Beth woke the next morning, naked and laying in Eliot’s arms. It had been quite awhile since she was with a man, especially to wake up in his bed. It had been even longer since she woke up with Eliot Crane. She was slightly sore. Eliot had fucked as if he hadn’t been with anyone for quite awhile either. The sheets were stained with their juices and Beth smiled a smile of contentment. She relaxed in the comfort of his arms and his bed when Eliot woke up. He leaned his head over and kissed Beth on her cheek, she turned her head to make sure the next kiss was on her lips. The two of them finally found the strength to get out of bed. Eliot’s stomach was sore, it had indeed been awhile since he was with a woman and hadn’t used those muscles like that in quite awhile. They both headed for the shower. Eliot washed Beth’s body as he kissed her under the streaming water. They both wanted more. They rushed and got out of the shower and both called into work. Now they had the day to themselves. It had been a long time since Beth had an excuse to take off a day of work. She and Eliot spent the day together in and out of the bed. They spent the night together as well. When the two of them woke the next morning they knew they would have to go to work, even as tempting as it was to take off again. Beth got dressed, easier this time than the day before when she had to search for her clothes. She kissed Eliot goodbye, agreeing to see him again that night at the lab.
Eliot smiled and waved as Beth drove off. He knew he had to call Mike and tell him of their discovery. He should have called the day before but was consumed with his own self indulgence. As Mike answered the phone Eliot told him the good news. Mike in turn told Eliot of all that had happened as well. Eliot asked if there was anything he could do. Mike told him not at this time. Mike told Eliot that if there was anything the two of them needed to further the tests to let him know. Even with all he was dealing with it was good to get some positive news. He told him he would talk to him more later as he hung up the phone.
A Day In the Woods – Chapter 10
Mike woke the next morning early and was waiting for Paul as he came up from the basement for breakfast. Paul felt a knot in his stomach as he saw Mike and wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. The two men talked about all that happened the night before and where Paul thought Anne was with the conversion. Of course she didn’t believe anything at first, but then more of it started making sense to her and naturally the clincher came when she morphed into a shaggy white and brown wolf. Mike told Paul to fix him and Jessica some breakfast. He wanted a chance to speak with Anne alone and assess the situation for himself.
Troy Johnson was more than a little concerned. He had been trying to get a hold of his ex-wife with no success. It was unusual for him not to be able to reach Anne one way or another. He finally was put in touch with Anne’s boss who told him of the accident she was in, well the accident he was told about. He told him that she would be out of the office all week and needed rest. Then her boss mentioned Jessica was the one who called in for Anne. As Troy hung up the phone he cringed at the thought of Jessica. He had only met her a couple of times and even then it was brief, but in the back of Troy’s mind he was jealous of Jessica. Jealous of the way she spent more time with Anne than he did and annoyed of the way she influenced Anne to be a little more rebellious than she had ever been before. Troy knew he was losing control over Anne and didn’t like that, didn’t like it in the least.
Troy went to Anne’s apartment. The knock on the door yielded no response so he used his key that he had talked Anne into giving him, well it was more like demanded. He looked around the apartment; it looked as if Anne had left in a hurry. Only a few items were missing, the essentials he thought, and there was also something that had been spilled on the floor that had been cleaned up. It wasn’t blood but it had him curious as well as the musky smell in the apartment. Troy thought that if Jessica was taking care of Anne maybe she was across the hall, maybe that was why there wasn’t much missing. Anything else that she may have needed was easily accessible. He locked the door behind him and reluctantly knocked on Jessica’s door. Just as before there was no response. “Where was Anne “resting” at?” he thought to himself. His mind wondered as he strode down the stairs. He was angry that Anne hadn’t called him if she was indeed in an accident and also that he didn’t have a clue what was going on.
Eliot went to work that day with a lot on his mind. His renewed romance with Beth, the hopeful end to his search and also what had happened with Jessica. He did smile though over the thought of his hopeful end to his search as that could very well be two fold; the end to his search for the infertility problem and also his end of being alone. Eliot piddled at work that day, his mind obviously else where. At lunch he took time to go over the results again and confirm once again the findings. He could hardly wait until the evening so he and Beth could further their tests, but also to be with her and see how she was reacting after spending the last two days with him.
Mike walked into the basement bedroom; Jessica and Anne were both there asleep. Mike woke them both. After a rather informal introduction Mike dismissed Jessica to get some breakfast. Jessica stood as the sheets fell from her body. Naked from the night before her nipples were hard in the cool air. Anne was shocked how nonchalantly Jessica walked in front of Mike and wrapped a robe around her before she went upstairs. She never thought of Jessica as being that bold before. Anne pulled the sheets up a little higher to cover her own nakedness, not quite as free as Jessica with Mike in the room. Mike sat in a chair opposite from Anne; he asked her what she thought about all that happened in the last couple of days.
Anne wasn’t really sure. It was a lot to absorb and she was still trying to put it all together. Mike finished filling in the blanks; the process is irreversible, what is done is done. He apologized for her not being given the opportunity to choose for herself whether or not to make the change, he assured her that this is not the way things are done normally. Obviously things got a little out of hand and Jessica headed for the closest comfortable place she could find. Some of what Mike said Paul and Jessica had told her the night before. Mike’s voice though made Anne more at ease, it was soothing and she could see as Jessica had why he was the pack leader. He told her that she would have to take at least the week off to adjust just as Jessica had. He didn’t want the same thing to happen to her that happened with Jessica. She should call anyone with whom she would normally have contact with and stick with the story. Just make sure to tell them you are with friends and not at home but they can call your cell if they have to get in contact with you. Mike also made sure she knew not to leave the house as the dangers for her at this point in time are tremendous. He told her that his first concern is the pack and everyone in it. He also told her that the only way off of the road she was on was death. If she was truly repulsed by the fact of what she had become or didn’t think she could function in life like this, they could make the necessary arrangements for a painless death for her.