Beginning right where "Werewolves in their Youth" left off:
“Dammit, Josh, don’t do that anymore. You’re gonna break my
neck one of these days,” Clancy managed, while stealthily trying to wriggle out
of his friend’s muscular hold. Joshua Chen, Clancy’s massive friend, finally
pulled his arm away, releasing Clancy.
Clancy,
free at last, looked up to find his three friends’ attention directed away from
Clancy’s virtual victory to something or someone behind him. Clancy turned in
his seat to barely catch a glimpse of Rochelle Williams as she slid past Clancy
into the lap of the boy on Clancy’s right.
“Owen,”
she cooed, drawing out the last syllable excruciatingly, “tell me you’ve got
something planned for tomorrow?” Owen’s charcoal eyes simmered with discomfort,
and Clancy realized just how much Rochelle had caught Owen off guard.
“Baby,
you know I would have planned something if I’d been able to, but tomorrow’s…
well, you know what happens on the full moon, baby.” Judging by the look on
Rochelle’s face, Clancy would have bet a hundred dollars that she hadn’t
remembered that tomorrow night was a full moon, but refusing to admit defeat,
Rochelle carried on, “I know, Owen, I just hoped we could do something before
you, well, you know…”
“Sorry,
baby, but I’m gonna be working in the morning tomorrow, then preparing all
afternoon.” Rochelle’s eyes had somehow morphed into the perfect pouting puppy
dog eyes, and so Owen took his last chance to save himself, “Tell you what,
babe, how about we have our own Valentine’s Day, just the two of us, next
Saturday. It will be the most romantic day of your life, and you won’t have to
share it with the millions of other people celebrating Valentine’s Day tomorrow.”
Rochelle’s face was glowing: Owen always knew just what to say to
her.
Valentines Day is the stupidest holiday ever. I mean, whose idea was it to force moronic candy hearts down all your friends' and family's throats, spend an entire day catering to some ditzy girl's needs, and waste a hundred dollars on dinner reservations for her? Clancy mentally complained, I'm glad that Elise broke up with me, because now I don't have to worry about idiotic shows of affection or inane "holidays" like this one.
