With open eyes

Knitting, Crochet and Quilting

Lola was face down in an engine outside the packhouse, she was leaning over to be able to see what she needed. She was muttering to herself as she was squeezing her hands by to feel around. Her hands were black from all the dirty oil, and her skinny jeans had grease stains. Her loose t-shirt was tucked into her jeans, and at the neck of her shirt was a small tear. Her low-cut boots were barely laced and the lace had knots on them that prevented her from lacing them up all the way. As she was working on the engine of the old Jeep a group of pack warriors passed, they had just had a long training and were wearing only athletic shorts and sneakers. Their hair was ruffled and their defined upper bodies glistened with sweat as they passed to get into the packhouse several were looking at Lola bending over and making faces at each other appreciating the view. Very few would pretend to grab her butt as they passed. A small group decided to stay around the packhouse entrance to look at Lola some more. One of the larger men was trailing his eyes up and down her long legs, then finally landing his eyes on her firm butt. He tilted his head a bit to get a different frame, then he pursed his lips in an o shape to show his friends that he liked what he saw.

The larger guy spoke up, “hey Lola, I like it when you bend over”.

The other men chuckled at that, one slapped his hand over the larger guy's upper arm to show that he approved of the comment. Another man joined in with “yeah Ron”. Lola didn’t move or acknowledge them at all. She kept working on the engine. On the steps sat an elder pack male, he had a gruff white and grey beard. His hair was grey and frizzy, pulled back in a ponytail, it had gone thin after many years of life. His face had wrinkles but you could see that he was a very handsome man one time long ago. He was looking at Lola working on the car, but unlike the younger men he was looking at the work, she was doing. The older man scoffed at the younger men, he was not impressed with their behavior.

Ron tried to address Lola again, “want to show me how you bend over tonight, Lola?”

The other men started to laugh loud, they seemed very pleased with the comment. The older man was now shaking his head, his lips pursed.

Ron tried again, “I don’t mind Lola, you can practice as much as you want with me.”

A lot more chuckling erupted, now the group was whistling and hollering at Lola. Deep in her work, Lola was still not acknowledging the group. Ron stepped forward slowly, stalking Lola as he glared at her butt. He made a motion behind her like he was caressing her from behind, then he did a few thrusts in the air with his hips pretending to be taking her from behind. The older man was now hanging his head down just muttering to himself. He took his wrinkled hand over his forehead and ran it gently over his hair. He was to speak up when the front door suddenly burst open. In the opening of the front door stood alpha Joseph, Lola was still deep into her work and did not even flinch at the sudden development. Alpha Joseph was seething, his eyes flickered black.

“Ron! I can see you have some time to slack off, I got a new job for you. In my office N O W!” Then he slammed the door as he left.

Ron was standing behind Lola with his jaw dropped and his face pale, the other men made some sounds and muttered to themself that he was busted. Ron sighed and slowly trudged up the steps toward the front door. Lola was finally finished with the car, so she peeked up from the hood and addressed the older man. “It was just a plug Hank, I fixed it”

The older man was now grinning, in a few minutes he got his car fixed and he got to see Ron get his *ass handed to him. “Thank you, Lola, I owe you!”

Lola quipped back at the older man, “how about you take me out on a date Hank?” Then she clicked her tongue at him.

The group of men all had bulging eyes, their jaws dropped, and you could hear a pin drop if it did. Ron stopped dead in his tracks as Lola said that.

The older man grinned, “are you sure you want to go out with me Lola?” Then he winked at her.

Lola grinned back, “you’re not single Hank?”

Hank chuckled at that, “since two years ago, Lola.”

Lola tilted her head at that and gave a small seductive smile, “then I think it’s time you get back on that horse, Hank. And I haven’t been treated like a lady for a while. So how about it?”

Hank slowly stood up and walked up to Lola, ”I would love to take you out Lola, are you free tonight?”

Lola grinned and nodded.

Ron was still waiting by the front door, frozen in his tracks. He was holding the door open with one hand ready to go in when alpha Joseph boomed so the walls shook, “Today Ron!!”

Ron trudged in with slumped shoulders. As he walked in alpha Joseph was waiting for him, he signaled with one hand for Ron to get into his office. Ron walked into the office and sat down in one of the leather chairs next to James without a word. Alpha Joseph gave a small nod to James, then Alpha Josephs's eyes glazed over for a bit, and so did James' eyes. James gave a sharp exhale and looked at Ron with disapproval. As alpha Joseph sat down behind his desk he cleared his throat, “so Ron, as I just witnessed you seem to have spare time, and this pack needs some additional help with a few things. James, you had some tasks that needed attention?”

James rubbed his chin before he spoke, “yeah, there are a few things that have been neglected for a while. Like the water well up the hill by our pack cabin needs to be mended. Then there is the barn door, which needs to be replaced. I also noticed that the field behind the barn has not been cut in ages.”

James looked at alpha Joseph, and the alpha then nodded. “Well then Ron, I think you can handle those small tasks, not too much for you is it?”

Ron was beaming, his slumped shoulders were now straight and his expression seemed relieved. “No alpha, not too much at all. Happy to help.”

Ron grinned as he stood up and started to walk towards the door, then James spoke up again, “oh, I almost forgot. There is one more thing Ron.”

Ron stopped and slowly turned around, his face was shoving dread and worry.

James cleared his throat a bit, trying his best to draw out the time for suspense. “There’s a Thursday and Saturday Club each week, it’s run by our elder ladies. They knit, crochet, and do the quilting. The supplies are getting too heavy to carry so they need a strong man to help them during these meetings. They only last three hours each. Thank you, Ron, I’ll inform the ladies that they have a volunteer.”

Ron groaned as he walked out of the office.