The Sweetest Honey

Hungry for two things

(Clara’s point of view. )

After an hour of rushed beautifying at the salon, we have made it to the club. I feel so elegant with my hair half up in a bun and half down in curls resting on my shoulders. Having on this gorgeous dress helps a lot too. Goliath got out of the car first handing off his keys to the valet attendee and came around to open my door. He helps me out, and I thank him. I can’t help but steal glances at how handsome he is. He looks so sharp and sexy. The way his strong jawline combined with the tux makes him look authoritative really makes me hot. Goliath whispers in my ear.

“Just a heads up, everyone except possibly a few mates are going to be werewolves.” I don’t really understand why he is telling me this.

“Why does that matter?” He gets real close to my ear, making me shiver.

“They can all smell your arousal.” I stop walking.

“Are you telling me that this entire you could smell… that.”

“ It isn’t a big deal where wolves are s****l creatures, but yes. I thought I would just come clean in case people gave you knowing stares.” I cover my face with my free hand. I must be beet red. This entire time, he could tell.

“Are you going to be ok?” He asks a little worried.

“I will be. I just need to find a way to get through this without making myself look bad.”

“You will be fine. Like I said, it is normal to us. I just hope no men get the wrong idea since you are not marked yet. Please stay close to me.”

“I certainly don’t have any problem with that.” I squeeze his arm muscles and snuggle up close to him. I have noticed that the longer time goes by, the stronger our connection gets. I am scared I won’t be able to control myself by the end of the night.

As we walk up to the building, I am starting to get nervous. The place is beautiful and large. It is so posh and immaculate that I feel like such a poser being anywhere near it. I don’t belong here. I am going to make a fool out of myself, and everyone will be embarrassed to be near me. Goliath stops before we go in the door and holds me in front of him.

“Clara you are so beautiful inside and out. I couldn’t be more honored to have you as my date. Please relax and enjoy yourself while you are here. I hope to get you and Wendy your own memberships so you can come here for business later on. Just for now let’s have a good time, ok?”

“Thank you for everything, Goliath. I am honored to be on this date with you, too.”

“You two love birds ready to go in or what?” Jack says. Him and Wendy look like they have been together for a lifetime with how comfortable they look together.

“Zip it, Jack, we are going.” We walk through the door, and a man greets us with warm hospitality. He gets a waitress to seat us at a table. I look around the room and it is beautiful. The tables and chairs are very high quality. There is a dance floor in the middle with a live band playing the piano and harp. The entire room is white, as in one tiny spill could ruin everything. The seats, the table cloth, and the carpet all waiting for me the slob to dirty. I look up at Wendy, and she looks at me. We don’t have to mindlink to know what the other is thinking. We give each other a silent head nod of encouragement. We take our seats and wow are they comfortable.

“Would you like to see our wine list?”

“No thank you. How about some sparkling water for the table so we can have more time to decide.”

“Sure thing, I will be back with your waters.”

Goliath hands me a menu, and I take a look through it. I am starving, but I hardly can understand what half of what this is.

“Why are there no prices on the menu ?” Wendy asks no one in particular.

“All of the food is included with our memberships, Angel.” Jack says. It actually makes me feel less anxious. I know I don’t want anything super messy, but I want way more than just a salad. I finally see something that looks good. Steak! I have never experienced a gourmet steak before.

“Goliath I think I want the steak.”

“Do you know how you want it cooked.” I forgot about that part entirely.

“I honestly have no idea. Do you think you could just order stuff for me? I am lost here.”

“Not a problem, sweetheart.”

The waitress comes back, and Goliath orders for all of us. I was relieved that part was over. I just can’t wait to eat. It is pretty quiet around the table, but I can’t help but keep searching around the room and listening to the sweet classic music play. Finally, the waitress came back with our salads. I got a Caesar salad, my favorite. Goliath points to the salad fork, and I pick it up and start eating. I enjoy every crispy bread crumb and fresh piece of lettuce. I looked over at Goliath, and he was eating soup.

“What kind of soup did you get again?”

“It’s minestrone. Would you like to try it?” I shake my head up and down. He grabs a spoon full of the hardy soup and puts it up to my lips. I blow on it softly and slowly eat it off the spoon.

“That is delicious, Goliath.” I pat my mouth with my napkin and make sure I didn’t get any on my dress. I looked up, and the waiter came back but with help. They clear our soups and salads and give us our main courses. I got a medium rare 8oz sirloin steak with a loaded baked potato on the side. Goliath just got the same thing, but his is rare. I don’t wait to dig in. I try not to eat embarrassingly, but I am starving all of a sudden. Hunger rips through me in a way I haven’t felt in a long time, and that is saying a lot. I paid no attention to anyone around me until I ran out of steak and started on the potato.

“Clara are you pregnant or something.” Wendy asks in disbelief. I look around the table, and everyone has stopped eating to look at me.

“Of course not. I am just unusually hungry for some reason.” I tell her feelings slightly embarrassed and still starving.

Goliath looks deep in thought, and so does Jack.

“It could be your wolf waking up. Maybe your body is trying to gain strength for your first turn.”

It makes sense. I growled today, and Drake could even tell I wasn’t human anymore. I get a chill down my back thinking about what is going to happen.

“Will it hurt terribly bad when I turn?” I feel myself beginning to tremble at the thought of morphing into a wolf. He reaches over and starts rubbing my back, helping me calm down.

“I would say that it doesn’t hurt it just feels… weird. You won’t have to worry, though, because I will be right there with you and keeping you calm.”

“How will I know when it’s going to happen?”

“I really am not sure. I hope one of the elders could help us with that question.” My stomach actually growls loud enough that everyone hears it, and I dig into my baked potato.

“I feel like a freak!” I say in-between bites.

“Don’t! I love a woman with a strong appetite.” This makes me smile. Goliath calls over the waiter.

“Can I get you anything else?”

“We would like some Crème brûlée for around the table.”

“I will be back around with your orders in just a moment.”

“What is that?” I ask.

“It is a really delicious dessert. I thought that you might have some room left for it.”

I go back to eating my potato, and I eat every last bite of it before the waiters come. They clean up our table and give us each a little white bowl with something in it. I take my spoon and touch the top. It is a little hard. I look over, and Goliath shows me with his spoon what it looks like broken open. I push down and brake it open. I grab a spoon full and eat it. “wow!” It is sweet and tastes of custard and vanilla. The top has an entire sweetness of its own.

“I thought you would like it.” It didn’t take long for us to drop our spoons and sigh in content.

“I feel full now.”

I see Jack and Wendy get up and go to the dance floor.

“Would you like to dance?” Goliath asks me with his hand out, waiting for me to take it.

“Absolutely.” I can’t help but smile knowing I get to be close to him.