Gray Back Alpha Bear by T. S. Joyce

Author:T. S. Joyce [Joyce, T. S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-08-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

The old, warped, brown plastic shower in 1010 didn’t have a plug to the drain, and Gia was desperate for a warm bath to relax the tight muscles in her hips. She’d turned on an old static-laden radio she’d found in the bathroom closet and lit a single candle she’d found, but there would be no bath unless she could figure out how to stop up the dad-gummed drain.

Willa was smart and would probably have something rigged up in no time, but Gia was already undressed, and the prospect of re-dressing to beg for help was unappealing. Maybe if she shoved her shaving cream cap over the hole, the water pressure would hold it down enough to stop up the drain.

The water was loud and already hot as it blasted out of the faucet, and she held the cap over the rim of the drain until the water rose above it. Come on, baby, one time!

She turned the tap off, took her hand away, and waited. She didn’t hear any water draining, and the water line looked like it was holding steady. Even if it was going down a little, it was still a victory. She’d have to be careful not to kick the cap, but she was getting her bath, hooray! She’d even sprung for bubbles at the grocery store. Sure, it was a cheap, cartoon kiddy bubble bath and smelled like cotton candy, but whatever. This right here was about to be a little slice of heaven.

Gia groaned as she slipped into the water and smoothed the thick layer of bubbles over her like a blanket. She never wanted to leave.

A soft knock rapped on her bathroom door, and she jumped, splashing suds out the side of the tub. “Shit,” she muttered. “What?”

“It’s me,” Creed said.

Gia’s eyes flew open, and she rushed to cover back up with bubbles. “Come in.”

“Uh, I can come back later.” A pause and then, “Dangit, um…never mind. I’ll talk to you in the morning.”

“No! Come in, I mean it. I’m decent.” Or decent enough if the bubbles stayed in place. Plus Creed sounded nervous, and she definitely didn’t want to wait until morning to find out what he wanted.

Creed opened the door and entered, but when he saw her in the bathtub, he jolted to a stop as if he’d been shot. “No,” he said on a raspy breath. He took a step back. “No, no, no.” Horror filled his voice.

Gia looked around in panic for the danger. “What’s wrong?”

Creed was panting, chest heaving, and his eyes had lightened to an inhuman silver color. He bolted from the room, slamming into the washer with his hip as he passed.

“Creed!” she yelled.

The front door banged closed hard enough to shake the whole trailer. What the hell? She looked down at herself, but she was still completely covered in bubbles. And anyway, why should he be so offended by her body? He’d slept with her before. Self-consciousness was a bitter passenger as she kicked the cap and stood.

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