Chapter 2.
I woke up this morning, feeling upbeat about the forthcoming events for today, being Saturday and for the rest of the weekend. But I was still in my wolf form. I had to shift back to my human form and very fast too because Richard could call any moment from now.
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. Within seconds, I had shifted back to my human form. It was effortless. It has been so since after my first shift.
Richard does not know that I'm a wolf. He believes I'm human. It's an aspect of my life that I've completely hidden away from him. He has never had any reason to suspect because I've never given him any reason to do so.
Not only Richard, all those whom I've dated since I started dating at age 17 did not know I'm a wolf. I deliberately hid that information from all of them. For Richard, I intend to not tell him until I find my mate.
To say he would be devastated when he eventually knows would be an understatement. Even Aunt Debbie says it because she knows about our relationship.
As a matter of fact, she is full of nothing but pity for him whenever she talks about Richard. She says a wolf cannot get too deeply involved romantically with a human because it would only lead to heartbreak. She said the bond between me and my mate is so strong that every other romantic relationship I have with a human will end as soon as I find my mate. And I have no reason to doubt her especially since I took control of my wolf.
As I was still processing my thoughts about Richard, my phone rang. I picked it up. The caller ID showed that it was Richard on the line. "Hello Richard." I said. "Hello, how was your night?" He asked. "Fine, darling," I replied.
"Naomi, I'm sorry for not telling you this before now. But I guess it's also a way of giving you a surprise package. Get ready, I'll be at your place in the next one hour. I'm taking you out to a cool place to give you a special weekend treat."
I blushed. "Very considerate of you, Richard. Don't bother that you didn't inform me before hand. Just like you rightly indicated, it's even a surprise package. I do trust your judgements, as usual. So, I'll be expecting you."
"OK," he said. With that, he ended the call. That was vintage Richard as usual. Very considerate and always wanting to give me a surprise. We've been together for about two years now.
Our paths crossed when I attended a party hosted by one of my female friends. He was also one of the guests. I was attracted to him by his extremely good looks and the confidence with which he carried himself around.
Richard was tall, around 6 feet. He had short, brown hair and blue eyes. He was wearing black two piece suit with a pair of black shoes to match. Apart from his good looks, his dressing was also impressive. After the party, I found a way to get to him and we hit it off immediately.
As I glanced at the time on my phone, I put my immediate thoughts on hold and proceeded to go get ready for Richard's arrival.
I went into the bathroom and got myself under the shower spray. After adjusting the temperature to warm, I gave myself a very good wash. After I was done, I toweled off and moved back into my bedroom closet to put on something befitting, and wait for Richard.
Soon enough, Richard arrived and we set out for the special place where he was taking me to. He was behind the steering wheel. The traffic was not heavy, being a Saturday so the journey was very smooth.
We soon arrived at our destination. It turned out to be a beautiful restaurant in the downtown area of the city. Though I know the place, but I've never been a patron there.
We entered and chose a seat not too far away from the entrance .After we were seated, Richard grinned. "Here we are, darling, you are welcome." I nodded, smiled back at him and said, "Thank you, Richard."I gave Richard a thumbs up as I turned my head and looked around the interior of the restaurant, taking in its sights and sounds. It was simply adorable.
A waitress came over to our table and handed out the menu.. As soon as I saw her, my wolf became agitated and restless. I struggled to keep it in check because I didn't want Richard to suspect anything.
As she handed over our menus to us, she gave me a glare. I also fixed my gaze on her as my wolf reacted to her presence and gave me the message: SHE IS A WOLF. SHE IS NOT HUMAN! She quickly took away her eyes, asking us what we would love to drink while we made a decision on what to order.
Richard looked at me. "What you drink?" I ran my right hand through my hair, looked briefly into space and replied "Soda." Richard smiled, looked at the waitress who was still waiting and said, "Beer for me." She looked back and glanced at me twice as she went off to get our drinks
As she went, I took a little time to reflect on what had happened. We Werewolves do recognize each other when we meet. We may not belong to the same pack. It doesn't matter. In fact, wolves who belong to different packs are usually hostile to each other. That explains why shegave me that hostile look as soon as she recognized me as a wolf who does not belong to her pack.
Soon after, she returned with our drinks. We did justice to it while we carefully selected our food. I asked Richard to choose for me and he selected one of the Sandwiches for us.By the time she came to pack the residue, we had made our choice.
We were soon done with the food and desserts. Richard paid the bills and we left.