They both started laughing. They laughed until they cried. Then they just cried. They hugged and cried together. When the emotional release finished pouring over them, they stood there looking at each other. Marie had an idea."I think I know what I need to do, but I need to have your permission first.""What? Why do you need my permission to do anything?""I need it because I have to go find someone. I have to go find him. I won't do it unless you say it's okay. I love you too much to lose you just because of this.""Oh. I see. Yes, you can try to find him. I think I know what you are planning and it doesn't include that. You're going to go see if he can fix this aren't you?""That's precisely the reason, but I wanted you to know everything that I was thinking and planning. We are a couple now, marie. That means you have the right to put your foot down if you think I'm screwing up or if I am going to do something that might hurt you.""Thank you, my sweet Elena. I approve of your pla
He gave her an evil look but let go of Marie's hand. Marie tried to hide a giggle."Back to business. What the hell happened?""I'm sorry Elena, really I am. Yeah, he was labeled as dangerous, but the guards figured that since he was only dangerous to wolves, they didn't take him all that much more seriously than as a standard trustee. He jumped one of the guards at meal delivery time and he escaped. We haven't found him yet. We did confiscate his guns, so you shouldn't worry too much. His two cohorts in crime are still behind bars and their guns are in our possession as well."He tried to smile, but it wasn't very convincing. Marie looked at Mark for a second then at Elena."So, the guy that shot out your window and tried to kill Damien is loose?"'Yeah, and I really didn't need him running loose either."Mark was looking at Marie and then back at Elena. The look of surprise was written all over his face. Elena grinned."Yeah, Mark. She knows. She knows everything. She hasn't seen Da
Elena was shivering and she was holding onto Marie. Her vision had returned and she was almost back to normal now. She looked up at marie and found her looking into her eyes, very worried. She smiled."That was close, Elena. Too close. I think if I hadn't calmed you down, something very bad would have happened."Elena breathed deep and sighed. She hugged Marie and rested her head on her shoulder."You're the friend, aren't you?""Yes, Mark. Although, if I were you; I'd try real hard not to piss her off again. Get my drift?""Yeah, I get it. Sorry.""So, you think you can find him?""I don't know, Mark. I have to try."They had spent the previous hour telling Mark their plans and what they had found out that morning. They left out the love affair, just explaining to Mark that they were close and left it at that. Marie didn't like Mark, at all. She couldn't believe that Elena had been friends with him.Although, he had kept his fixation on her a secret, so she couldn't really blame Elen
"I built it from the money that I got from the insurance for my parent's accident. I needed something to get me through a tough time and music helps. I wanted the music to sound the best, so I built this. If you think it looks impressive, just wait; it gets a whole lot better when you hear it.""Now, about what I am going to do for you. I did this for Damien, for different reasons, of course, but I am closing that off today. So, I want you to have everything he had, and then some. That way, you can never feel jealous again.""Really, Elena, I'm not jealous of you and him.""Maybe not, but I want to do this for you."Elena slowly took off her clothes, doing a little strip tease as she did it."God, Elena, you are really trying my will here.""Trust me, my love. You will get what you want afterwards. Now, I have to ask you to do one more little thing. Ah-ah, no touching, yet. I want you to listen to the words of this song. I chose it for Damien because I thought it was close to what I
"Then there's that werewolf sense thing he told me about. Evidently werewolves can feel each other's presence from a distance and they feel like they have to stay away. However, I think Damien is smart enough that if he senses me, he'll come for me. He'll know that another werewolf is in the area and he'll put it together that it's me.""Okay, I can see that. God, I hope this works. I hope you won't be gone that long, because I'm going to be counting the hours while you are away.""Don't screw up your own life, marie. You have to go back and teach your classes. No, don't argue with me on this one. If we are a couple now, and I am stuck with this, working for your brother isn't going to be an option. I have some money stashed away, but I didn't win the lottery. I have to work to pay the bills and have a savings account. You can't lose your job; we may have to depend on it for a while. I hate to be a killjoy, but we do have to be realistic.""Yeah, I hate it, but you're right. So when a
"But not really, Hollywood can never get it right. All this does is slow the sound down and redirects it. When you are using it like this, it is very difficult for anyone else to tell what direction the shots are coming from and the sound that does come out doesn't go very far. It's a loud whoosh, not a bang. The caveat to this is; you have to wait until after you pull it out of the holster to put it on. Next, are the sights. I assume because you asked for this you do know how to shoot?""Yes, Mark, I do. One of my previous boyfriends taught me to shoot. He left me because I turned out to be better than he was, and it burned his ego.""Oh. Okay. The sights are zeroed at twenty-five yards. See this button on the side? That's the internal laser sight. You push that button and it's on, push it again, and then it's off. Last is the ammunition. This is Federal Hydra-Shok 230 grain +P Jacketed Hollow Point ammunition. It's the best at stopping things, fast.""I have the magazines full; ther
They met back at her house just after eleven and they brought most of the stuff inside. Elena packed her largest backpack with cold weather clothing. Marie questioned her about this since it was over 70 degrees today."It's obvious you've never been up in the high mountains camping. It's warm during the day, but at night the temperature drops to freezing or below. I might end up above the tree line or even the snow line, I just don't know, so I have to prepare as if that's where I'm going.""Oh, okay. What are those brown packets you put in the side pockets?""Those are some MRE's I got off the Internet.""MRE's?""Yeah, Meals Ready to Eat. They have their own heat source and even if they taste like crap, they have tons of calories and carb's for energy when you need it.""I can think of one MRE that tastes great and has no calories.""God! Don't you ever get enough?""Nope. Not when it comes to you I don't."Marie caressed Elena's butt and kissed her cheek.They ate a light lunch and
She followed the scent for a few yards and found the source. A large pine tree had a slightly darker stain on the base of the trunk. She looked around her again, but nothing changed in the sounds, and so she knelt down and sniffed the stain. Yes, it was Damien's scent, and it was newer than the ones inside the cabin. So, he had been here since we left that night. She felt something click inside her head and she knew this was a territorial marking.Something else came over her; she had the sudden urge to pee. Without really thinking about it, she loosened the holster and her pants and she squatted over that spot and squirted two pulses of urine over his mark. Then the urge was over and she was just squatting next to the tree. She shook her head at what she had just done and pushed aside the strange feelings. She pulled her pants back up and reattached the holster to her thigh.She looked around and sniffed the air, trying to pick up another marking scent. Nothing. She tried to think ab