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catch her if she
stumbled when she slid off, but she landed on her strong leg and
limped back away from him. He shifted into his human form and looked
at her.
    *****
    Alice stared at him unashamedly when he changed again.
Before, she’d intentionally ignored his nudity, as he seemed to
ignore hers. Weres didn’t magically have clothes on when they
transformed into their human forms. Nudity was something all weres
had accustomed themselves too, within their own packs or clans, of
course. But seeing a werewolf naked was like voyeurism; it felt a
little naughty but was also kind of fun.
    Alice shook her head to clear her thoughts and
purposefully stared at his face. Her eyes begged to drift lower, but
she refused. He stared at her face as well, his eyes dipping to her
chest only a couple of times before he restrained himself. Good
lord, we’re acting like teenagers, she
thought.
    His face was thoughtful; he was obviously trying to
think of something to say to break the uncomfortable silence their
nudity had brought on.
    “ So, I assume, like me, you’ve seen nudity
on a daily basis. But it’s weird to see a different species,
huh?” she asked him with a grin.
    He smiled back in relief. “It is weird! I didn’t
think it would be. We’re always naked at camp, or mostly naked.
But this is just plain odd.”
    “ Makes no sense at all, but I agree with you,”
she replied with a giggle. Again, they looked at each other for
longer than was necessary. She finally broke eye contact, glancing
toward the clearing. “We’re close to your camp?”
    Alex cleared his throat. “Yes. That’s why I
stopped, to give you some pointers before meeting my family.”
    Alice nodded her head, grateful for any information that
would make this less awkward. Before she could stop herself, she
blurted, “They aren’t going to kill me, are they?”
    “ No, Alice, they won’t kill you. But they
might not be nice,” Alex replied, rolling his eyes at her.
    “ Don’t roll your eyes at me! You know it’s
a legitimate question. You’d have the same fear if our roles
were reversed.”
    “ You’re right, sorry,” he said. “Let
me do the talking. Tell them what happened and all that.”
    “ Sure, I’ll keep my mouth shut. Will they
know what I am?”
    “ Immediately. The stench of werebear is
unmistakable,” he replied, winking to ease the sting of the
rude comment.
    Alice glared self-righteously at him and retorted,
“Certainly you can smell the noxious fumes of your fur.”
    “ Wow, burn. I think I might cry,” he replied
sarcastically.
    She laughed at him and said, “If you weren’t
a nasty damn werewolf, I think we could have been good friends.”
    “ Gross. I’d never be friends with a
werebear.”
    They laughed again. The level of comfort they felt with
each other had grown alarmingly. Alice bit her lip and reminded
herself that this friendship could not be, even though she really
wanted it to happen. Maybe more than a
friendship , she mused. No!
Stop it!
    “ Ok, Alice. Let’s do this. Waiting here for
another ten minutes isn’t going to make this any easier.”
    Alice’s stomach clenched painfully, but she nodded
at him. She turned to follow him, but nearly fell when she put weight
on her leg. Alex caught her before she fell, his arms wrapped around
her generous waist. His hands touched the small of her back, and his
body was pressed to hers. She’d put her hands on his arms for
balance. Alice looked at his face; he was at least six inches taller
than her, so she had to lean her head back to do so. He stared down
at her, and slowly he leaned closer to her as if he might kiss her.
Before his lips could touch hers, she turned her head and shuffled
back. She didn’t let go of him, just moved out of range.
    Alex sighed and apologized. “I’m sorry,
Alice. That wasn’t appropriate.”
    “ It’s ok. We both did it.” Silence
remained between them for a moment. Alice joked, “With pecs
like those, can you blame