Page 78 of Emerald Moon
Jo found it hard to argue with that logic.They also found it hard to look away as Cass unbuttoned her shirt.She caught them staring, her lip curling up in one corner as she slipped her shirt off one shoulder and then the other.Jo turned to face the other direction, stammering something about going deeper into the woods to change in case other people came by the same spot.
Shedding their own clothes, a sense of relief washed over them as each sweaty, sticky layer was removed, but anticipation and anxiety swept in to replace it the moment they were naked between the trees.
“Hey Cass, you sure you don’t mind helping me change back?”
”I told you — I like handling you,” Cass called out, stepping closer judging from the sound of footsteps behind them.
What was hot before was reassuring now.Jo trusted Cass.That was the most important thing.
”I hope I remember something.”
”You will.”
”How can you be so sure?”Jo asked, still facing the trees.
”Just a feeling.”Cass stepped closer, the forest floor crunching beneath her bare feet.
Jo’s skin tingled a half second before Cass pressed her lips to their shoulder.Her hands grazed down Jo’s sides, landing on their hips.“You ready?”she whispered against the shell of their ear.
Their heart raced as they nodded.Their skin burned where Cass touched them, alive with sensations they hadn’t felt in so long.Cass kissed the side of their neck before letting go and stepping back to welcome her transformation.
Jo braced themselves for the sudden surge of pain that hit on the onset of shifting.Their final thought before their human mind went dark was a silent plea to remember this night with Cass.
Jo came back into themselves with a gasp.Cass had them pinned to the ground, her hands on their arms, her thighs a comforting weight against their own.Twigs and tiny rocks dug into their back as their chest heaved with the need for breath.
”Are you okay?Are you back?”Cass asked.
They nodded, unable to form words yet.
“Do you remember anything?”She asked, barely containing her anticipation.
Jo thought.Try as they might, nothing came.They shook their head.“The feeling remains, though.I feel lighter than I did before.”
“Good.That matters, too.We’ll have plenty more runs together from now on.”She smiled.“And you came back to yourself quicker than last time.You’re growing into your wolf every day.I can tell.Your wolf still fought like a demon straight out of hell, though,” Cass added with a laugh.“They’re a tough one.I like it.”
She swept Jo’s hair out of their face and, still keeping her hands in place on Jo’s arms, dipped her head to press kisses to their forehead, the tip of their nose, and their lips.
Finally back inside their mind enough to take stock of the situation, Jo realized that their position, combined with their nakedness, was too good not to take advantage of.When Cass began to straighten up and release her hold on their arms, Jo looked her in the eyes.
”Cass.”
”Hm?”
“Kiss me.”
Cass narrowed her eyes in contemplation and froze in place.Jo held their breath.Inch by slow inch, Cass lowered her head until her lips hovered above theirs.
”You want me to kiss you, do you?”
”Yes,” Jo replied, breathy and wanting.
Cass kissed their nose, their cheek, one corner of their lips, then the other.She took her hands off Jo’s arms and loosely tangled them in their hair.She dotted light, barely-there kisses on their skin while Jo felt tight like a coiled spring inside.When she finally kissed them properly, Jo felt a rush of relief and need roll through them.
They grabbed hold of Cass’ back with their fingertips pressing into her skin and pulled her closer.Cass melted into the touch, her kisses growing deeper as she let her body align and press against Jo’s.With skin touching skin, Cass’ lips parted on a gasp and Jo licked into her mouth.She made a sound like a restrained moan and Jo longed for her to let go, for them to know Cass well enough to understand how to get her to moan for real.
Jo’s movements were clumsy and unpracticed, but driven by the kind of confidence that comes with want.They needed her closer, so they wrapped a leg around her.They wanted to taste her, so they slipped back into her mouth and tried to draw more sounds from her.They wanted her to know how they felt, so they made sure that every kiss told her how needed she was.There was no questioning anything, only following what felt good.
Cass answered in kind, tightening her grip on Jo’s hair and letting her other hand roam down their side.Jo squirmed at the touch, their skin on fire at every point where her fingertips landed.They made sounds they hadn’t heard themselves make in years and it was easy to forget about the dirt, twigs, and rocks underneath them with Cass warm and equally wanting on top of them.
