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Chapter 4 - Too hot to handle

"Sorry, I didn't mean to come in on you." Russ tried to avoid looking directly at her sleek with water, body but his eyes continued coming back to her plump breast protruding from the top of the shower curtain she had wrapped around her body. "But Raven put hot sauce in my beer again and this was the closest bathroom." He let go of her with one hand, running a hand through his hair as he continued trying to avoid looking in her direction. He lightly and uncomfortably chuckled. {God, how many times have I wanted to see her like this? I really should thank Raven.}

Joslyn struggled with the curtain to get untangled but slipped and fell into him again. She face-planted into his bare chest. His thoughts were cut off as she pressed her hand against his abdomen to regain balance. The water from the shower curtain had soaked through his gym shorts making the white material nearly see-through. His hands tightened around her arms as she watched the noticeable growth of his manhood beneath the wet material. {Oh god not again.} She couldn't even look up at his face. Without looking, she gently pushed him back toward the open bathroom door. "You should go change. I got you wet."

With a quick inhale and a dog like sniff, Russ replied, "I think I got you wet, too." His hands extended out toward her, catching her arm again.

Shocked beyond words, Joslyn finally looked up into his eyes. His eyes sparkled and danced with an odd combination of arousal and animalistic animation.

"Bahahahaaahaa!!! I only meant to prank Russ but looks like it was a 2 for 1 deal today!" Raven busted out in a hysterical fit of laughter from the door. "I couldn't have planned this better if I tried!" she erupted as she clutched her ribs.

Russ glared at her. "How did I ever survive with you as my guardian all these years?"

"The fuck if I know!?" Raven gave him finger guns playfully.

"This isn't over." He bent and whispered into Jos's ear before beating a hasty retreat out of the bathroom. Russ grumbled as he made his way down the hallway to his room.

Raven erupted in even harder laughter as she watched him slam his door.

"How much of that did you catch?" Joslyn asked as she continued to untangle the shower curtain.

"OH, baby! I caught it all!!!!" Raven exclaimed. Joslyn splashed water from the still running sink onto Raven. "Oh baby, you're making me all WET!" By this time Raven was laughing so hard that she had to clutch the door frame just to keep from falling onto the ground. "OH man! Bahahaha, I think I just peed a little!"

Joslyn rolled her eyes as she slammed the door with the hope of catching at least one of Raven's fingers. "Please, someone kill me now!"

Once Joslyn finished, she found Raven in her room deciding on the finishing touches to her outfit. "Can I talk to you for a minute?" Joslyn asked.

Raven looked up for the box she was going through. "Yea, sure come on in… Just don't get my bed wet." She winked at Joslyn.

"Haha, very funny. Anyways, about that." Joslyn flopped down on the bed. "What do I do?"

"What do you want to do?" Raven purred in a mock sexy voice. She held a necklace up against her chest then shook her head and put it back into the box before pulling out another one.

Jos Rolled her eyes, "I'm being serious."

Raven set the jewelry and box aside as she turned toward Jos. "Well, first off, what exactly is going on? All I've seen, other than the shower thing, is him transforming a lot and drinking even more." Raven said as she moved over to the bed beside Joslyn.

With a large sigh, Joslyn dove straight into the craziness of the past 2 months. "Since the twins' birthday in April, they have both been going through massive changes. However, Russ is… oh god…." Joslyn turned red just thinking about what she was getting ready to admit to her friend.

Raven snickered, "Russ is?... Come on spit it out."

"Russ has…. Targeted me as his potential mate… He confessed his love, and even went as far as to say he's loved me this whole time…" Joslyn's words trailed off as she thought about what all had followed that confession. "He's tried kissing me more times than I even want to count. He came into my room in wolf form, transformed back into human form while in my room and… and…" Joslyn lifted her eyes back up to meet Raven's gaze. "I woke up with him over top me licking my neck last night."

Raven shrugged, "Well you know when werewolves turn 18, they go into overdrive and it will be that way until they are fully matured at 21. Is it so odd that he would feel that way toward you? The question is…." Raven held Joslyn's gaze as she asked, "Are you attracted to him?"

Joslyn's mouth flew open then closed quickly. She blushed heavily as she admitted for the first time her true feelings, "He's beautiful…" Joslyn stared at a stray fiber of blanket as she thought about Russ. "Last night…. He was on top of me immediately after a transformation. I…. I… pressed my hands against his chest to stop him from kissing me, but…. His chest… the muscles were so hard under the softest, smoothest skin. Even after he got out of the bed, the way the light played across his bare body… then when he was leaving…. OMG… His ass…. And those damn wet shorts!" Joslyn moved her gaze back to Raven's. "If it's not bad enough, he says things that make my toes curl!"

Raven laughed lightly, a thoughtful look on her face, "His body is quite mature, even for a werewolf. I'd be lying if I said I've not had a dirty thought or two myself." She shrugged again, "And I'm gay AND his guardian!" she sent Joslyn a knowing look, "You are not."

"But I've known him since he was a baby." Joslyn indicated his once small size with her hand as she continued, "I've even changed his diaper before!" Joslyn sighed heavily, "Besides, you know good and well there could never be a future between him and I." despair filled her words.

"Ok, soooooo…. What are you going to do?" Raven asked. "The way I see it you only really have two options: give in or find a distraction."

"There's only one option and you know that…." With a stern look, Joslyn declared, "Find a distraction!"

By the time Raven, Shelly, and Joslyn were ready, Russ had already drunk several cans of beer and several other assorted drinks he had found in the back of the fridge. The resulting empty cans and bottles were piled all over the coffee table in the center of the living room. Joslyn shook her head, as she walked into the kitchen where Shelly was staring at the flyer hanging on the fridge. It advertised a beach party, featuring a top-notch local band. Shelly had been somewhat of a groupie to the band for some time now but still hadn't won the eye of the drummer she liked.

"Think tonight will be the night?" Joslyn asked as she walked up beside her friend, her head directed toward the flyer, but her lash vailed eyes trained on her friend's face. Joslyn could watch the play of emotions play across Shelly's face: longing, hurt, desperation, need. Joslyn felt horrible for her friend, she frequently chose unavailable or uninterested men and frequently, giving in to the hurt and rejection, ended up settling for the first jerk who approached her. "You look really nice." Joslyn said, in the hopes of cheering up her friend. There was something about werewolves that went hormonally batshit crazy when they hit maturity, which hit these twins like a wrecking ball 2 months ago. Think the gods their instincts were for breeding and not just sex and romance, Joslyn didn't think she could stand having both siblings coming onto her so aggressively.

Shelly finally pulled her gaze away from the flyer and smiled at Joslyn, "Do you really think so?" hope colored her words and lit up her face.

"Oh yes, beautiful! He'd have to be a blind idiot to ignore you tonight." Joslyn said as she let her eyes explore the clothing her friend finally settled on. Shelly wore Joslyn's blue jean mini skirt, Ravens lace up to the knee sandals, and one of Russ's band t-shirts. It was a crazy mix, to say the least. Joslyn looked away from her friend and toward the living room as Russ fell over the coffee table knocking over the cans and bottles. "Not it!" Joslyn and Shelly yelled at the same time.

"No fair, I'm not even in the same room!" Raven yelled out from her doorway down the hall. The girls had begun calling 'not it' to avoid cleaning up Russ's messes. The last one to call 'not it' had to clean up the mess, because left up to Russ it wouldn't get cleaned. "Plus, I cleaned the bathroom this morning!"

"Screw it, we'll do it together after the party. Let's go!!!" Shelly exclaimed excitedly as she skipped quickly to the door.

They all piled into Ravens small compact car. Russ followed Joslyn into the back seat. His large frame took up most of the space; their bodies touched from knee to hip. He smiled over at her as he propped his chin on his palms and leaned his forehead against the window. He settled his other hand on his knee. After the car began moving, he slowly slid his hand closer and closer to Joslyn's leg. He stroked the bare flesh of her thigh with the tip of his fingers. Joslyn quickly pushed his hand away, but he quickly moved it back. She slapped his hand this time but instantly regretted it when the conversation from the front seats stopped. She glanced up to meet Raven's eyes in the rearview mirror. She could feel her face redden. As soon as Raven looked away from the rearview Russ's hand landed even farther up her thigh.

"S-T-O-P!!" She hissed in his direction as she pushed his hand away once again.

He sent a sly grin her way as he took the hand that had just pushed his away. He entwined his fingers through hers. When she tried to pull away, he shook his head and whispered, "One or the other, pick." When Joslyn quit struggling against his hand, he relaxed his grip and went back to watching the scenery.

Once the car stopped, Joslyn didn't even wait for the engine to be turned off before she pushed open the back, passenger door and leaped from the car. An over excited Shelly was close on her heels as they began making their way to the beach access. It didn't take any time at all for Russ and Raven to catch up, though. Joslyn could feel Russ's closeness to her as he came up behind her.

{At this rate, it's going to be a long night!} Joslyn thought as the booth for the party came into view.