While Tad and Amy enjoyed their pizza, Jen was on the opposite side of the high school gym, chatting with Samantha and Frances. They were mostly talking about how things have changed in Moon Lake since Jen was last there. Jen was caught by surprise when she felt someone tap on her shoulder. Turning around, she saw a woman about her age in a casual white dress (nothing fancy) with red hair that went down to her shoulders and freckles all over her face.
"Jen? Is that you?" The woman asked. "It's me, Harley! Harley Gregory!"
Jen'S face quickly lit up in delight as she hugged the woman. "Harley! It's so good to see you! It's been so long!"
Harley broke the hug and smiled at Jen. "I had heard you'd moved back to Moon lake with your son, but I hadn't had the chance to come see you yet!" Harley's face then turned sad as she said "I'm sorry about what happened to Jeff, by the way. It's unfair that you had him taken away from you like that."
"Thank you Harley," Jen said. "That's very kind of you. It was rough at first, but it feels good knowing that I've got such kind friends here that are willing to help me get through my grieving process."
Samantha then cleared her throats to get Jen's attention. "Well," she said, "Are you going to introduce us formally?"
"Right!" Jen said. "Samantha, Frances, this is Harley Gregory. She's a werevixen, and she was my best friend in grade school and high school, and she still is."
"Nice to formally meet you," Harley said, shaking the two woman's hands. "I've seen you two around town before, and I knew your names, but I just haven't been formally introduced."
"It's a pleasure to meet you too," Frances said.
Harley then noticed someone walking into the gym and flagged her down. Jen took a good look at the woman as she came over. She looked to be the same age as Harley and Jen. She had blond hair and was wearing a black dress.
"Jen, this is a friend of mine. He name is Claire. She recently moved here about a month ago, correct?"
Claire nodded. " One month ago," she said. "It's very nice to meet you. You're Jen Decker, correct?"
"Yes I am," Jen said.
"So you're the one that Harley's been telling me about," she said. "She told me about you when you moved in to town. Harley has said that she wanted to introduce us, and here we are now!"
"Because she's one of the only werecats I know until meeting formally Samantha and Frances a few minutes ago."
"Come again?" Jen asked.
"I'd like to join the were society as a werecat," Claire said, and Harley told me that there are no straight male werecats, so she recommended one of the only female werecats that she know very well, and that was you."
"So...what you're saying is...you want me to transform you?" Jen asked.
"If you're okay with it," Claire said.
Jen smiled. "Sure, why not? It'll be fun!"