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Chapter 7 - Hazardous Sleeping Arrangements

Chapter 7 -  Hazardous Sleeping Arrangements

Patience went to bed.  The house was quiet as no one was home.  Loyal was probably with one of the cheerleaders and she didn’t want to know where the other boys were, or more to the point, who they were with.  After living with Loyal she pretty much expected that from guys. 

Unfortunately she knew where Serenity was.

She had no idea how she was going to solve this problem.  If only she could prove that Mr Taylor wasn’t a werewolf by rubbing garlic on him or hosing him down with holy water, maybe then Serenity might question.  How did you kill a werewolf?  Stake through the heart - no that was vampires - silver - vampires again - poisoned doggy treat - hmm that might work?  Damn, it would be a hell of a lot easier if Serenity thought she was a vampire!

Maybe Patience could convince Mr Taylor to reject Serenity.  No, that could make it worse.  The ‘my mate rejected me’ stories always had the girls fighting to change the guys mind or doing something drastic to prove him wrong.  Knowing Serenity she wouldn’t give up now that she thought he was ‘the one’.

She closed her eyes and drifted, picturing herself at college, successful, with no problems and no Serenity.

A cold breeze had her pull up the covers but as she did the bed dipped down. 

Patience spun and screamed at the dark figure who was removing his shoes.

“What is it with you and screaming?”

“Jake?  What are you doing here?”

“What does it look like?” He swung his legs under the covers and stretched out next to her.

“Get out of my bed!”

“Nope.  No can do.”

“You can’t sleep here!”

“Well sleeping on the floor is far too much of a hazard.  Hell, someday I might want to have kids!”

“Well you can’t sleep here!”

“Actually, as soon as you shut up I will.”

Patience shuffled away from his warm body until she was on the edge of the bed. 

“Don’t flatter yourself Patience,” he chuckled softly, “I’m not going to jump your bones.”

“You’re not?”

“Try not to sound disappointed about it!”

“I’m not...” Patience caught herself, “Shut up Jake!  Why can’t you sleep somewhere else?”

“Let’s just say I’m not brave enough to sleep in Serenity’s bed.  She’s tie me down and I’m not really into bondage or her for that matter.”

“You are male, straight, and not in love with Serenity?”

“Bingo, now what were you saying about the names?”

“Names?”

“Your names.”

“Why are you so interested, I mean Harley and Davidson?”

“Yeah well that’s easy, their mum a member of Babes On Motor Bikes - BOMB, so it is self explanatory, whereas Serenity, Patience and Loyal... I mean what was she thinking?”

“She wasn’t,” Patience shrugged as she looked at the shape in the darkness.  “Our father didn’t show up for the birth, he chose the moment she was in labour with triplets to dump her.  According to our Great Aunt, she pretty much destroyed the place.  To say she was angry would have been the understatement of the century.  They pumped her full of Pethidine but she was in labour before it took effect.  Loyal was born first and she yelled at the midwife, ‘He better be freaking Loyal!’  I was next and she screamed, ‘Lord, give me Patience!’ then by the time Serenity was born she was high as a kite.  The maternity ward scribbled the names on the birth certificates and pushed her out the doors as soon as they could.”