Title: Show me

Word Count: 3029

Rate: T for Violence, Language, Alcohol and Drug use, maybe some nudes.

Early morning—6:15am…

He watches the brunette beauty with a small sigh; his eyes guiding to her gentle face as she soundly slept; her lips parted slightly as well as the thin sheet that hugged every curve of her body. He gently bit his lip as she adjusted herself to her other side; her back facing him now.

A smile danced across his lips as he ghosted her curves with his fingers and began kissing the crook of her neck. It brought a gentle moan out of her as she leaned into his touch; her back against his bare chest as he wrapped arms around her smaller frame.

Most of the time it was like this; waking up to the loving touches of the significant other or a whisper into her sensitive ear just to let her know that she was indeed loved.

"Good morning…" He chuckled some as he brought her as close as possible to him; kissing the back of her head and her shoulders as she turned to him. A pair of golden orbs flickered to him as well as a sweet smile; cooing into his chin as she felt more kisses on her forehead. She had to sigh; each kiss sent shivers down her spine and brought back butterflies within her stomach. She really loved the special attention that he was giving her; giggling in between kisses to his lips before she felt him lift her to straddle him.

She looked down to the male before her; lovingly her eyes met with his as he held her small wrists out with his massive hands, bringing her down every once in a while to kiss her on the lips.

"Good morning to you too." She smiled as those were the only words that she musters to say at this point. With each playful thrust against her, she seemed to lose herself; biting her lip before collapsing into his arms, nibbling the flesh of his neck only to whine and groan as he rolled her over off of him and got up. "Baby…where are you going?" Clawdeen asked with a gentle voice as she looked over to the tall male with a smile on her face.

The male looked back to the beautiful girl on the bed; stretching with a small yawn before he climbed onto the bed and kissed her on the lips one more time on the lips. "My morning jog…I wanted to tease you awake." He chuckled some at her before heading to the bathroom.

Clawdeen shook her head before rolling to her stomach; her golden orbs kept to the door as she heard him turn on the sink to clean up. She sighed; now getting up to place on her slippers to walk onto the cold marble flooring of their massive penthouse apartment that had panoramic view of the gorgeous city below.

With the coffee starting, she walked over to the balcony window and looked ahead to the rising sun and the waking inhabitants of the LA below. She sighed some with gratefulness at how she was living life now; a fiance to the dashing Rocco Stone, the owner of her own clothing boutique that was thriving graciously as well as getting her Degree in Fashion and Design.

She couldn't really ask for more at this point in her life when it was thriving so well on its own. She was blessed, or at least that is what it seemed like. Everything seemed to be in place as it should be; the kiss from her husband-to-be assured that.

"I am leaving now…" Rocco said as she turned to him; embracing the tall male as best as she could before he was to leave.

"Ok… be careful out there. Don't forget, we do have a meeting with our wedding planner at 10:30am on the dot…" She reminded him with a wave of her finger; her loving fiance was never one to be on time to anything, maybe not even his own funeral. It was one of the flaws that sort of bothered her; his punctuality especially when it came to things that really mattered with the ghoul.

Rocco nodded in agreement as he felt a vibration in his pocket. He looked to the phone for a brief moment before he leaned in to give his ghoul a kiss on the top of her head. "Yes, yes. I am aware Clawdeen. I will be here, don't worry. Love you…" The handsome smile on his face brought a slight tinge of red to her cheeks as if she was still a little ghoul. It was a mystery as to why that always seemed to be.

"I love you too…" Clawdeen responded gently as he rushed out of the door.

Her smile slowly began to fade as she looked around the large apartment of theirs. No matter how much furniture or pictures she puts up, it never settled in as her 'home' and for the longest time, Clawdeen couldn't figure out why. Was it because the two people that shared it were so focused on their lives; Rocco with his Football career and herself as a busy designer and 2nd year student?

Or was it she had a nagging feeling that she was placing so much in this 'loving' relationship that it had turned completely one sided?

She was unsure.

Of course like mentioned before, Rocco was a good guy and only said what needed to be said. He worked hard and sometimes played a little too hard, but that came with the territory. Clawdeen had a feel of what she was getting into before the two started dating about 3 years prior; back when he was a rookie—now top linebacker for UCLA and she was just figuring out what college she wanted to attend to—picking UCLA because of its prestigious art and design program. Somehow they wound up meeting each other again at some party of a friend and seemed to hit it off without a hitch.

Two years later, he popped the question after winning Scare Bowl and she gladly accepted.

Now, Clawdeen had to worry about a wedding. It was stressful. Clawdeen had thought about designing her own dress as well as the bridesmaid's gowns; which would be so much more on her plate if they were planning on getting married at the end of the year.

Another crazy thing because she was still knee deep in college. Clawdeen had another 2 years until she walks down the aisle for a diploma; she wasn't sure if she would be able to wait that long, which bothered her because it felt one sided. Clawdeen was always the one to worry about things or this, that and the other.

Rocco…well Rocco's demeanor was to just go with things which Clawdeen wished she had that—carelessness.

'Don't stress yourself too much babe…when the time is right, it will happen.'

She could only wish that it was just so easy for a girl who had to always be one step ahead.

To ease her mind she decided to jump into the shower; take her mind off things even if it were only for the moment. Hot water with her favorite lime margarita body wash brought a sense of ease upon her; a state of euphoria as she just closed her eyes and let her mind melt.

After that, she got dressed. At this time it would be about 8:15am.

She had fixed her mane into the luscious creature it always turns out to be; simply brunette this time around instead of the hues of violet or auburn she was used to. She looked great like usual; no matter where she was going, Clawdeen Wolf would look no less than spectacular. It was her job to always look good, to show exactly what she was about as a designer and what she carried in her store.

-Ring! Ring!-

The front door buzzer blared which startled her as she placed on her golden heels before walking to the living room. "Coming!" Clawdeen called out before looking to the peephole to see a tall, gray furred male in a fitted wife beater. From what she could observe from the tiny peephole is that she thought she recognized the individual standing outside the door.

"Hello…" She answered with a small smile as she opened the door; meeting his eyes as well as his smile.

"Oh? Hey….sorry to disturb you, but is—"He seemed lost for words when he saw her. Her eyes were sensual and inviting with an intense hue of gold. She was a werewolf much like himself with pierced ears and the largest mane of hair he had ever seen…ever.

"Hmm? I didn't quite catch that…can I help you?" Clawdeen raised a brow as she crossed her arms over her chest and watched the grey furred wolf with the most intense green eyes she had ever laid eyes on. She knew it was a friend of Rocco and of course, he probably made plans on the day that he had plans with Clawdeen.

A never ending cycle.

"Umm…yes! Rocco…is Rocco here?" Romulus chuckled some as he collected himself to speak properly.

"No, Rocco went on his jog and probably is at the gym. You were-Romulus right? You are one of his teammates, right?" Clawdeen leaned against the frame of the door with her ankle over the other and just sighed because she knew that Rocco was more than likely going to bail on her again. And of course, she was going to allow it for now, but she prayed that he would be able to handle her when he was to return home.

At this point, she may have been fed up with his carelessness; not taking anything seriously aside from Football—which was fine because that was his life and she supported that, but where was support when she needed it? Granted, the wedding wouldn't be until she graduated, but he encouraged her to at least set everything up so when the time came they would be ready. Was she still being too paranoid? Was it wrong for her to feel that this would be for naught?

Her attention went back to Romulus with an assuring smile as he looked to her in some sort of awe.

"You are right. And it was Clawdeen, right?"

"Yep." She smiled some more as she moved inside and motioned him in. "Let me see where he is…I will let him know that you are here." She told him as he followed her in.

His attention was on her and the gentle sway of her hips; the never ending height of her legs in those tall heels as well as the scent that came from her. He wondered some moments on how a big ox like Rocco got such a gorgeous woman—a woman is exactly what she was and not like the 'girls' that would hang around them at after parties and such. Come to think of it, he had only seen her at maybe one or two of those parties with Rocco and maybe a few times at practice, but she was there for almost every game. He figured that she would rather keep her life low key which was surprising because Rocco was such a big character with a bigger ego.

He watched her take a seat on the bar stool to the island and she held her phone to her ear as it rang a couple of times. He could sense some frustration coming for her because of a small growl that came from her and the sigh underneath her smile.

"He isn't answering…" Clawdeen mentioned to him as she sent him a text about Romulus coming to talk to him and just placed her phone down. This was really getting old; Rocco being Rocco, somewhat childish when it came to important things and tending to his responsibilities at home—no kids, but he did have a girl back at home that would wait hand and foot for him; cook for him, give him messages when he was sore, cater to his every whim like a woman would for her man. Nothing seemed to be shown for it which bothered her, but she couldn't let her home life get in the way of her school work and her boutique—so she would just smile.

"You okay?" Romulus raised a brow towards her as he noticed her facial expression change on her pretty face and became; for some reason, concerned.

Clawdeen looked to him as she rested her head on the back of her hand as she looked up to him with a slight pout. "Yeah, I am fine. He must be busy…or he is on his way home already." She waved any sense of discontentment away before chuckling some for his concern. "But thanks. Rocco has your number right? I will tell him to call you when he is available." She told the male before taking her phone and sending another text about the appointment being cancelled and to call Romulus. With that, she could only sigh a little bit more and shake her head. She couldn't believe that he would make plans when they knew about this for about a month. Just her luck.

Romulus continued to watch her and just smirk to her as she pouted; it was cute. "Well don't worry about it too much. I'll hit him up later…but are you sure you are alright?" He looked to her a little more closely as she seemed to give in to his question, but it would be understandable if she wanted to just keep her problems to herself—she didn't know him very well—if any.

Clawdeen took a deep breath as she fiddled with the single diamond engagement ring on her ring finger; a reminder as to why she wanted to keep a positive mind. She loved Rocco. She loved him with the very fiber of her being; he knew Clawdeen for Clawdeen and seemed to enjoy every detail about her. Rocco gave her a sense of security and let her live a comfortable life while she tended to the difficulties of being a student. There were so many things that Rocco did for her to keep her content—materialistic, he seemed to forget that her needs and wants is to just be with him. At times she felt that this life—glamorous as it seemed, was just a waste. She would rather deal with the stresses of living if it meant spending lazy mornings in bed, in his arms than to have a great life handed to her—carefree without him around.

She looked to the male with a small sad smile and before she could say a word the door opened and in came Rocco—sweaty, but with the biggest smile on his face.

Romulus turned to see his teammate as he was approached and greeted him with a brotherly hug. "Thought you were going to call me before you were to leave this morning, man."

Rocco didn't even look to Clawdeen; didn't even acknowledge her as she now stood up and walked into the living room with a heavy step.

"I kind of forgot. My bad, but what are you doing now? I was lifting with Dougie at the gym and was thinking about heading back over there…wanna join?" Rocco had the audacity to ask much to Clawdeen's chagrin as she gritted her teeth with every syllable that came out of his mouth.

'Are you fucking kidding me right now? Really?!'

Clawdeen could only scuff out loud as she crossed one leg over the other; pulling out her sketch pad to keep her mind from exploding right this moment.

Romulus heard it and he was sure that Rocco heard it and just decided to ignore her…maybe the two were having a fight. "Uh, yeah…sure.." He was uneasy about answered that as he felt weird, daunting sensations come from Clawdeen. It felt like she was staring in this direction even if her back was faced towards them. "That is…if you are not busy…" He added, looking to Rocco as he kept that stone smirk on his face.

"Nah…I'm free now. Plans were cancelled. Come on." Rocco replied with a chuckle as he walked over to the rather upset Clawdeen and kissed her on the top of the head. Instead of a loving and inviting response, he got a small hiss from her which he was expecting followed by her standing up and walking to him.

"I figured you would be too busy to bother showing up on time so I cancelled it. Let me know when you are available so we can go to our planner…." Clawdeen spat as she gave him a slight glare—she really wanted to scream her head off, but she had to keep it civil especially when guests were present. "Ok?" She kept her voice low, but she was sure her attitude could be heard by the sensitive ears of the male werewolf across the room.

He watched her features for a moment before shaking his head to her, responding, "You are cute when you are upset about little things…We will have time later to do all that stuff…alright?"

It was a response that would set a fire within Clawdeen. It was so insensitive the way he talked to her and to treat a planned event as a mediocre thing to laugh at sent her blood boiling. She could feel a flash of heat take over her skin and into her cheeks; now blushing she kept her head down in embarrassment. She remained silent as he gave her another meaningless kiss on her forehead and turned to leave; of course, Clawdeen watched him carelessly turn his back towards her.

Romulus didn't know exactly what he could do to ease what tension was building, but he saw the look on Clawdeen's face and the sense of arrogance from Rocco…He didn't know what to do, but to let Rocco be Rocco.

Yep…let Rocco be Rocco.

That wasn't setting to well with the now alone Clawdeen.

:} Gah! I can't get enough of Romulus and Clawdeen!

For those who do not know Rocco...I do not know his last name, but he was the team leader of the Skultimate Roller Maze team. I didn't know a douch(ier) male than him for this role.

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