A Werewolf's Courage

"….."

I stared at him like an idiot with nothing to say. He sighed, like he was getting bored but he was still waiting for me to say something.

"I…I hope to see you again" I just said the first shit that popped into my mind and to be honest…it was what I needed to say, there was an unreadable emotion on his face but soon it was gone. He nodded, he didn't even offer a smile but that didn't matter, he just agreed to go on a date with me!

Ok maybe he didn't know it was a date…so what?

"I didn't get your name…" he said in a low deep voice that did things to parts of me that I currently can't mention incase of kids.

"Courage" funny….I sounded anything but what my name meant right now.

"Courage…" his voice made my name sound like the name of a goddess.

"I will remember it"

Then he walked out the door leaving me staring into space wondering if I just hallucinated every single thing that just happened but stupidly enough the only thing I could think of was the fact that he just took my favorite BTS blanket.

I was mostly absent at work, my body was there but my mind was not. I thought back to yesterday night when I picked Sparky….I mean Shane from the woods…it feels like a dream because I'm pretty sure he turned out to be a hot werewolf that made my name sound sexy.

"Where are you?"

"Huh?" I turned to Stacey confused, her blonde hair was pulled back into a nice ponytail and as beautiful as she always was when I saw her….she still puts on too much blush. She always looks like she just finished getting it on with someone…..like what's up with that?

"What do you mean 'where are you?'" I tried to mimic her high pitched voice but it came out like a banshee baby yoda.

I stared at the list of animals I had to see today and I almost cried but then again it was either becoming a vet or a lawyer….looking up animal asses with constipation is waaay better….yeah keep telling yourself that.

"You've been like out of it since you arrived this morning, you didn't even reply to Mr. Kennedy when he waved at you"

Mr. Kennedy is our monkey, a very cute one that is loved by all but likes to pull my hair whenever I'm close, I still love him though so I'm quite surprised hearing that I didn't squeeze the cheeks of my most favorite animal in the world….my second most favorite….now.

"Do you believe in werewolves?" I asked with a serious expression and of course my friend laughs at me grabbing the attention of every pet owner close to us.

"Did you just say….what I think you just said" she was struggling with her laughter, her face became redder almost like she couldn't breath.

"Girls!"

I groaned, I already knew what was coming next. Ariel and Eve walked to where we were standing laughing along with Stacey not even knowing what happened.

"Courage just asked if I believed in werewolves…." She cracked up a bit "Do you?" She asked the girls and they immediately joined her in laughter.

"I hate you guys" I said under my breath, it was just a question but I saw the way Eve looked at me in pity….she always spoke about how lonely I looked so she probably thinks I'm fantasizing….hell! Even I think I'm fantasizing, but I saw a grown ass wolf turn into a grown ass man!

And now I question my sanity.

After I was done for the day….which is never, my shift was just over. It was nine pm when I packed up my stuff and prepared leave the hospital.

"Girls' night is still on, Friday night right?" Ariel asks as she opens her own locker that is next to mine. I nod "Yeah of course"

Girls' night is like our ritual ever since we were in college, the four of us will pick the last Friday of the month just going crazy.

We would go to a bar, have drinks and probably Stacey gets drunk as usual, then we go to my place, cook dinner and then leave it in the fridge because we are too drunk to eat it….good times.

"I have an idea though" I say to Ariel, she smiles creepily then nods at me to continue

"How about we don't go to a bar, you guys bring your own alcohol and I will prepare mine"

Ariel immediately understood because last month when we had girls' night, Stacey and Eve got wasted and we ended up in jail that evening, bailing them out. Good times….not!

"That sounds like a good idea, I'll inform the girls"

"Ok, I'll see you guys tomorrow and please tell them not to bring any cheap alcohol" I said as I carried my bag and made my way home.

"You got it, werewolf girl" I heard Ariel laugh after she finished speaking and I groaned in annoyance, this name better not stick!

I got into my truck and started it, I got the weird urge to turn around and I noticed the blood stained sheets that were still at the back of my car reminding me that everything that happened yesterday night and this morning was….is real.

I buried my face in my palms, his golden eyes came to mind and in all honesty, I wanted to punch my self in the face…. My thoughts are just full of him, I've lost focus because of him.

But still….how the hell do werewolves exist!!!

I drove home with one thing on my mind though.

I kept wondering when next I would see him again just to prove to myself that I am not going crazy, everything happened so fast it still feels like a blur….God I hate my life, why didn't I become a lawyer?