Just one Night

Before she could push herself up, he grabbed her waist and pulled her down into the tub on top of him. His mouth came up quickly to meet hers in a rough, passionate kiss. When she opened her mouth to voice her disapproval, he took full advantage and slid his tongue in past her lips. Before she could pull back, he had already tangled one hand into her hair as the other gripped tightly to the small of her back. Joslyn was more than shocked as the taste and smell of mint assaulted her senses. {When had he put gum in his mouth?} She continued to struggle against his strong grip and greedy mouth, but in this position it was pointless she couldn't get leverage and the more she wiggled the more she could feel the hardening effects it was having on his body.

Before she knew it, she had not only given in to his persistent kisses, but her body had begun to react to him of its own will. She threw her head back in a loud moan as he ground his hips up into her, the only thing between his thick shaft and her interbody was the flimsy damp lace underwear she wore. With her head still back, he began to trail hot kisses down the sides of her neck. She was completely coming undone between the kissing, grinding, and sucking when he bit the top of her collar bone. It sent shivers throughout her whole body causing a loud cry to escape her mouth. She leaned down to recapture his mouth, not noticing or caring that he had already begun to pull her shirt up over her head.

***

"Hey, is everything ok in there? I thought I heard a scream or something when I was cleaning…" Shelly's sentence trailed off as she took in the scene before her. Joslyn was topless, straddling Russ in the bathtub. Joslyn was frozen into place, staring at Shelly like a deer in the headlights while Russ glanced up from the nipple he was sucking. "OH MY GOD!" Shelly quickly turned away and pulled the bathroom door closed as she backed out of the room. "I…. I'm…. sorry! I didn't mean to walk in… on…. Oh, God!"

The slam of the bedroom door quickly snapped Joslyn back to reality. She inhaled sharply as Russ bit down and pulled erotically on the nipple still in his mouth. "FUCK!" She exclaimed, struggling to get up off his lap and out of the tub. "What were you thinking…. What was I thinking! I thought you were too drunk to…." She quickly stepped out of the tub and retrieved her shirt from the floor.

Russ licked his lips as he pushed himself up from the tub. His gaze was steady and locked on her as he explained. "When I shifted into wolf form it sobered me. The way you were washing my body I couldn't help but react." His movements were slow and calculated like a predator trying to inch close enough to its prey to pounce without spooking it first.

Joslyn backed slowly away from him until her back came in contact with the door. She felt behind her for the knob.

"Please, don't leave," Russ said. "I know you want me. The way your body responds to my every touch, please let me love you." Though the words were spoken softly, the animalistic lust transformed the plea into something else entirely.

He was two full steps away from her before she was able to make her body respond to the instructions her brain was screaming. She wrapped her hand around the knob. She shook her head nervously back and forth. "N... N... No..."

"Jos, please." He whispered toe to toe with her now. "Give me one night and then if you can still say you feel nothing for me…" his breath was hot against her ear as he bent down to place a kiss directly below it.

Her entire body began to quake as she forced her hands to turn the knob. He gently cupped her face and began moving down toward her lips. "Oh god! I can't! WE CAN'T" She sidestepped and quickly pulled the door open. To her surprise, he didn't try stopping her instead he just stood there watching her leave with sad disappointment written all over his handsome face.

Tears began to pour from her eyes as she ran as quickly as possible out the door and into her own room.

***

Russ stepped out of his bedroom towel drying his hair. He had finished his shower, running only cold water. After he had fully calmed down; he quickly dried and dressed.

"How did it go, lover boy?" Raven never took her eyes off the Netflix menu she was flipping through. "Did you finally lose your virginity?" She laughed lightly as she stopped to read one of the titles.

Russ flopped down onto the sofa beside her, he shook his head, "Raven, I haven't been a virgin since I was 14."

Raven glanced over at him with a sly smile, "Well, late congratulations. I guess a little of me rubbed off on you after all, over the years." She continued scrolling through the menu. "You do understand how hard this is for her, right? I mean she practically…"

Knock, knock, knock.

Russ jumped up from the sofa and answered the door. "Sup?"

Xavier was standing at the door, sunglasses on, cell phone in hand. "Um… Is Joslyn here? She left her phone."

Russ moved to completely block the doorway, "No sorry, she went down the road to buy tampons… hard to tell when she'll be back. Here, I'll give it to her when she comes in." Russ held his hand out, waiting impatiently for Xavier to place the phone in his hand.

Xavier handed the phone over, taking a minute to look Russ over. "You look surprisingly well for someone who was so sick earlier."

Smiling widely Russ replied, “What can I say, my favorite roomie kissed away all my boo-boos.” With that he slammed the door in the shocked man’s face.

Russ locked the bolt and came back to the sofa. He started scrolling through Joslyn's phone.

"What are you doing?" Raven asked as she watched him hit several different buttons.

"Deleting that bastard's number from her phone." He didn't look up but continued flipping through her phone as he said, sensing Raven's eyes still on him. "I don't like him. He smells weird." When he was satisfied with his work, he flung the phone down on the coffee table. Then he looked over at Raven before adding, "He's not human."

Raven shrugged her shoulders, "Not surprising, but neither are we. You can hardly fault him for it." Raven glanced over at him, "So she's out buying tampons? Really?! That was the best you could do?" She laughed lightly as she leaned back against the sofa to continue searching Netflix. "Maybe you should go check on her. I have more gum over on the bar if you think you may need it." She winked at Russ.

"Do you really think I should?" Russ asked running his hand through his hair.

Raven looked over at him again, "Yes, I do. Reassure her you guys are still ok, that you don't hold any of this against her. While you're at it, you may want to stop and have a talk with your sister." She gave him one of those 'mother knows best' looks before she turned back and selected a documentary.

"Ah, actually…" He ran his hand through his hair again, "I was kind of hoping you would talk to her."

Raven gave him a really irritated look before saying, "Yea…. NO! Your mess, you fix it!"

Russ groaned as he got up off the sofa. He looked down at her as he moved past her, "This should be fun. She's probably going to take it worse than Joslyn did."

"Hah, yeah you're probably right!" she answered without taking her eyes off the TV. Shock brought her attention back to Russ as he leaned down and gave her a quick hug. He whispered, "Thanks, Ray. It means a lot that you always support me no matter what."

She ruffled his hair before shoving him away. "Not gonna work this time sweetness, go talk to them. You'll feel better and I'll be able to enjoy the last few hours of my day off."

Russ shrugged his shoulders, "It was worth a try…" he looked back down at her more seriously this time, "But seriously thanks."

"No problem, now go away." She didn't look up from the TV as he slowly made his way down the hallway, hesitance evident in his stride.

***

Russ opened Shelly's door but was surprised to see that she was already fast asleep. Deciding not to wake her, he headed on down the hallway to Joslyn's room.

Russ slowly slid the door open. The small sound machine in the corner that played a soft meditation track set to the gentle lull of waves in its background. The beautiful melody nearly completely drowned out the muffled sobs coming from the bed. The pain of the situation hit him full on as his eyes swept over her quivering form. He quietly shut the door and walked over to the bed setting her cell phone on the nightstand as he moved.

Joslyn was laying under the covers in the center of the bed with her back to the door. She didn't protest as he lifted the sheets. He noticed she was curled into a tight ball. He shook his head sadly as he scooted into the bed behind her. She released a soft whimper as he pulled her back tighter against his body. He slid one arm under her neck and gently tucked her head under his chin. When he was satisfied with the spooning position's level of comfort, he squeezed her tight and placed a light kiss on the top of her head. "I'm sorry." He whispered against her ear. "I truly didn't expect you to be this upset."

"How long have you known?" Joslyn asked on a muffled shaky breath.

He looked down at the top of her head a questioning expression on his face, "How long have I known what? That you were attracted to me?" He kissed her head again then sighed, "For a while now. I just figured you hadn't made a move because I was underage."

Her whole body jerked as she tried to pull away, but he held on tight, refusing to let her pull away from him. She gave up the struggle and said instead, "Though it's nice to know you've been so…. Observant… That wasn't what I was referring to. How long have you known that transforming would eliminate the effects of alcohol?"

"Ah that… I've…. Well, the truth is… it's always helped me heal quicker, recover faster. Since I turned 18 though, instead of just making me heal quicker or recover faster; it has begun to completely repair the injury or illness." He felt her body become even more rigid, so he decided to elaborate farther. "Honestly, I thought you knew that. When you asked me to transform tonight, I figured... well ya know…. But then when you actually started washing my body…" she began to squirm in his arms, still trying to get free of his embrace. "Jos, I'm warning you if you don't hold still, I'm not going to be able to stop myself. I am an animal after all." With that, her body went still and rigid once more. "Anyways, when you started washing my body, I thought it was your way of making a move. I've never actually seen you date anyone, so I figured you were just more comfortable with me in that form." He laughed softly, "You were getting so into it and was making this face… I couldn't hold back any more… I assumed once I shifted back and you were still stroking my chest and stomach that that was the green light… sooo…" He could feel his body begin to harden just by thinking about the way she had responded with such passion earlier. Her sharp inhale brought him back out of his reveries. She started sobbing harder. "Shhhh." He whispered softly into her ear as he pulled her closer. "Calm down, its ok."

"NO, IT'S NOT." She yelled loudly and hoarsely. "I'm your guardian, I'm supposed to protect you, not seduce you!" she broke off into sobs once again before adding softly, "You're still just a child." She jerked against his grip once more while covering her face with her hands.

Her words hit him like a kick to the face. He quickly released her and pushed her onto her back. As he brought his body over her, he quickly took both of her hands in one of his and brought them over her head. With the other hand, he grabbed hold of her jaw, forcing her to look up at him. "Look at me, Joslyn! Do I look like a child to you?" He asked through sharp, gritted teeth. He brought both her hands up to his chest and pressed them to his chest, "Do I feel like a child to you?" He slid her hands slowly down his body as he asked. He pushed her hands back up over her head and captured her mouth with his in a single movement.

She tightened her lips and began sobbing louder and more uncontrollably. "Russ, please stop." It was barely a whisper, but enough that Russ finally sat up and released her face.

Pain and confusion colored his next words, "Please, give me one night and if you still feel this much guilt and whatever else, then I'll stop. I'll give up and move on." He bent down, both her wrists still in his hands and kissed her lips softly. He whispered against her lips, "Please."