Crissa's Mate

Chapter Seventy-Six

When Crissa and David got Julie to lie down again, they could see she was restless but willing to comply. Soon she was sleeping and David took the opportunity to go into the bathroom with his change of clothing to shower and dress. Crissa entered the small room as he was running the hot water and standing naked before the sink.

"She may take another few hours to totally return," Crissa told him. "I'm willing to be here through this . . . but David, you should get back to your place for now. You need to make a showing there. To your landlords. Tell them you've been on that fishing trip and now all is well. We don't want any worries or suspicions for you."

"Yeah, I guess you're right about that . . ."

"Tomorrow in the morning my parents will leave for a trip. East to Alberta. They'll be gone at least a week. It should give us time. Hopefully enough to deal with Julie's trip to Germany."

"So, you want me to leave you here, now? Alone with Julie?"

"Yeah. I can handle her . . . as a girl, at least. It was . . . her wolf side that was very scary."

"I don't know, Crissa. She can be pretty violent as a girl, too. We know that now."

"I can take care of myself."

She reached down and ran her hand assuredly over the knife handle still in the belt, slung around her waist.

David put on his new pair of jeans and slipped the t-shirt over his lean torso.

"I don't know, Crissa. There must be some better way to get us all out of the mountains."

"I'm calling Trisha right now. Telling her to give you a change of my clothes. It will be for Julie when you come back here. The girl can't run around naked. I'm telling Trish the clothes are for me because we got wet in a lake up here . . ."

"You think that will work?"

"Trish will do it. She thinks it's just us two in the mountains as lovers."

"Well, if you ask me, she's right about that . . ." He moved to the bathroom doorway, reached over and kissed her slowly on the lips.

"Well, that was a nice surprise," she said, attempting a smile.

"I don't suppose you would let me show you . . . a few more  surprises this morning?" He smiled in a devilish and flirtatious way.

"David, there's no way I can even think about that here . . . now . . . while Julie is . . ."

"I know. Just fantasizing," he said. He then placed his hand lovingly and understandingly  against her face.

"So will you do that today? Take your bike to notify your landlords. And stop by the dorm to get Julie some things to wear?"

"Sure. I just don't like the idea of you being here alone. That's all."

"There's no other way, David. We'll let Julie stay here in the cabin a few days while you and I go into town tomorrow. To my house and school. Things will be much easier for us with my parents' car. And for Julie."

"I guess you're right about that. I also need to see the skipper sometime soon."

"The boat captain?"

"Yeah. To pick up my money. He told me my take from the crab run would be a hundred and eighty a day. Times ten!"

"Nice, David. You deserve that money."

"Well, once we get Julie on that plane to Germany, there is nice dinner out there for us, Crissa. And maybe then things will get . . ."

"Let's hope they do, David. There's something over that dinner  . . . I very much want to tell you."