we find her, she has fur and can become a permanent fixture in his life.
The elevator opens to my foyer and I give my usual wave to Venus and David. I still kind of want to have their curses lifted, but in a way feel that it might actually be mean if they haven’t been aware all this time. Ben won’t give me answers on whether or not they are and it is making my list of pros and cons a little hard to get written out. Awareness goes in big bold letters on the pro side of the column.
“Hey guys. Did you have fun with the kiddies?” Jake asks as he stuffs a last bite of steak into his mouth. He is sitting on his usual couch and looks to be enjoying himself.
“Sure did. We played capture the flag paintball style. If you would have stuck around, we could have put you on their team and maybe had a little bit of a challenge,” I reply on my way to the kitchen. A steak sounds delicious right about now.
“I wish I would have been around for that. You don’t play around as much as you should and Stacy wasn’t as much fun as I thought she would be.”
“Uh-oh. Trouble in paradise?” I look into the fridge and find a nice Porterhouse with my name on it. Feeling nice, I grab one for Alex as well and set about giving them a quick scorch in a pan. Walt and Jonas took Clyde on a walk after being stuck with him for so long. I don’t know when they are planning to return, but I do know they don’t like their steaks to just sit around after being cooked. They will have to make their own if they come back and are hungry.
“As much as I like women,” he starts and the words, way too much and a whole lot, come to mind, “the effort I have to put into being gentle with the human variety is a little taxing. I still have a good time, but I know I could have more fun elsewhere.”
“Oh look, honey, our little Jakey is growing up,” I quickly send to Alex causing him to laugh.
I throw the steaks on plates and join them back in the living room. “So, the little actress is out of the picture?” I ask as I snuggle into the couch beside Alex to eat.
Jake sighs deeply, like the decision used up every one of his brain synapses. “I think so. I didn’t officially tell her, but I think I am going to lose her number. You don’t think any of the girls in your class are looking to hook up, do you?”
If my eyes could shoot laser beams, I think they would be doing so now. “You will only hear this once from me, so listen up,” I say super pissed and hope my voice is projecting that emotion. “My girls are off limits. To make it into my group, they had to have some kind of trauma in their life. They do not need some Romeo that cannot keep his dick in his pants chasing them around, making promises he has no intentions of keeping. If I so much as see you smile at them, I will personally kill you. This isn’t even one of my usual threats to cut off your tallywag. This is you no longer breathing for just a smile. Do you understand?”
“Wow, Mama Bear is in the house. I will avoid anything that will cause me certain death. Your girls are safe.” Good. He is taking me seriously, for once, must have been the laser beam eyes. “Oh, in the news I am sure you will love to hear column, I am supposed to tell you ‘hi’ from Will. He tried to get me to talk about you, but I was smart enough to just brush him off.”
Yuck. I must wear a secret perfume I am not aware of that is called “I really liked to be fucked with”. I am going to have to work on figuring out how to get rid of that particular scent. At least Will was just asking around and not showing up on my doorstep with flowers. That would be lame and I might just let Alex handle him if it ever does occur, or Clyde. Clyde would be really fun to watch.
“Thanks for not divulging all of my secrets. You would think after I kicked his ass the appeal would have evaporated.”
Jake shrugs and says, “Some guys are into that kind of thing. They like their women to take charge
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