Conditional Probability of Attraction: Outlier Prophecies ~ Book Two by Gower Tina

Author:Gower, Tina
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Smashed Picket Press
Published: 2016-03-14T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Dinner is uneventful and quiet. Becker spends most of the time on his tablet retrieving information from my case notes. He sends screen shots to my email while I do the dishes. After, we watch a movie sitting at opposite ends of the couch. It’s difficult to sit with my legs crossed and arms in my lap after knowing what almost went down in this very same spot. The movie is some action adventure that has zero plot. There’s an uncomfortable moment where the hero bangs the female lead, who had a total of five lines, against a car in the moonlight.

Becker and I both sit stiff, pretending the scene isn’t existing or unfolding in front of us. I excuse myself once the credits roll and get ready for bed early.

“I’ll be on the couch,” Becker mumbles.

I shrug, but he’s turned away and doesn’t look at me. I wait at the door to my room, wanting to assure him he’s welcome if he needs to do his pack thing. Will it make the situation worse? Better? It might have nothing to do with sexual urges, but because he’s been forthcoming with other issues and so tight-lipped about this, that doesn’t seem likely.

It’s better to stay away. When he’s close I don’t think straight. I crave the touch, the inevitable promise of a kiss. I want it. But what we want and what we need sometimes don’t align. This is one of those times.

I sigh and decide to keep the door open. At the parking garage of his work he had an episode like the one on the couch, later Friday night he was fine. We’re probably being overly cautious. Plus access to my only bathroom is through my bedroom. Bad design, but cheaper rent.

I get into my night gear, remember the Lone Wolf book and tiptoe retrieve it from the shelf in the living room. Becker is turned into the couch, snuggly tucked between the cushions and the backrest, arms crossed, eyes closed.

I read until my eyelids creep lower and lower, ignoring the sounds of Becker waking, pacing in the living room, raiding the fridge, tossing and turning on the couch.

Wolves become synched with their pack mates. Sleep is a difficult task without pack. This is an issue that is difficult to resolve. Some wolves resort to sleeping in secured public areas. The nearness of others and the white noise of voices ease wolves to relax and rest for an hour or two.

Movie theaters, parks, office break rooms. As long as the wolf has deemed it safe. There are a number of places that wolves have used to replace the nearness and patterns of pack sleep habits. Once pack is reestablished, sleep will synch with new pack members and come more easily.

Can humans be affected by this same phenomena? I’ve not slept well, except when I was with Becker, since he and I started this venture. It’s not like he knew enough to warn me. I concentrate on his presence in the other room, letting his proximity lull me to relax.

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