didn’t know that? “I know, I’ll teach her some stuff before we leave. She’s been cooped up in the house for too long.”
Brody still argued, “I don’t think it’s a good idea.”
“Good thing I didn’t ask for your opinion,” I snapped.
Allie spoke up from where she sat on my lap, “Don’t I get a say in this?”
“No!” Brody and I snapped at the same time, not taking our eyes off one another. My anger was rising. I narrowed my eyes at him, challenging him. It might be his sister, but she was my pair, and he knew he wouldn’t win this fight.
He turned his head to the side, submitting. “Fine,” he snapped. “But it’s not my fault if she goes furry on everyone.” He grabbed his backpack and headed toward the door, letting it slam behind him.
Allie stood up, crossing her arms and glaring daggers at me. “Really?”
“What?” I asked, still frustrated with Brody.
“I may be a couple weeks before my transition, but I can still make my own decisions, thank you very much.” Great. Now she was angry with me. She turned toward the stairs, intending to head back up to her room. I sighed and stood up to follow her room.
She was crawled in her bed when I reached her room. I crossed my arms and leaned against the doorframe. “What are you doing?”
She pouted, “I’m tired. Is that because of the transition?”
I nodded and stood up straight. My shoes were kicked off and I made my way to the opposite side of the bed where she wasn’t sleeping. I pulled back the covers and crawled in. Allie rolled over to face me, “What are you doing?”
“I’m tired too. You aren’t going to deprive a man from sleep, are you Allie?”
Her eyes narrowed. “No, I would never. Good thing that there’s a perfectly comfortable couch downstairs.” She pulled back the covers that covered me.
I pulled them back over me. She pouted, and I wrapped my arm around her waist to pull her closer until we were nearly touching noses. “Al, I’ve been waiting a year and a half to tell you that you’re mine. I’m not going to wait another year and a half to have a relationship with you,” I sighed. She was mine, and I didn’t want to leave. I liked being this close to her, but I would if she didn’t want me here. “If I’m making you uncomfortable, I’ll go back downstairs.”
Her eyes widened, probably because I was finally giving her a say. She shook her head. “No, you can stay.”
I smiled, relieved. “Good. Now sleep, the movie’s at six.”
“What movie are we seeing?” she mumbled, half asleep.
“Don’t worry you’ll like it.”
Chapter Seventeen
Popcorn with Butter
Allie
The frigid air whistling through Caleb's open door Jeep was welcomed compared to the stifling heat I felt earlier. I knew werewolves’ blood ran hotter than normal, but I never expected to wake up with a sweat. When the alarm set for 5:30 P.M. went off, I woke up to Caleb wrapped around me like a vine. His body temperature combined with mine had me throwing off the comforter.
Before we left, Caleb taught me a couple tricks to keep my mood and senses under control. Most of it contained breathing exercises, and blocking out the excess. I was aware that he could always take away excess emotions, but the feeling was still foreign. It felt like being shocked by an outlet and it left me drained, but I didn’t mind.
So far, Caleb has been nothing but a perfect gentleman for our first date. Holding the door for me, helping me into the Jeep and making sure I was buckled, but he still refused to tell me what movie we were going to see. As we pulled into the theater, my hand still tucked safely in Caleb’s, I saw a huge influx of girls pouring in. Automatically I knew he was taking me to a chick-flick. I laughed internally. At least he was being thoughtful, but I hated chick-flicks. I’d rather have a Fast & Furious marathon than sit through a Nicholas Sparks movie. But if he was willing to watch this for me, who was I to complain?
I crawled out of the Jeep and joined Caleb, who took my hand in his once again. We entered as Mike, another football player exited with his crying girlfriend, Katie. He whispered to Caleb a good luck thinking I wouldn’t hear. I smirked. Good, because he was going to need it.
Caleb and his