After the school day ended, Cogman drove to the school and brought Allison and Lydia back to the mansion.
Inside, Cogman said. "Would you like something to eat, my ladies?"
"Yes, please." Lydia said. "The food in the school cafeteria wasn't that good."
"Right away, my lady." Cogman said with a bow and turned toward the kitchen.
"Wait," Allison interrupted. "Where's Jay?"
"He is taking a nap in the library." Cogman informed her. "Shall I wake him?"
"No." Allison said. "I'll wake him up myself."
Allison and Lydia headed to the library. When they entered and saw Jacob, they both gasped. Jacob wasn't alone. A completely naked girl was sleeping on top of him.
Lydia stormed over, her anger rising. She snatched the blanket off them and shouted. "Who are you, bitch!"
The girl woke up, blinking slowly, and looked at Lydia with a puzzled expression.
"Didn't you hear me?" Lydia demanded. "I said, who are you?"
Jacob stirred awake. "Lydia, why are you so loud? Let me sleep some more." He hugged the girl on top of him and fumbled around for the blanket. Not finding it, he opened his eyes, saw it in Lydia's hands, snatched it back, covered himself and the girl, and closed his eyes again.
Allison studied the girl's face, and frowned. 'Is that Malia?' She thought. 'She does look like the little girl from the memories Lydia showed us this morning.'
"Jacob, wake up!" Lydia shouted. "And tell me who this new girl that you're sleeping with is! You told us you would ask our opinion before dating anyone new!"
Jacob, eyes still closed, mumbled. "What new girl are you talking about? It's just Malia. It's not like I don't sleep with her every day."
Lydia's eyes widened. "Malia?" She looked at the girl more closely. "Well, she does look like the girl I saw in Malia's memories."
Hearing this, Jacob started groping the body next to him and realized the form beside him was no longer furry. He sat up abruptly, letting the blanket fall away, and stared wide-eyed at the naked Malia. "Malia! You shifted back to your human form!"
Malia raised her hands and stared at them.
Jacob raised her chin to look at her face. "You're even more beautiful than I thought. By the way, do you want to become my mate? Let's go to my room and sleep togeth..."
SMACK!
Allison hit the back of his head and pulled Malia away from him. "Stay away from her, you pervert! She still looks confused and isn't used to her human body yet, and you want to take advantage of her? You creep!"
Lydia nodded in agreement. "Yeah! The last time she was in human form, she was nine! We have to teach her a lot of stuff so creepy perverts like you can't take advantage of her!"
Jacob, who had been ogling Malia's naked body, finally came to his senses. He coughed awkwardly and looked at Allison. "I was just joking! You girls help her get dressed and talk to her; she looks confused. As for me, I'll wait for her until she's willing and ready."
Both Lydia and Allison glared at him and said in unison. "Pervert!" Then they ushered a dazed-looking Malia out of the library.
As they left, Jacob muttered to himself. "Damn it. If I'd known Malia had turned back to her human form, I should have woken up before the girls came back. That way, I could have at least kissed her."
Suddenly, the library door swung open and Allison glared at him. "I heard that, you pervert! From now on, you are not to stay alone with Malia until we say so!" She slammed the door shut.
Jacob ran to the door, yanked it open, and followed them down the hall. "You can't do that! Besides, Malia isn't as confused as she looks; she's just pretending!" He looked directly at Malia. "When are you going to drop the act?"
Malia smirked and winked at him, but the moment Lydia and Allison turned to look at her, she instantly resumed her vacant, confused expression.
Lydia and Allison turned back to Jacob with looks of pure disgust. "Scum." They said in unison, then hurried Malia into Lydia's room.
Jacob just smiled and headed to the kitchen. "Cogman! Malia shifted to her human form, so we're celebrating tonight! Cook us a feast!"
"I heard, sir." Cogman replied, not looking up from his preparations. "And, with all due respect, you are a perverted scum. I can't believe you wanted to take advantage of Lady Malia the moment she turned back to her human form. She might still have the mindset of a nine-year-old."
"What do you know, you stupid tin can?" Jacob retorted. "She's just pretending! I felt someone molesting me when I was asleep, but I thought it was Lydia or Allison, so I didn't wake up. She probably realized she'd shifted back long before the girls came home from school."
"I think you are lying, sir." Cogman stated flatly. "I believe it was the other way around. I think you were the one molesting her and pretended to be asleep when my ladies returned."
"Hey, I'm telling the truth!" Jacob insisted.
"And I don't believe you, sir."
"Then shut up and just cook! And, Cogman..."
"Yes, sir?"
Jacob smirked. "Next time we fight some evil bastards, I'll kill them all myself and leave none for you."
Cogman let out a dramatic scream. "No! You can't do that, sir! I'm sorry, okay? You are a noble person who wouldn't care about the words of a lowly servant like me, right?" He then dropped to the floor and hugged Jacob's leg desperately. "Please, sir! You have to leave me some people to kill! I can't go back to my old life when my previous master wouldn't let me kill people. I might lose my mind! I need to crack some bones, rip off limbs, cut off some heads, and hear..."
Jacob pushed him away in disgust. "Okay, stop! Stop! I was just joking with you. Now, go back to cooking and stop creeping me out."
Just then, Lydia entered the kitchen. "Cogman, we're having a girls' night in my room, so bring the food up there when it's ready."
Jacob turned to her. "I was thinking we could all celebrate tonight."
"We can celebrate tomorrow." Lydia said. "Tonight, Allison and I want to talk to Malia and teach her some girl stuff."
"Then, can I join you for your girls' night?" Jacob asked with a hopeful grin.
Lydia smiled sweetly. "You know what? You can... but you have to wear a skirt."
Jacob's grin turned predatory. "You've become so bold, huh? I think I need to teach you a lesson." In one swift motion, he scooped her up and threw her over his shoulder, heading for his room.
Lydia laughed, calling back over his shoulder. "Cogman, take the food to my room when you cook it!" Then she looked down at Jacob. "You only have until nightfall. Then I have to get back to Allison and Malia."
"That's enough time to teach you several lessons." Jacob replied.
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After having his 'fun' with Lydia, Jacob ate a quick meal, got into his Camaro, and drove into town, leaving the girls to their girls' night.
He drove to Stiles's house and saw him through the window, wearing headphones and wildly swinging the lightsaber around his room.
Jacob smiled and called him on his phone.
Stiles answered. "Jacob, what's up?"
"Open the door. I'm outside your house."
Stiles opened the door and invited Jacob in. As they sat in the living room, Stiles asked. "So, what's up?"
"It's boring at home. My girls are having a girls' night, so I came to hang out with you. Anything exciting happen at school today?"
"Nothing much." Stiles said. "But since you weren't there, I introduced Erica to Allison and Lydia."
"And why not introduce her to me?" Jacob asked.
"Because you're too dangerous for girls!" Stiles explained. "Even if you don't go after her, you might charm her, and she'd end up having a crush on you."
Jacob thought. 'Well, she won't be charmed by me now since my ability only works on women I'm interested in.' Out loud, he said. "You don't need to worry about that. You can bring her to hang out with us."
"Are you sure?" Stiles asked warily. "I mean, you never said it, but I'm pretty sure you have some kind of charm ability."
"Trust me, Stiles. Erica will be fine. You can bring her to hang out with us from now on."
"Then I'll take your word for it." Stiles said, looking relieved.
"Did you manage to convince your father not to do anything stupid?" Jacob changed the subject.
"Yeah." Stiles sighed. "I had to talk to him for hours yesterday to convince him not to go after Kate or Peter."
"And how is he handling the truth about our world?"
"Pretty good, actually. At least he didn't drink this morning."
They continued talking for another two hours before Jacob finally left. He drove to a fancy restaurant, had dinner there, and then ordered several dishes to go. With the takeout bags in hand, he drove to the hospital.
He arrived and found Melissa sitting at the nurses' station, typing diligently at her computer.
Jacob greeted her with a smile. "Hey, Melissa."
Melissa looked up from her computer. "Jacob! What are you doing here? Your kind doesn't get sick, right?"
Jacob's smile widened. "No, I don't get sick. I haven't seen you in a few days, so I came to visit. I even brought you dinner." He held up the bags.
"Let me see what you brought." Melissa said, her curiosity piqued.
Jacob handed her the food. She peeked inside and her eyes widened. "This is fancy! But wait... how much did you pay for this?"
"Don't worry about that." Jacob said dismissively. "Just enjoy it."
Melissa hesitated. "Jacob, I can't accept this."
"Sure you can. Just invite me over for some of your home cooking sometime, and we'll call it even."
"Okay." Melissa relented with a small smile. "I'll invite you for dinner when I have some free time."
"Can I sit with you?" Jacob asked.
"Sure." She said, gesturing to the chair beside her. "Do you want to eat with me?"
"No, you enjoy it. I just had dinner."
As Melissa started eating, she asked between bites. "So, have you gotten into any trouble lately? Fought any evil creatures?"
"No." Jacob replied. "But Stiles and I told the Sheriff about the supernatural side of the world yesterday."
"You did?" Melissa said, surprised. "How did Noah take it?"
"Well, he aimed his gun at me." Jacob admitted. "But in his defense, I did roar in his face and scare him first."
"Why would you do that?" Melissa asked, a mix of shock and amusement on her face.
"He said something stupid that I don't really want to talk about."
"What did he say? You can tell me." She pressed, leaning forward.
Jacob sighed. "He thought that Stiles and I were dating."
Melissa burst out laughing. "Really?"
"Yeah," Jacob said, slightly annoyed. "And stop laughing."
Melissa tried to contain her giggles but failed. "But you and Stiles do look..."
"Don't you dare finish that sentence." Jacob said. "Or I'll take the dinner back."
Melissa protectively pulled the food closer. "You can't do that! I was just joking!"
They continued talking amiably for a while longer before Jacob decided to leave. As he was walking out the front entrance of the hospital, he ran into Scott.
Scott narrowed his eyes suspiciously. "What are you doing here?"
Jacob smiled innocently. "What, no 'hello'? No 'how are you doing'?"
Scott repeated, his voice tight. "What are you doing here?"
Jacob shrugged. "I was just passing by and visited Melissa."
"Stay away from her." Scott growled.
"Scott, you don't have to worry. I'm sixteen, remember?" Jacob said. "Besides, she's going to date someone someday. Wouldn't it be better if it was me?"
Scott's face began to flush with anger, but before he could retort, Jacob slung a friendly arm around his shoulders and lowered his voice to a whisper. "Look, I'll make her stronger and take care of her. She wouldn't need to work here anymore. I could even buy her this hospital if she wanted. And I'll help you gain a cool ability, like fire control or lightning control... if you don't stand in my way when I try to date her after I turn 18. So, what do you think, son?"
Scott growled, shoving Jacob away violently. "I think I'm going to kill you!"
Jacob just laughed and sprinted toward his car. "Think about it, Scott! It's a good deal for her, and for you!"
He jumped into his Camaro and sped off, leaving a fuming Scott standing alone at the hospital entrance. Scott sighed in frustration, running a hand through his hair, before turning and heading inside.
To be continued... 😊