Bethany grinned, and checked her purse. “We’re having dinner at L'assiette Exquise, then going for a run to a secret waterfall he knows about.”I grabbed another strand of hair in my curling iron. “We might see you at the restaurant. I’m pretty sure that’s where Jimmy made reservations.”“He’s going all out for a double date?” Bethany asked, confused.