“How did you know I was here?”
“You got your kuu, and Roscoe has a big mouth. I didn’t knowhewas the werewolf you chose.”
“You know Roscoe?”
Adam laughed. “Everyone knows Roscoe. He’s legendary.”
“Oh?”
“Not in a good way,” he added.
“Oh…”
“I’m surprised out of anyone you could have chosen you picked the bummiest bum imaginable.”
“He’s… bad but he’s notthatbad.” I smiled and looked back at the little beach house. Roscoe had gone inside to sleep after Darryl started his shift. “Sometimes he can surprise you.”
We listened to the waves for an uncomfortable moment before I finally started in with the questions.
“Who’syourwerewolf?”
Adam frowned, letting out an almost disgusted groan. “Can we not ruin the morning? Thanks.”
“Sorry. Just trying to get to know you.”
“Small talk is fucking boring. Let’s get into the dirty details. You know my name, and I’ve probably fucked every werewolf you’ve met—except Roscoe, because ew. Nice standards, by the way.”
“This coming from a guy who just admitted to indiscriminately fucking everyone. If my standards are six feet under, yours must be in the pits of hell.”
Adam opened his mouth but didn’t respond right away. “You’re a bitch,” he finally said.
“Must be releasing all this bitchy energy I’ve been collecting since we met. What’s your problem with me?”
He shoved my elbow playfully. “I didn’t say I had a problem with you. I like your bitchiness.”
“I swear to God, you’re like Roscoe.”
The look of pure horror on his face nearly had me on the ground. “Excuse me?”
“You both keep trying to get a rise out of me for some reason, and you seem to like it when I’m pissed off.”
“That’s because you’re an easy mark.” He picked up a broken shell and tossed it into the water. “And it’s funny how your face gets all red. It must suck to be that white.”
“You know, if I were to say that to you—”
“Probably not a good idea. I’ve got the card, you don’t.”
That time, I could really feel my face getting red. He shoved me again.
“Come on, I’m just kidding. We’re both going to be fur-covered monsters soon, so it’s not like skin color is going to be our defining feature anymore.”
“So, do you actually do anything else other than fuck werewolves? Any hobbies? A job?”
“A job?” He broke into another fit of laughter. “I get free money from the government,andmy family’s rich. I’m happy just being a slut and playing video games.”
“Is that really all you want out of life?”
“Uh, yeah,” he said, rolling his eyes. “Once I’m a full werewolf, I’m just gonna party every day. I’ve earned it.”
