Julie Stovall and Eric Anderson walked hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder from her place back toward the corner to where Eric would have to turn to head on to his house.
Neither was in any hurry for their short journey to end, as evident by the fact Julie had placed her head to lean upon the slightly taller Eric's shoulder.
He loved seeing her long blonde hair draped across him, and despite having been in the Stovall family's fresh water swimming pool earlier, noted it still smelled as beautiful as she was.
"Man. I feel like such a fool," Eric said, breaking the silence.
"No you're not honey," replied Julie, lifting her head to look at him. "You're the were-merman I love and plan to spend the rest of my life with," she added, shifting into her Stage 1 form so he could feel the webbing between her fingers.
"And I love you too," said Eric, shifting to his Stage 1 were-mer form before giving Julie a romantic kiss on the cheek.
"When you're in love, sometimes you do things you normally won't, hoping to impress your mate. I remember when I bragged about being able to swim to Hawaii in 7 hours," commented Julie, as she felt her face slightly blush.
"You're right. But we've both come a long way from when we first met," observed Eric, stopping to move closer to her. "Our lives are so different now. If I could, I'd marry you tonight just to start our future together sooner, but I don't want to jeopardize those lovely dreams we had of the four of us. Me, you..."
"Eric Junior and Melinda," finished Julie, thinking of the two children they dreamed Mister and Mrs. Anderson would have one day. "A lovely thought, but I agree. We don't want to jeopardize that future. So we'll enjoy what we have, and look forward to what is to come. Skype later?"
"You know I'll be waiting my jewel," promised Eric, before giving her one last kiss and heading home.
MEANWHILE...
After Samantha and Frances came home, Ben Twist had supper with his mothers.
He confirmed his homework was done and he'd be back before curfew since tomorrow was a school night.
Then he kissed them goodbye, grabbed his travel backpack and left via the back door of their house.
In the yard, Ben hastily took off all his clothes and shoved them in the container as he shifted into his werewolf form.
The fact that it was the opening night of the full moon cycle for this month made the moment feel extra special as he paused to howl in salute to the bright orb above before running off into the woods to be with his girlfriend.
Once Ben was at "their spot", he placed his backpack near the fallen log they used for a bench and began looking up in the trees for his lady.
"I see you are learning, my beloved werewolf," Ben heard a female voice purr as he felt two furry arms embrace him from behind, "but one does not always sneak upon their prey in the same manner every time."
"And am I prey?" he asked curiously, even as he felt his tail thumping wildly between her legs.
"Only to my heart dearest Benjamin," replied Kendra Adaeze, before spinning him around for a passionate kiss.
The lovers embraced there in the woods, the moonlight shining down on them, giving their fur a glossy quality.
The werewolf had his werepanthress, and she her true love, so all was right in the world.
When their muzzles finally parted, Ben looked deeply into her feline eyes and said, "I was worried about you today."
"That's sweet, but I still have no idea why there was an increased and more noticeable presence of campus security at the college today," admitted Kenya, holding him close.
"Probably a normal bear strayed onto the grounds," surmised Ben. "You know how some weres get about hunting," he added, neither knowing the truth of the matter.
"There is only one thing I wish to hunt," said Kenya seductively, as she lowered a paw between Ben's legs, "and I have already captured it," she added as a smile crossed her muzzle.
"You've captured a lot more than that dear Kenya," replied Ben, before kissing her again. "If I could, I'd marry you right now."
"And my heart has said yes to the prospect of us a long time ago," she confirmed, staring into his lupine eyes. "But you are still 2 years away from both legally being able to do so and graduating high school. Besides, we promised your mothers to wait until then and I am a woman of my word," said Kenya, running a paw across his furry chest. "Yet that does not mean we cannot have our moments dear Benjamin," she added, before kissing him again.
Soon the werewolf found himself lying upon the ground as his werepanthress slowly straddled him, giving both great pleasure as his lupine red rocket slowly penetrated her inner depths.
Ben smiled as he raised his paws to gently caress Kenya's breasts, even as her body shuddered, indicating his top knot was entering her.
Once Ben's place within his lover was secured, Kenya looked down and smiled at her beloved before lowering her head and kissing him.
Soon howls of werewolf pleasure and pantheress growls of happiness filled the woods as the couple mated once more.