Page 7 of Riding A Cock-Horse
My two best mates swivel around to glare at me.
If looks could kill, I'd be one dead papa roach.
Being a sex addict, usually you can spot one of your kind right away—and Harry is clearly a fiend of bumping uglies. Jude says that he's Jack's cousin.So does that make him an ass, too?I wonder in my head. And then I think, oh, my god, his parents named himHarry Ass. I giggle and point this out. Harry puffs up with importance.
“I tell you, Harold is a right proper name—it's the name of kings. And I'm not an ass; I'm actually a pack mule—as in I'mpacking.”
“Ok, we get it!” Jude snaps.
He really doesn’t seem to like Harry very much.
“The quickest way to get to my family,” Arthur cuts in, easing the tension, “is for us to shift. Belle, we know that's not going to be possible for you right now; so, you're going to need to ride. Theo obviously can't shift either, and it's hard for me to keep up. Jude, Elise, and Sian will fly. You'll ride Jack, and Theo and I will ride Harry.”
Arthur says this flatly and doesn’t look very pleased—nor does Theo—but, apparently, me riding Jack is better than me ridingHarry.
“Now that we've gotten that I'm Harry—and I'm hung—who are you?” the pack mule cousin asks as he saunters over, his junk twitching.
I try to keep my eyes on his without looking south.
“I'm Belle. Nice to meet you,” I answer, holding out my hand and showing that I can be a proper American person with polite manners.
“Belle, what a delicious name. And what kind of shifter are you?”
“I'm a chimera,” I announce.
“Oh, chimera…” Harry starts before pausing. “A what's it?”
“Yeah, that's whatIsaid but Arthur informed me…” I pause, wondering if maybe I shouldn't be telling this to a stranger, even if he is Jack's cousin.
“You can tell him, love,” Jack reassures me. “He's good for it, even if he is a little stupid.”
Harry snorts.
“He's just jealous. I'm hung as well as ridiculously smart and good looking.”
This dude seems almost as full of himself as well, I am. But then again, if you've got it, flaunt it—and Harry's got it.
“Ok,” I nod, “I trust Jack if he trusts him. I was just human, and then, I was turned into this chimera.”
This announcement has Harry's attention.
“What?!You werehumanandturnedinto whatever?”
“It's a long story,” Jude sighs, “and we’ve got to get going. Belle can tell you when she's riding Jack, and it'll be great because you can just shut up and listen.”
I laugh.
“What’s Jude's problem?” I whisper to Sian and Elise.
“He's jealous.” Sian says with excitement.
“Of Harry? Why? Oh—because he has such a big penis? I’ve seen Jude’s ham candle—he has nothing to be jealous of!”
Elise chuckles.
“No—Jude's jealous because he thinks that you're into Harry!”
“I’m not!” I swear. “Totally not into Harry—just his dick. And can you blame me? Look at the thing!”
