For Essie

[lycanprofessor]

Washington Jones always held office hours over the holidays, even if most of his students were away. The fact that he had a full Thanksgiving dinner all weekend in his office usually helped draw in a few lone students who both needed additional help and also didn't have a family of their own they could or wanted to spend the holiday with. It was Wash's way of trying to provide a community, a pack, to his students.

He would have even been there working late except that tonight he had somewhere important to be; a date with Essie Wakewood. It wasn't an official sort of date, more just a meeting between two people over drinks. Not that he would have minded if it was more, Miss Wakewood was a fine looking young woman with a bit of fire in her, but it was just professional between them.

Tonight he at least had some exciting news to share with her. Potentially exciting news at least, if the letters that his friend from the university in New York were actually from her family. Washington hoped that they were, just because Miss Wakewood seemed so desperate to find something on the Wakewoods. Truth be told, Washtington was curious too now. It was hard for a wolf to give up a hunt once he was on it.

Pulling his motorcycle up to where they'd planned to meet he smoothed down his shirt before he headed inside. He was running just a bit late and hoped that she hadn't been waiting too long.

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[lycanprofessor]

"Mostly right now it costs in favors owed to me, but it's fine. I promise is it ever starts to cost actual money I'll talk to you about it," he said. Washington wasn't rich by any means but he wasn't hurting for money either. He also wasn't going to turn down someone willing to pay him for his work.

"It's not until you want me to start digging around in hostile countries to find ancient artifacts that it gets really expensive. But usually Uncle Sam foots the bill for that work."

[wakingwakewood]

"Seriously?" Essie found herself blinking a bit. It probably shouldn't surprise her, that the government invested in magical artifact retrieval. But at the same time, it was... okay, it was like a damn movie.

"I'm guessing that's a lot less glamorous than it sounds."

[lycanprofessor]

Washington couldn't help the slow smile spread across his face as Essie reacted to what he was saying. He loved it when he was able to work into conversation some of the things he did in his spare time.

"Oh, some of it is absolutely glamorous. I've been all over the world for the work. Most of it is just tedious and dusty, but some of it is glamorous," he said. "And for the record, I had absolutely no problem outrunning the boulder."

[wakingwakewood]

"I don't care about the boulder." Essie took a sip of her wine and fixed Washington with a wicked grin, "I'm much more interested in the fedora and the whip."

In truth, she was curious about all of it. Washington might seem like your standard handsome academic, but the more they talked, the more interested she became. She suspected he had many hidden talents, some that may be more useful in the long run than others.

[lycanprofessor]

"See, everyone remembers the fedora. They told me they were thinking about changing it to a panama hat but I told them it would just get too dirty," Washington said, giving her a broad grin. He liked that wicked smile of hers though, it filled his mind with all sorts of interesting thoughts.

"And the whip was mostly to scare away wild animals. It saw more use in the bedroom than in the jungle."

[wakingwakewood]

"Why Professor Jones, how un-scholastic." Leaning forward a little, Essie felt herself relax. This was more familiar territory, a more familiar dance, one without the spectre of her homicidal relatives hanging overhead. Did she feel a little guilty? Maybe, but she reminder herself again, she was single. She and Bach weren't... well, they weren't this. The guilt could hang, if it came back she'd deal with it later.

"I knew there was something about you I liked."

[lycanprofessor]

"Oh? Are you the sort that likes whips and handcuffs in the bedroom?" He asked, leaning in along with her so that he was that much closer to her. He was consuming himself with her, with the way she looked and felt and Washington wanted.

[wakingwakewood]

"No handcuffs." This wasn't the place to get into it, but she always needed an escape. A way out. She liked her risque behavior as much as the next gal, but not that.

However, Essie really liked where this was heading and all those evil impulses were coming back. He was handsome, built, and all the reasons yes were way outnumbering the nos in the moment. She didn't want to ruin the mood by being negative. She wished she were wearing heels instead of the boots she had, but it didn't stop her from teasing him a little with a toe along the hem of his pants. "But a little roughness can be fun."

[lycanprofessor]

Washington gave a low rumble of a growl as her foot ran along his leg. He could feel his pulse quicken in anticipation, the hunter instinct kicking in and making him want her that much more.

"I do like a little rough," he told her. He actually liked very rough but he understood that not everyone, especially not humans, were into that. "Shall we head back to my place? You'd looking good in nothing but my hat, holding the whip."

[wakingwakewood]

"Oh?" Essie let a slow smile cross her lips as she took a sip of her wine. God, she wanted him. Maybe not the whip, she wasn't usually the rougher, generally the roughee, but it was an interesting proposition.

But those evil thoughts wouldn't stop and she wanted to see how crazy she could drive him before they left. "But we've not finished our drinks, Professor." She let her toe rise a little, hooking it behind his calf a bit as she dipped a finger into her wine, teasingly sucking the liquid off. "I'd hate to rush, wouldn't you?"

[lycanprofessor]

"Well, I wouldn't want to rush anything if we're enjoying the tasting," he said, his voice a low and rumbling growl. Washington liked the teasing though, how she was acting like a predator as much as she was prey. It made the whole thing more thrilling and made him that much more eager. His own leg moved to brush more against hers. "And I do like taking my time to make sure I'm thoroughly appreciating the drink."

[wakingwakewood]

"I like a man who knows how to take his time." Playing with the rim of her glass, Essie tilted her head a bit, considering what, exactly, it was she was doing. This was the closest she'd come to mixing business and pleasure and she wasn't entirely sure it was appropriate.

But appropriate wasn't everything.

"What's on your menu this evening?"

[lycanprofessor]

"Well, I had planned to strip down, shift, and run wild through the woods behind my house," he admitted. Washington didn't need to shift but he liked to. He considered himself as much wolf as he did man. Whatever his nature though, he liked being with a beautiful woman more than he did most anything. "But I don't need to shift and run wild."

[wakingwakewood]

"Well, I think we can manage the stripping down part well enough." The more she thought about it, the more interested in that part she became. Still sipping on her wine, she reached out with her other hand and ran a finger along his forearm. Nice, toned, strong, warm under the shirt he wore and she really wanted to see it crumpled and on the floor somewhere.

"Did you have somewhere in mind?"

[lycanprofessor]

Washington gave a low growl as she ran her finger along his arm, a rumble of desire low in his chest. He wanted his hands and mouth all over her, wanted them to claim each other, at least for the night.

"I have a cabin at the edge of town, or there's a nice motel not too far from here," he told her, although what he really wanted to do was take her right now she looked so good.

[wakingwakewood]

Essie let her eyes dart past Washington towards the back of the restaurant. This wasn't a bar, but it was so tempting to take him to the back, into one of the lush bathrooms and fuck him with her boots on. It had clearly been far too long and he was more than game, she could probably get him to agree.

But as discrete as the staff were, she didn't want to push it. Not when she was trying to be the respectable single mother and businesswoman about town. So it was a matter of trust and convenience. Privacy or rumor. It was the latter that decided her. Waiters were discrete, motel night managers less so. "I do like a nice cabin. Roaring fireplace?"

[lycanprofessor]

Washington could almost follow her train of thought by following her eyes to the back of the restaurant. It wouldn't have been the first time he'd done something like that but it had definitely been a while. When she mentioned his cabin he thought about talking her out of it before deciding it would be more fun to go somewhere that they could spend more than just a few minutes.

"A roaring fireplace, a big bed, sturdy walls, everything we could want," he said, standing up and offering her his arm, like they weren't about to leave and do absolutely filthy things to each other.

[wakingwakewood]

Leaving cash on the table for their drinks, Essie slid out of the booth and picking up her coat, she took Washington's arm with a smile. And if she brushed against him as they walked, well, it was a bit chilly, even in the restaurant. It would even explain the shiver that went down her spine as they headed out the door.

"I wonder how broad your definition of 'everything' is, Professor?"

[lycanprofessor]

"It probably includes a few things that won't be relevant to a non-werewolf," he said, giving her a smile as he opened the door for her. Her comment did make him curious about what she had in mind though, or maybe she just wanted to know what her options were. "Is there something in particular that you're hoping for?"

[wakingwakewood]

Once outside, Essie paused to put on her coat against the cold. Looking over her shoulder, she gave him what she hoped was her wickedest grin. If she was going to play, she might as well go all in, right? "I was hoping to be walking funny tomorrow. Beyond that, I guess we'll just have to make it up as we go along."

Wolves. She'd never been with a wolf, but there was no time like the present. Lordy, this was going to be a mess if Bach ever found out. And... there was that name again, popping up when she least wanted it.

[lycanprofessor]

"I think we can manage is so that you're feeling it after tomorrow," he said. To be honest he was hoping that she would enjoy it enough that she would be aching for some more of it later on. Not that he ever gave anything less than his best but Essie was seeming more and more like the fun sort.

"Do you want to take your car so you can leave whenever you want tomorrow?" he asked, for a brief moment trying to be practical even as he felt her body press up against his.

[wakingwakewood]

Essie was glad he'd suggested it, it saved her the trouble. Even as badly as she wanted him in the moment, a lifetime of making sure she had her exits ready didn't just disappear because she was horny. Having her car handy would go a long way.

Still, it didn't mean she couldn't play, stepping closer to Washington, she took one of his hands in hers, pulling it towards her lips as she looked up in his eyes and purred, "If you think you can keep your hands off me long enough for me to drive. I'd hate to have an accident." Brushing her lips across his knuckles, she practically dared him to try something out here on the sidewalk.

[lycanprofessor]

"Does that mean I can use other parts of myself?" he said, his voice as much of a growl as it was anything else. Feeling her mouth already on him was driving him absolutely crazy and her lips were only on his hands. Leaning in quickly he stooped down to nuzzle at her neck, teeth grazing lightly against the skin there before nipping gently.

[wakingwakewood]

God, that felt nice. Essie felt her heart race as she took a deep breath and a step back, the lingering burn of his lips and teeth against her skin only making her regret not taking a little advantage of the restaurant's discretion. "Heel, boy. A girl's gotta be able to focus on the road."

Reaching into her purse, she had to focus to keep her hands steady as she pulled out her keys, turning down the block to where her car was parked. "You get me too bothered now and we won't make it out of town. And I kinda don't want to give the local PD a show." Especially considering who that would get back to. She was all for sharing the details of her life with her family, but not that detailed.

[lycanprofessor]

"Trust me, I'd rather not give them a reason to arrest me either," he said. While being a respectful professor had given him some credibility with the law old habits died hard and he never forgot that the color of his skin was enough for some people to arrest him. Not even Essie was worth risking that.

"What if I just use my words though? Is that allowed?"