time.”
Kelly released her hold on his wrist
and Keith swung his arm up against his chest, holding his injured
wrist with his other hand.
“You're fucking crazy. Get away
from me,” he said, backing up.
“Wow, he's even more of an
asshole than you told us Jacob,” Greta said.
Keith glared at her. Kelly took a step
towards him, he broke and ran.
“Let's get out of here,”
Kelly said.
The three of them walked out of the
lumberyard and back to Jacob's car.
* * *
After a quick stop at the bank, they
pulled into the local grocery store.
“Is there anything you'd like
Kelly?” Jacob asked.
“As I said before, I can extract
nutrition from anything I eat. But I know you were thinking about a
lot of high protein foods and those would be good.”
“Okay, steak it is then. I've
been craving it all morning,” Jacob said.
“I can't imagine why you might
need more protein,” Greta said with a laugh.
“Kelly, what did you do to
Keith?” Jacob asked.
“He'll be stopping by your
apartment tonight, and in a much more docile mood. His change will
have progressed enough by then that I can instruct his body to change
form. He won't be able to do it on his own for a week or more unless
I teach him how. In the meantime we can have him take any form you
choose and he'll be stuck in it. Lisa will come by as well. Her I'll
teach right away. I think she'll enjoy being able to change and she
has a great deal of knowledge that I wish to learn from her.”
“Damn it, you did change her? I
wish you would've asked me first. She's a nice girl, I don't know if
she'll be able to handle this,” Jacob said.
“I think you'll find that she can
handle it and that she isn't nearly as nice as you think. I saw some
of what was in her mind so I know. She was simply nice to you because
she was attracted to you. She will enjoy watching you have Keith at
your mercy, or lack thereof.”
“Lack thereof, definitely lack
thereof,” Jacob said.
Kelly smiled at him.
“Let's get our groceries and head
home,” Jacob said. “I'm hoping that the two of you will
keep me occupied this afternoon and then Kelly will make some more of
that stuff that will keep me hard for this evening. It'll be a long
night, more so for some people than others.”
Jacob selected several steaks, trying
to keep to a budget. Greta piled a bunch of prime cuts into her cart.
He went and got a lot of pasta and sauce to go with it while Greta
and Kelly tagged along behind.
“Let's go over to the produce
aisle,” Greta said. “I know young men like you avoid it
on your own, but I'd like some fresh fruit and vegetables.”
Greta loaded her cart with potatoes,
peppers, onions, and more from the produce aisle.
“You're going to eat all that?”
Jacob asked.
“Nope, I'm going to cook for all
of us. This ought to last a few days, even if we end up with some
more people staying there with us. You're pretty healthy, but I bet
with a better diet you'll shape up even more. Got to keep you in good
health or you won't be nearly as much fun.”
When they got to the checkout Greta
insisted that Jacob unload his cart along with hers.
“I'll take care of it. You save
your money for now. Always good to have some walking around cash,”
she said.
Jacob protested but Greta stood firm.
The argument came to an abrupt end when she whispered in his ear.
“If you want to be inside of me
at all for the rest of the day, you'd better let me win this
argument.”
Jacob clamped his mouth shut and just
pushed the cart.
When they got back to the apartment,
Greta went into cooking mode. She took over Jacob's kitchen and
somehow between the microwave, stove, and cook top she managed to
serve up steaks, baked potatoes, and sauteed peppers and onions a
half hour later.
When they finished eating Jacob leaned
back in his chair.
“That was incredible. You can
cook for me anytime Greta.”
“Would you like me to? I'd be
happy to cook for us,” she said.
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