Disclaimers: As usual, I still must tell you readers that this is fiction. If you think some of the names have some semblance of truth in them, you're mistaken. I might not decide which category this will land in, until it is finished.
THANKS: To Blackrandi1958 for inviting me to
her prestigious event
. I hope my story doesn't disappoint.
MORE THANKS: To my wife, who without her encouragement, I'd never be doing these stories. Also, for allowing me to portray people that we just might know.
WARNINGS: Please be forewarned that there just might be some weird shit in my story. Really weird. If couplings between us humans and people who just might not be human are not your cup of tea, click out of this story and read elsewhere.
The title of my little story refers to the classic book, written by Jack London, in 1903.
Not only am I working a completely different story angle, this one will tell a tale of shape shifters, who just might be werewolves, and the relationship they might have with the heroine of my story.
Onto my story.
This story takes many twists and turns, the same as my entire life has. I was married to my college sweetheart, until I wasn't. Did he leave me for a younger woman? Nope. This man, who I'd known since my freshman year in High School, and been dating since my junior year in college, left me for another MAN!
After twelve years of marriage, and two of the sweetest daughters in the world, this piece of shit left me for another fucking man.
How could I have not known?
I was, and still am so pissed off, I'm not going to let that area of my life be this story.
Before I get too much farther, I think I should introduce myself. I'm Darlene Harrison, now a fifty-two year old, clinical social worker.
My daughters, Eva and Ann, now twenty-five and twenty-four, respectively, both married, each with one child, are the people who have made my life worth living. Their husbands, Barry and Tom have both also been shining beacons in my life.
My story will encompass a period of about ten months, that has just ended, with me on the verge of considering marraige, again.
All through my formative years, my mother, Dorothy, and grandmother, Rose, always told me many of their weird, old world superstitions. These included things like some of the surrounding area near where I grew up had creatures of the night living in them. My dad, Bernie, always rolled his eyes in disbelief, hearing this dribble.
Hearing these stories never caused me to rethink walking in these woods.
I figured as a well educated woman, with both a Bachelors and a Masters degree, I was above believing in urban myths.
All through school, I always relished the fact that I was a better athlete than some of the boys. This fact led me to believe that's why very few of my male classmates wanted to date me.
To be sure, my 36C bra got them interested, but my fairly strict mother made sure to lecture me on what most boys wanted. There was one boy, Greg Klein, who always seemed to like talking with me.
After knowing him for years, it took until our junior year in college to start dating, seriously.
As previously mentioned, after twelve years of marraige, and two perfect daughters, he showed his true colors, and left me for his fucking boyfriend.
Enough of that shit. I've got some story to tell.
Even with me really enjoying my work, teaching an Adult Life Skills class, that I put together, by myself, both to court ordered misdemeanor offenders, and victims of domestic violence, my main source of enjoyment came from my two grandchildren.
Eva and Barry had a son, Charles, just ready to turn two, and Ann and Tom had a daughter, Melinda, just a month younger.
Many weekends, I'd have them both staying at my condo, giving their parents some well deserved quiet time.
Nearby my condo, there was a very nice park, with lots of playground equipment for kids of all ages. There also was a very large, young man who was sort of a monitor. He made sure older kids didn't bully the smaller ones, and he also kept the park spotless.
Let me try to describe this young man. Miles Dalton stood a good 6'4" or more, and without an ounce of fat on his body, must have weighed a good 235, or more. He had a head of flowing dark brown hair, and muscles everywhere.
I must have stared at him once too often, because one bright Saturday morning, he quietly asked me if I was afraid of him, this in his baritone voice reminding me of Clint Walker, a cowboy actor from the 50's and 60's, with the same sort of deep, vocal tones.
"No, Miles," I stammered, "it's just, oh, shit, um, I just want you to know how much I appreciate how well you watch over my grandchildren."
"Thank you, Miss Darlene, but I do enjoy my job, working for the Parks Department."
I just smiled back, hoping he didn't notice me staring at the bulge in the shorts he was wearing.
"Miss Darlene, can I ask why your sons-in-law call you Deb?"
"I'm Jewish, and my Hebrew name is Deborah. De bor ah. Since my grandchildren had trouble saying Darlene, we settled on Deb. Understand?"
"Yes, and that I know of, you're the first Jewish person I've ever met."
As he turned to walk away, I just couldn't get the vision of his huge bulge out of my head. Shit, he's younger than my kids, I tried convincing myself.
I also had to admit I was more than tired of my battery operated toys, that were my main source of pleasure. Yes, I did date, some, after my divorce, but very few ever had the pleasure of joining me in bed.
The following Saturday, there was an incident at the playground that shocked me to my core.
Some older boys were teasing some of the younger ones, when Miles asked them to stop. When one of the older boys, about fourteen years old, told him to butt out, I could see by the look in Miles' eyes, he was really pissed.
As he walked over to this boy, I could see his eyes seemed to darken. He took the younger boy by his shirt, lifted him off the ground, like he weighed nothing, and yelled at him to leave the little ones alone.
He set this kid down, and just stared at him, causing the troublemaker to take off running.
I walked up to Miles, putting my hands on each shoulder, and asked him quietly to calm down.
He put his head on my shoulder, and I could feel him softly crying.
"I'm sorry, Miss Darlene, but that's how I react, please forgive me."
Not knowing what to do, I took his face in my hands, and softly kissed his tender lips.
"Oh! Miss Darlene."
"Am I out of line?"
"No, I don't think so, but I've never done that before."
"You've never kissed a girl before?"
He just shook his head, his face red as a beet.
I took his face again, and softly kissed his lips, again. This time, when we finished, I was smiling, and his face wasn't quite as red.
Out of nowhere we both heard shouting, that caused us to look from where that boy had run. We saw two men, both fairly large, and each carrying what looked like baseball bats.
"Miss Darlene, you'd better move back, the farther, the better."