The next morning there was a knock on the door while Jolee was busy grooming Master. She opened it to see Max.
"Good morning, Max. Have you seen Roger?"
"Good morning, Jolee. Yes, I have seen Roger and he is still very busy at the moment, but I'm sure he'll find some time for you right after breakfast. Did you sleep well?"
"Oh, Master and I slept very well. At first he pawed around the floor a bit, right after I turned off the lights. Then I told him to come right up on to the bed and he and I slept soundly after that." She didn't mention to Max that the two had slept spooning the entire night, nor how she had woken up crying for some reason and had found emotional comfort in the mere presence of the large animal.
"Well, if you've finished your morning ablutions I'll take you to the female's kitchen and you can fix yourself and Master some breakfast. Oh, by the way, don't be surprised if Master wanders off at some point. He's familiar with the building and will easily find his way back to you."
"Oh, I don't think he's going to wander off. Do I need to keep him on a lead?"
Max began laughing uproariously. As tears came from his eyes the dog began to growl. Max quickly stifled his laughter and wiped away his tears. "Sorry, Jolee. That was a private joke. Roger would enjoy it a great deal." And Max started laughing again. Master barked twice. Jolee turned to tell Master to be quiet, but Max spoke first. "Okay...okay...I'm done. Jolee, I'll take you to breakfast now." Max was still chuckling and Jolee was once again baffled by the whole affair.
He led her down the hallway and Master followed faithfully behind her. Max pushed a door open and ushered the pretty blonde in. The door swung shut like an old-time saloon door right behind them. There were two other naked women there, both with dogs, one with a retriever-wolf hybrid and one with a great dane-wolf hybrid. "Tricia, Felicity, this is Jolee Rider. She's the new female at our facility." The two ladies said hi to Jolee and then went back to their conversation about a book they had both read, one Jolee was not familiar with. "Jolee, I think Roger will probably be by in awhile to take you back down to medical. There's nothing wrong. It's just some additional work the doctor needs to do."
"Okay, I'll see you later, Max. And thanks."
Jolee went into the kitchen and examined the board. There was quite a variety of food and it was all fresh. She set aside some raw chopped steak for Master. She was sure he would love the steak and sure enough, he tore into his breakfast. She smiled contentedly as she set about making herself some waffles, with cream and strawberries. Once she was done she walked over to where the ladies were sitting and pondered where she should sit.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Jolee. We're just finished and leaving. All four of us have to get some exercise, this morning," said Felicity. Felicity reached over and tweaked one of Tricia's nipples causing it to rise appreciably. "All this good eating makes her fat."
The three women giggled. "Do you exercise every day?" asked Jolee.
"We try to," responded Tricia, "the wolves love all the running about, and the games. And we do have to keep in shape, don't we. You won't have to exercise, though, will you Jolee? I mean look at those boobs, they're nearly perfect. Do they ever sag? And I saw your butt swaying as you sauntered in here. That's a great butt, not flat like mine and not too chubby like Felicity's." Felicity playfully punched her arm in response. "Your butt won't get in the way at all, will it? And I saw the way you were almost glowing when you walked in here. Someone had a very good first night, didn't they?" And the two ladies giggled.
Jolee smiled. "Actually, it was a very good night and it was my second night. I'm a little surprised at how comfortable I am walking around in my bare skin. I've always been nervous about being in the buff in public and I've had to do it three times for my job. But it's beginning to seem completely normal here and the guys don't stare at you like you're a piece of meat, well most of the guys."
"Well, they have regulations here," said Felicity. "But a lot of the guys here are real gentlemen. Roger's been very careful when picking Club members. Who've you picked out there?" She bent down to look at Master's tag. "Master?" She looked up at Jolee. "What's his real name, honey?"
Master barked suddenly.
"Master 'is' his name, Felicity," reminded Tricia. "Don't you-recognize him?"
Felicity stared into the dog's face. Master stared back into hers and then tilted his head. "No, I don't remember one of them being a german shepherd."
Tricia sighed and turned to Jolee. "We must be confusing you quite a bit right now."
"It's not the first time here that I've felt like I'm only hearing half of a conversation." Jolee leaned forward. "What's really going on?"
Tricia looked at Master and then looked at Jolee. "Jolee, do you like this place so far?" Jolee nodded. "Do you like the wolf you picked out?"
"And don't forget he picked her out, too," added Felicity. Tricia shot her a dirty look.
"Yes, Master is a wonderful dog, wolf, hybrid, whatever he is. He seems to have such intelligence in his eyes. And..." Jolee hesitated.