Unknown Touch: Werewolf Series, 1

Chapter 10 Downtime

After an enjoyable evening relaxing in the lounge, everyone decided to turn in early. The day had been long but informative. There were so many things to review in my mind and I didn't want to forget anything important.

The shock of Daniel transforming in front of me kept playing over and over in my head. It was an amazing experience and completely fascinated me. I'm glad he did it. I just wished for more time alone with him. But, the purpose of this trip was for business, not for pleasure.

As I settled down under the soft, warm blankets, the urge to contact Daniel telepathically wouldn't go away. So, I shielded my mind from Dominic, which allowed me to talk freely with Daniel (no interference from Dom).

I began, Daniel, are you listening? Are you busy?

He jumped right in. I'm here, Kara. I can hear you loud and clear. I'm in my room now. Good timing. Are you tucked in for the night?

Yeah, I'm in bed. I needed to talk with you. During all the big group discussions and tossing around ideas over the last day and a half, it's been overwhelming for me. I'm fine, nothing to worry about. I just really wish we could have our own time together with no one else around. I guess I'm sounding greedy wanting to have you all to myself. I knew that last sentence could be taken a few ways, which was fine with me.

Daniel reminded me, Tomorrow, we'll have the entire morning free. Remember, we won't be trying out our experiment on Stephen until the middle of the afternoon. So, you will have me all to yourself! It sounds like everyone is looking forward to doing their own thing for a while tomorrow. This downtime will be a good break for everybody.

I grinned, thrilled with Daniel setting aside time to spend with me. I thought about it for a moment, realizing the whole gang had been spouting off what they planned to do tomorrow morning and into the early afternoon. Eli would attempt fishing out of a boat if it didn't freeze his butt off. Dominic toyed with the idea of joining him for a while. Then both wanted to indulge in a nap, something they rarely did. Zac and Tessa planned to check out the area more thoroughly and do the tourist thing.

That left me, out of our Liaison team, with the freedom of enjoying Daniel's company. The others would be too involved in their own forms of relaxation and wouldn't intrude upon the time I wanted to spend with Daniel. He'd just given me a tour of the resort and boat dock the night before. I swear that felt like it was days ago, not just the previous night. And that wasn't enough time for me. I wanted more.

What time do you want to meet? I asked, trying to stay calm on the bed and not squirm around like an anxious little kid.

He answered, The earlier, the better. It gives us more time together that way. How about 7:00 in the dining room for breakfast. And then we'll go from there.

Perfect! I replied, shouting the words in my mind. He laughed, amused with my enthusiasm. I said, Well, I'm going to sleep now so I can get up early. I'm really looking forward to tomorrow. Good night.

Daniel said, Night, baby.

*Sigh* There was that word, "baby", again. It sent little quivers up and down my spine.

Even though we just finished talking mentally, I started speculating whether I'd have a dream with him in it tonight. I hoped so... I didn't have to wait long to find out.

I probably wasn't asleep more than thirty minutes when, sure enough, that ever familiar dream with Daniel walking around aimlessly drifted into my thoughts. I could always pull back, if I wanted to, and observe Daniel while he's having his dream. But I felt that was rude, like I was spying into his private thoughts. And I didn't want to be hidden in his dreams. I absolutely was addicted to the sensations those dreams gave me. Dreams with Daniel.