Doc finished up and then he and Patrick headed downstairs.
“Is there anything you need?” asked Sam.
“No, I just want to curl up and hope my head feels better. I’m so sorry about this mess,” said Ginny trying to apologize.
“Don’t worry. Things happen. You need anything, just holler,” said Sam as she headed out the door and downstairs.
*
Doc was just finishing up a phone call as Sam came into the lobby of the bed and breakfast. He had a smile on his face.
“Doc, what’s so funny,” asked Sam.
“Patrick, don’t listen okay,” said Doc with a wink.
“Okay,” Patrick answered puzzled.
“I just talked to this Dr. Jeff. He said good luck and that it must be one of them weeks for accidents. Said he was just on his way to see a fella named George who fell through a floor who didn’t want his cousin and her beau to know that he got hurt,” said Doc Rogers.
Patrick tried not to laugh. The smile was the first crack, and then the giggles started. “So that’s what Ginny was feeling!” he thought.
“What’s so funny about a guy falling through a floor?” asked Sam.
“Well, George is a big man. Over six feet and probably 250 pounds if not more. As a wolf, he tips the scales at probably 1000 pounds or more. I’m guessing he shifted at his girlfriend’s house and the floor was rotten in a spot and he went through it,” said Patrick.
“Oh god!” said Sam. “That was the George that upgraded your room?”
“Yes. Now two of them are confined to bed. What a riot!” said Patrick. “And don’t worry. I won’t tell Ginny. She’d do her best to pressure me into going home and I’m not doing that.”
“Good. Glad to know you have a good head on your shoulders,” said Sam. “You done here Doc?”
“Yes Sam. I’m going to go back and have breakfast before I head into the office. If Ginny needs anything, just holler,” Doc said as he headed out the door.
“That reminds me, I promised you something,” said Sam. “Follow me.”
Patrick followed her down the hall and past the kitchen. They went out a door onto a private patio. Sam stopped right as they got out the door and put her hand up to stop Patrick from walking any farther as well. Patrick saw what looked like a split level dog house big enough for a small pony in one corner of the yard. As they stood there, a nose peaked out and then withdrew.
“I don’t know if Buster will shift back to human or not,” whispered Sam. “He’s getting real stiff and it don’t go well for him.”
“I can understand that. Some days it doesn’t go well for me and I’m not that old,” Patrick said softly.
A moment later, a large wolf walked down the ramp and across to the patio where Sam and Patrick stood. He sniffed, walked around the two and then rubbed up against Sam. Then he just sat there and looked at Patrick.
“Sam, do you know how much he likes you?” Patrick asked quietly.
“No, I just figured he liked it cause I take care of him. Nothing special,” said Sam.
“No, he likes you a bit more than that. I think if he was twenty years older, you’d have yourself a lover,” he said.
“Oh your just teasing me,” Sam said exasperatedly.
“No, ask him yourself next time he shifts,” Patrick said. He got down to eye level with the old wolf. “You really should tell her you know,” he said and stood up.
Buster just looked at Patrick and then sneezed.
“I better get back to Ginny,” said Patrick. With that, he turned and headed back inside.
*
“You should see the old man,” said Patrick to Ginny. He’s got an apartment from heaven for an old wolf. Plus he almost drooled on Sam when he came out.”
“Drooling? Maybe he’s just lost too many teeth,” said Ginny.
“No, this was devotion. You’ll see,” he said. He was cuddled around Ginny. She was wrapped up in blankets and was doing her best to go to sleep for a bit. It had been a long and painful night.
*
It was nearly noon when the phone rang. Luc picked it up on the third ring. “Hello, Alpha Wolf Tech, how can I help you?” he said. Having Ginny and Angie gone was driving him nuts. He and Kevin took turns answering. “Oh! Hi Patrick, how’s the trip going? Good. We’re a little busy, but doing okay. Yes, it is. Oh, you heard about George? Well, don’t tell Ginny. Oh good. What?!” exclaimed Luc as Patrick proceeded to tell Luc what had happened. Ten minutes later, Luc hung up the phone with a smile playing across his face.
“Meg!” he called out. “You aren’t going to believe this!” he shouted as he headed down the hall to tell her what Patrick had told him. That one call had made his day.
***
Angie woke up on the love seat. She had been reading a book trying to relax. The light was still on and her book was on the floor. She wasn’t sure why she had woken up so suddenly. Then she realized why. The wolf wasn’t snoring. She looked over to where his pallet was and realized that George had shifted. Angie felt the blush rise in her cheeks at the same time she couldn’t take her eyes off of him. Muscular and tanned from the waist up. “Farmer’s tan,” she thought. The bandage hung loosely against his ribs. Her eyes trailed down his body. “Oh my. Very nice,” she thought as she looked at his cock. She was smiling as her eyes went back to his face just in time to see him blink as he woke up.
“Oh!” she gasped as she blushed a deep red. “I… um… I” she stuttered.
“It’s okay Angie,” said George sleepily. He reached for the blankets and found a corner to pull over his lap. As he did so, he brushed the bandage off of his wound and winced.
“Here, let me help you,” she said as she moved off the love seat to help him.