Uncaged

Chapter 17

We made it back to my house, sharing glances and clasped hands the entire way. Our baptism of the back seat seemed to have infected us with a case of the giggles, and neither of us could stop laughing until I finally pulled the beast into the garage. "Stay here a second, I'll go grab you a tee shirt and come back," I promised.

"I know, I'll sit here and think naughty thoughts," Nikki teased, flashing me from beneath her ruined shirt.

I leaned over, giving her a lingering kiss just to remind her of earlier, and then ran into the house. As I passed through the kitchen on the way to my room, I saw my dad loading dishes into the dishwasher. "Hey dad, stick around, okay? I have a visitor that I want to talk to you with."

"That is why you told me to stay tonight, right?" he confirmed.

"Yep. Just please, have an open mind?" I pleaded.

"I'll do my best. If it helps your mom, I'll try about anything," he assured me.

I nodded quickly, flashing a grateful smile, then ran and got a large sleep shirt, before returning to the garage to get Nikki. She slipped the tee shirt over her body, smiling at the new look, and then we headed into the house to see what my dad thought about the new crazy idea.

I brought Nikki in, holding her hand in my own. I was a little nervous, my house wasn't nearly as nice as hers. Replacing furniture on our budget wasn't high on the list of priorities, so anything that broke was either replaced from yard sales or fixed as best we could. At least it was functional. "Lucas, stop worrying," Nikki whispered, helping to reassure me. I assumed she had got that from my brain.

In a case of perfect timing, my siblings came into the kitchen to get snacks for a movie night, and they all stopped short when they saw us. "Lucas, what are you doing with Jasmine?" Leon asked, confusion all over his face.

I hesitated to answer, since I had only been planning on talking to my dad about this. Luckily Nikki came to the rescue. "Lucas, we'll have to tell everyone, this is a family decision," she whispered to me.

She was right of course. If I had her turn my mom into a werewolf, everyone in the family would have to know and understand. "Guys, grab dad and come to my room. We need to have a talk." I pulled Nikki along with me until we were in my room, I could hear talking in the other room, so I knew they were coming. Thankfully, I usually kept my room neat, a product of working at the garage and keeping all the tools there in their proper places as well. "You realize you may have to turn into Clover to show them, right?"

She shrugged, not worried. "I expected to for your dad, but there isn't much difference if they can keep a secret."

"They better!" I grumbled. This was a real chance to get mom better, and if my family couldn't keep this secret for her sake then I'd be shocked. "Oh, shit. You're going to want to be naked to change, right?"

"Lucas are you trying to get me out of my clothes again?" she asked with a sultry wink.

"Well, now that you mention it, I might have to keep you that way," I replied, bringing her close for a quick kiss. "Get under the covers in the bed and get naked. You can let Clover out there, and then be covered up afterwards."

"Naked and in bed no less!" she giggled. "No wonder Clover is head over heels for you!" Regardless of the flirting, Nikki quickly slipped off her shoes and then jumped into the bed, burrowing under the covers before stripping off the rest of her clothes in case the rest of my family came in. Which they did shortly afterwards.