Shelly started to cough and choke on the wine. Shuu looked worried and patted her back. Unfortunately that only made it worse. She held up her hand to stop and finally was able to catch her breath. When she opened her eyes they were red and she was buzzed. That wine was way stronger than she thought it would be. Shuu warned Rosa, but she just shrugged and said, "It's not my fault she was in my way." Rosa laughed to herself and Shuu was about to say something.
Shelly held him back and said, "It's ok, it's not worth it to fight over something so minor. Let's go back." She didn't want to show them any weakness and she was about to get really drunk. She wasn't sure how she would act. Shuu nodded and carried her away. Shelly's head was lolling around and she was having a hard time focussing. Shuu noticed and placed her head against his shoulder as he carried her bridal style. She smiled at him and he smiled at her. She said, "You have the sexiest smile!" Shuu smirked at her and picked up the pace to their den. He could smell her arousal and was excited she might want to mate with him.
They arrived at the den and Harvey looked at Shelly with worry. He said, "What happened?" Shuu said, "Rosa bumped into Shelly while she was drinking and she choked on her drink." Winston got angry and was about to leave to go teach Rosa a lesson. Shelly stopped him with a hand on his arm and slurred, "It'ssss ok, don't go. She was just a b*tch and we don't want to fight her now." Winston looked at her hand on his arm and then her face. He nodded his head. Harvey said, "she needs some water. I will go get her some." Shelly got down from Shuu's arms, but the room was spinning. She said, "I need to lay down." Winston led her to the fur rug in the bedroom. While she was gone, he had installed some fur curtains to help keep the cold air out of the bedroom.
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As he laid her down, she started to squirm and said, "It's too hot in here." She started to remove her clothes. Both Winston and Shuu looked at each other unsure of what to do. She motioned for them to help her remove her clothes. Shuu was the first to help her and as his hands touched her skin, she shivered. She leaned into his arms and brought her hand to his face. She pulled him towards her and kissed him. He blushed from the tips of his ears and his tail was wagging. Winston looked a little jealous but was hesitant to join. Unsure of what to do, Shelly waved him to her. She then kissed him and kissed his scar from his chin up to his eye. Winston let out a soft moan and Shelly took that as encouragement. She had one hand on each of them as they gently laid her back on the furs.
Harvey came back with the water but heard the sounds in the room. He blushed and turned away to guard the den. He boiled the water just for something to do. He spent all night fighting off young beastmen who were trying to spy on the threesome. Shelly woke up the next day with a horrible hangover. She groaned and didn't want to open her eyes. Harvey gave her a stone bowl with some soup and said softly, "Here, drink this. It will help your head." Shelly nodded to him gratefully and drank the soup.
It was the best chicken vegetable soup she could remember and thanked Harvey. She noticed how sore she was when she sat up and winced. Strong arms came from behind her and helped her sit up. She looked down and noticed that under the fur blanket she was clean and naked. She also noticed two new tattoos on her collarbone. She knew what that meant and felt guilty instantly.
She was really drunk last night and only remembered bits and pieces, but apparently she mated with both Winston and Shuu. She had a mark for a wolf and a white tiger on each collar bone. Shuu looked pleased that his mark was so close to her heart. Even if Winston's was right above her heart. It still showed that she truly cared about him.
Winston felt guilty. He knew that she was drunk last night, but couldn't stop himself when she kissed him. If she had told him to leave, he would have guarded her from the next door. He knew she was experienced because she had a mate before, but he had no idea. He told her, "I'm sorry if you didn't want to mate with me. I took advantage of your drunkenness last night. You can remove my mark if you want to." He looked upset at himself for his lack of control.
Shelly shook her head and then winced from the headache, she said, "I'm not mad at you. I was drunk, but I remember that I made the first move on both of you." She looked a little shy at mentioning last night. She said, "I will never remove your marks unless you want me to. Don't ever cheat on me and don't ever abuse me and I will never leave you guys."
All three of them nodded and Winston said, "I would never abuse you and once a mate bond is formed it will not allow a male to leave his mate for another female." The three of them agreed. Shelly felt awkward, but needed help to go to the sand pit. She told Winston, "It is too cold to be out here without bottoms." She told him about indoor bathrooms in her home. She was thinking about how the bathrooms were in the medieval times. She remembered chamber pots and thought about it. She also thought about adding a chute or something to the litter box.
Winston was able to build walls around the sandpit and add a door with a window for ventilation in less than a day. Shelly was truly impressed with his craftsmanship. She thought this will make the winter more tolerable. He even added a door to the main room so she would be able to go to the sandpit without going out into the snow. She thanked him with a kiss on the cheek and he blushed to the tips of his ears.
The days were spent mostly inside during the cold season. The guys would take turns hunting when they ran low on supplies. Shelly had shown them how to dehydrate fruit and made some jam with the strawberries. She didn't have sugar, so it was less sweet than she remembered. Her taste buds were adjusting to the beastworld. Her sugar cravings had gone down and she was losing weight.
Harvey was concerned with her weight loss, but Shelly was happy. She told him, "I used to be thinner when I was younger, but gained a lot of weight when I was sick. I am happy that I am able to lose weight in a healthy way." He tried to argue that fat would help keep her warm during the cold season. She said, "That's why I have fur coats and 3 warm furry beastmen to cuddle with at night. Harvey blushed as he remembered the night he guarded the room. He was a little jealous that he had not mated with Shelly, but understood she was shy unless she was drunk. He thought about waiting till next year.
Shelly thought about trying to make her own wine with the grapes, but decided against it. Last time she got drunk and lost control. Who knows what will happen next time. She didn't want to risk it since mates were for life in this world. She remembered her husband and felt guilty for taking more mates. She reminded herself that this was in a story. She thought, this is probably a dream. I probably fell and hit my head and went into a coma. I will tell him about my dream when I wake up and we will laugh about it.
With those thoughts she felt less guilty and was more free around her mates. She asked Harvey if he wanted to be her mate also. He said yes without hesitation. She blushed and tried to get the courage to add his mark. Maybe she should work on wine for some drunk courage. She was less worried about Harvey because of his gentle mannerisms. She should have remembered he was still a beastman. ;-)
One day in the middle of winter, she got up the courage to mate with Harvey. She took him by the hand and brought him to the bedroom. Winston and Shuu gave each other knowing looks and went to guard the den. It was a long night for them and Shelly woke up the next morning sore and had a leopard tattoo on her shoulder.