The Veterinarian and the Werewolf

Chapter 2

The Veterinarian and the Werewolf

- Chapter 2

Jessie could not believe what she was seeing, the behaviour that both Thomas and Joe had described was typical of a wild wolf. When scared and cornered they would lash out. So, what was happening when she came on the scene? It made no sense. She looked at the sleeping wolf, he looked so much like the wolves in her dream the ones she had buried all those years ago. Perhaps....

"So, what are we going to do Jessie, he's not happy unless you're around." Joe's voice interrupted her musings, what was she going to do? Looking around the clinic she saw a small room, one of the three in the rundown house the county had allowed her to convert into a clinic. The other two rooms were used as a consulting room and storage room.

The front living room, if you could call it that, was her reception area, and this her third room, the largest of the three was her surgical room. There was enough space on one wall to house a three-tiered cage system for smaller animals, in the centre of the room was her operating table. Along the other two walls were a sink and cupboards holding her needed supplies and then three large cages for her bigger clients.

She could take him home, but in his current condition, she couldn't really move his leg. Maybe.... She wondered, then making up her mind she asked, "Joe, can you pop down to the local camping store and purchase a cot, and then go to my house and bring back a pillow, sheets and blanket. I think for the time being I'll stay here until he is able to be moved."

Joe smiled at his boss; she was kind-hearted, awkward when not talking about animals, but he loved her company. "Sure thing boss. Mrs. Crenshaw is here with her paillon, and Tommy has bought his turtle in he's not coming out of his shell. I'll be back as soon as I can."

She smiled as she stood. Looking one more time down at the sleeping canine and whispered, "I won't be far away, just in the other room. You sleep and regain your health."

As the day continued, she dealt with her patients, so many small issues, thankfully nothing that was an emergency. It had been a long afternoon, currently, she was working with a small puppy. He was a little Siberian Husky, full of energy and just needed his puppy vaccinations. As she moved to her fridge to get the vaccines, she felt a pair of eyes watching her. Looking over her shoulder she saw the wolf, head resting on his paws. His breathing was calm and the expression in his eye almost looked human, one of contentment. Startled by the strange sensation that his gaze gave her she almost dropped her vial when the small puppy yipped. Smiling and shaking her head as she turned from his gaze back to the puppy, she then laughed, "Are you eager little one?"

Standing and walking to the puppy who was being held by its nervous owner, Jessie pinched the skin on the puppy's neck and inserted the injecting quickly. "Good little one, you did really well." She praised as she stepped back to a comfortable distance from the owner. Jessie spoke whilst still looking at the cute bundle in the young ladies arms, "Now he has had his vaccinations you should think of enrolling him in puppy school. It's important to socialise him but also for them to teach you how to train him."

The young woman smiled back at Jessie, "Yes we are booked in thanks Doc." The two left Jessie alone now in the room. It had been a long day, she still needed to feed the Tibetan Spaniel, who was now on its own as the tabby had been picked up by its owner.

She moved over to the bench and fixed their meals, a mixture of vegetables and soft minced meats. As she walked over to the Tibetan, she continued to feel the wolf's eyes on her. Chuckling to herself she began humming a tune as she placed the small container in the little dog's cage. A wine softly filled the air from behind her as she scratched the small canine's ear. Was he Jealous? She turned around after locking the cage and smirked at the wolf who gave her big round puppy dog eyes. Jessie picked up his bowl and walked over. Trusting his behaviour opened his cage and placed the bowl in front of him. This time she laughed out loud as the wolf sniffed at the bowl. He looked back at her, raised his right eyebrow with a very human expression as if to say, "Are you for real?" Turning his nose up at the bowl he used his paw to push it away. Huffing, he put his head down and sulked.