With Allie in Reno I had expected to hear from Arien via dream walking but he was quiet. Actually he was so quiet it started to worry me. Silence isn’t always good.
The weather was so nice lately with the high in the 80’s and the humidity fairly low I did most of my workouts in the backyard. I’d just set my yoga mat out when I see Shaynie dressed in black yoga capris and a hot pink tank top, her pony tail bouncing around as she is jogging over to me. Why is she coming towards me? Go away, please go away, and don’t come over here. I think to myself. Apparently myself isn’t listening today.
“Pru?” She asked while chomping on some giant wad of gum.
“Yes?” I replied.
“I was just wondering. Do you like me?” She tilted her head to the side trying her best to look innocent.
“Do I like you? I don’t really know you to form an opinion.” I was trying to be as honest as possible with her.
“You are a good liar.” Shaynie said.
“What did you just say to me?” I closed the space between us, getting in her face. “I don’t believe I heard you right. I hope you do realize who I am.” I could tolerate a lot, but I would not tolerate her being insubordinate to me.
“I’m talking to the Pack princess, right? I thought so. You see, I am still a guest, thus your silly little Pack rules don’t really apply to me.” She pulled her yoga mat out sitting down on it. “I don’t know what your problem is Pru, but I’ve been here a short time and I’ve done absolutely nothing to you, and you walk around like you have a chip on your shoulder when I’m around. I don’t get it. Are you afraid your little friend Oakley will notice me? Or is it that you’re afraid of me? Are you afraid of women that are a challenge to you? Am I going too fast?”
I wanted to tear her from limb to limb. “Shaynie, wow, you give yourself too much credit to think that I actually give a care about you. I don’t. You really think that I care if you’re pretty? Please. I know you’re up to something you little twit, I will figure it out. Until that time, stay away from me, and if you know what’s good for you, you’ll keep your nose out of our business.” I was fuming and knew at any moment our verbal argument was going to turn physical. One thing I knew for certain, I could take her.
Still stretching she looked away and laughed to herself before saying, “I think I’ve hit a nerve. Oh look, your little pet is coming over here. I just love the way you two look at each other. It would be a shame if you were separated somehow.” She stood up and put her mat back in her bag. “I guess we probably won’t do yoga today since you have your tail in a wad.”
Oakley was jogging over to us.
“Ladies. Am I interrupting?” Oakley said.
Shaynie put her hand on his shoulder and in her sappiest sounding voice said, “Oh Oakley, don’t worry, the princess here was just making it clear how she feels about me. She is such the jealous type. You really need to watch out for the controlling kind of girls, they have issues in their head.” She put her finger to her temple swirling her finger around giving the crazy sign. She reached up and whispered in his ear, “If you ever want to know what it’s like to be with a real woman, just stop by my room.”
I dove at her and Oakley grabbed me pulling me behind him. “Shaynie, I think it’s time for you to leave because in just a moment I’m going to turn a blind eye and Pru will whip your ass. Just sayin’.” His eyebrows lifting in his cocky way.
“One day, maybe in the not so distant future, you’re going to need me and you just might regret this little rift. Just sayin’.” She headed back towards the house, stops, turns around and blew us a kiss.
“Did she just threaten me? I hate her, really I do. I’m going to have a talk with my father. I’m not going to let her just walk into my Pack and threaten me. And what was that anyway, you pulling me behind you.”
He put his hands on my shoulders facing me, “P, you know that if I didn’t put a stop to it, that there would be a rift between the General and the Dallas Alpha, we have to keep our allies just that. If you go and kill one of their girls I doubt it would go over very well.” He pulled me in and kissed the top of my head.
“I hate it when you’re right. Just so you know, she started it. I was just minding my own business when she started this whole thing.” I put my head on his chest feeling his muscular arms pulling me tighter to him.
“You smell pretty, what perfume do you wear?” He asked me.
“That would be essence of Pru? No, really I don’t wear much, just some body splash.”
“Give me essence of Pru any day. You always smell sweet and spicy to me. Let’s run.” He looked down at me winking.
“That’s me, sweet and spicy.” I took off running to the woods ripping my clothes off as I shifted.