SHARKBAIT #43
The next morning, we dressed and headed out on our morning run without Amy, who wanted to stay with her man until he woke. I set a good pace for the beach, where we stretched and did our yoga while waiting for Hammer to show up. When he said hello, Noelani burst out crying and ran towards the water. “I can’t believe you did that,” Makani said as she ran off after her twin.
“What did I do?” Hammer asked.
“She trusted you,” I said. “She spent Thursday making cookies for the guys, and proudly served Kai and his buddies when they got to our place. Noelani’s pride turned into a huge embarrassment as the guys refused to eat them. They thought SHE was playing a trick on THEM. They didn’t even stop laughing at her when she started crying. She ran to her room and hid, not coming out until this morning. By the time we figured out what ‘sugar cookie’ meant, they were all asleep. Who knows what the guys from his boat crew think of her now?”
I could sense Hammer was shaken up by this turn of events. Noelani’s sobs could be heard from the surf line as she played up her fake emotions. “It was a joke,” he said softly.
“Hell of a punch line,” I said as I walked off. “She’s been crying all night.” I joined the two at the surf line; they had listened over the link, so we didn’t have to say anything. I pulled the two girls into a hug. “They’ll be up later, and we’ll straighten it all out,” I promised.
Hammer looked ready to hand her the keys to his convertible if it would get her to stop crying. He approached her like a young boy about to get a whooping from his momma. “I’m so sorry, Noelani. I never meant for you to get hurt,” he said softly.
“Hammer,” Noelani said quietly.
“Yes?”
“They loved the cookies.” Noelani grinned as she watched his jaw drop, then she took off down the beach before he could react. Makani and I took off after her, leaving Hammer taking off his shoes and yelling that he would get us. We weren’t as easy to catch now, so we were a mile up the beach before he grabbed Noelani and started to drag her towards the surf. Makani jumped on his back and wrapped him up, while her twin dropped down and took out his legs. The three of them grappled for a few minutes while I watched and laughed. Finally, Hammer tapped out. “No hard feelings?” Noelani said as she helped him out of the shallow water.
“That is the LAST time I let tears affect me,” Hammer said as they walked out of the water. We finished our run and calisthenics, and I asked Hammer if he’d like to come home and meet the guys. “No, they need this weekend to relax,” he said. “Take care of them, ladies. I’ll see you Monday.”
We ran home and showered before heading to the kitchen to make breakfast. Our three guests didn’t wake until they smelled the bacon. Makani took food into Kai and Amy’s room for them while they ate all the eggs, bacon, and blueberry pancakes we prepared. “That was the best food I’ve had in six months,” Larry said as he sat back. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome,” I said. “We’re going to soak for a while after our morning workout. Care to join us?”
“Absolutely,” Larry said for the three.
Makani grabbed some of Kai’s extra Bodyglove swimsuits out of the hall closet as the two sets of twins cleaned up the kitchen and loaded the dishwasher. I took the cover off the hot tub and got the jets going before going into my bedroom and changing. “MODEST bikinis or one-piece,” I told the twins. “We don’t need them to suffer from blue balls all weekend.”
“Fine,” Makani said. “Ruin all of our fun.”
“I’m trying to keep Kai from killing his classmates,” I told them. I shouldn’t have worried; the men kept their hands to themselves as we talked and relaxed.
“This feels fantastic,” Larry said as he looked over at me. He was moving his back around on the jet, working the kinks out. “I’m so sick of the cold-ass water.”
“Hey, at least you’re used to the cold,” Manuel said with a laugh. “We never got that cold unless we were going into the walk-in beer cooler in our Dad’s liquor store.”
“You made it through Hell Week,” I said. “I’m proud of Kai, and I’m proud of you guys too. I know you don’t make it this far on your own.”
“Kai’s a born leader,” Ricardo said. “He’s always joking around and keeping our spirits up. I don’t know how he puts up with the teasing, though.”
“What do you mean,” Noelani said.
“It took about two seconds for the instructors to put posters of Kai and Amy’s ads on the bulletin board,” Ricardo said.
“And being married to Bootyglove comes up about every ten minutes,” Manuel added.
“They call him Mr. Abs because of his posters,” Larry added. “Or Paris, because he’s a fashion model. Sometimes it’s Arm Candy or Posterboy. Anything to try and get under his skin.”
I just shook my head. “I suppose they’re making comments about me, too.”
Larry nodded. “Yeah, you aren’t blind, so you’re fair game. There are plenty of pictures of you around the base. You’re a nice person, and an even more beautiful woman in person, though.”
I blushed, getting out of the tub and wrapping a towel around my body. “Anyone need a drink? I’ve got water, orange juice, lemonade, and Coke,” I said.
When I came back out, the twins were sitting on the edge of the hot tub, while the guys hadn’t moved. I handed out the plastic bottles of orange juice. “What do you want to do today,” I asked them.
Larry pointed at the lounge chair in the shade. “I’m going from here to there and back,” he said.
“Sounds good to me,” Ricardo said as he got out. He walked over to one of the loungers, set the backrest full down, and laid down on his stomach.
“Ricardo, your back,” Noelani said as she saw the damage. He had bruises and scrapes on his lower back and down to his thighs.
“It’s nothing,” Manuel said as he took the lounger next to him. “We all get beat up.”This is from NôvelDrama.Org.
Makani was already going inside to get the lotion Hammer had recommended to help them recover. She tossed a tube to her sister as she bent over Manuel’s back. “I’m going to put some of this on you to help it heal,” she told him.
“Sure,” he said. The boys were in heaven as the girls rubbed the lotion into their backs, moaning in pleasure as the lotioning turned into a massage.
Larry looked over at me as he got out of the tub. “I’ll give you a massage, but no happy ending,” I said.
“I’ll take it.” I ended up straddling his body as I worked the kinks out of his back. Werewolf shifting sometimes results in bone and muscle issues, so we all learned how to move and massage things back into place as we grew up. I was digging my heel into a knot in his lower back when I looked over at the twins. “What?”
“They fell asleep,” Noelani said. “So much for our seduction routine.”
“You’re too young for that anyway,” I said.
“October is only a few months away, and then we can find our mates,” Makani said.
“May Luna grant you worthy males,” I said as I went back inside. “And feel free to find me a decent guy,” I added to myself.