Colt watched Elijah, as his back muscles contracted at his shoulders to lift him out of the pool. She had enjoyed having the chance to just observe him, and she had to admit he was so fit, if it weren't for the water every shifter in the vicinity would have been able to smell just exactly how attracted she found herself to him. Unfortunately, she obviously wasn't the only one, and that one particular woman, who was now rubbing herself against him like a bitch in heat was definitely making her metaphorical hackles rise. Normally, Colt didn't approve of slut shaming in anyway, but right now she couldn't help but think; whore.
She watched their interaction in silence, mentally giving Elijah enough rope to hang himself, because now his arm had slipped around the woman's waist, holding her in place against him, as he laughed along with her. Evidently he enjoyed flirting with anyone, maybe the whole lonely alpha image was just that an image, or maybe a PR stunt, and in reality he was a complete player. Colt rolled her eyes at him, getting more and more pissed off by his behaviour, and her own reaction to it.
All of a sudden, he looked up, his eyes locking with Colt's own, and then he was striding around to her, his whore in hot pursuit. Bloody randy rabbits and they're readiness to spread their legs for anyone, anywhere, Colt thought annoyed, as she caught the woman's scent on their arrival.
Elijah all but bombed into the hot tub where Colt was sitting, sloshing water everywhere, and splashing her face, as he dropped into a crouch with an arm either side of her as he lowered himself to her eye level. His breathing was ragged and she could almost hear his heart hammering in his chest as his stare bore into her, like he was assessing how much of a mirage she might be.
Colt on the other hand, remained impassive barely moving as she held his eye contact with condemnation written all over her face. She, was livid. After a while, she raised her right eyebrow and spoke.
"Please, Mr Lupus, don't let little old me interrupt whatever it is you have going on, with your *little bunny*." she sneered, his pet name for the stranger. Her superior hearing, meant she had heard every word of their exchange.
Elijah reeled back, as though she had slapped him, not just from her formal use of his name, but because it had just dawned on him that she had seen and heard everything. But now he struggled to form a response. She had clearly watched the whole event, and he knew he shouldn't have encouraged or allowed Lola's flirting. He felt like as ass, and was internally scrambling his brain for a way to make it better.
He managed to force out a growled "Leave." While staring at the bubbling water beneath him having assumed a position above Colt now.
To which, Lola put her hand on her hip and responded, "You heard him kitty cat. Bye now." Stupidly she added in a small wave at the same time with her other hand.
Colt actually laughed at this. At the delusional level understanding this woman was displaying.
"Oh, you are precious. I bet your ears just flop it the cutest way when you shift." She patronised, shaking her head and adding, "Lola, isn't it? I hate to break it to you, but what you're hoping for isn't going to happen. Actually I don't hate it I'm quite enjoying it, but that's not the point. There are three reasons it wont be happening so pay attention, I won't repeat myself." She snarled, looking menacingly at the woman. "First off, this is a place people bring children so have some respect, for them if not for yourself. Also it would be a massive violation of the environmental code I follow in the running of my resort, yes that's right *my* resort, and thirdly," she said raising her third finger as she looked at this over sexed female, "I am Elijah's true mate. According to him anyway, though I'm a bit more sceptical, especially given this most recent behaviour. So I would presume, he is talking to you right now." she smiled deviously at the stunned woman.
"Oh." Lola responded, both hands raised palms forward in the air, and stepping back. "Sorry, I didn't know he was taken like that." she tilted her head to the side appraising Elijah one last time before adding, "Shame." Then she skipped off, totally unaffected by the whole encounter.
The same couldn't be said for the two shifters who were currently scaring all the other guests away from the hot tub area, due to the atmosphere of hostility exuding from them both. Elijah was hovering over Colt unconscious of the possessive manner he was giving off. It was a combination of a refusal to allow her to leave him, as well as his discomfort at her state of dress, forcing him to try and conceal her body that would inevitably be on display in her two piece swimsuit, should she stand up.
He could already feel himself fully straining against his swimming trunks, just from being in this close a proximity to her. Especially as he watched the water in his peripheral vision drip off of the loose tendrils of her hair and land on her collar bone, gaining his full attention, before they would in a painfully slow motion, blaze a trail down her skin and across the upper swell of her breast before disappearing into her cleavage. What he wouldn't give to be that drop of water.
"Ahem," Colt coughed, to deliberately attain Elijah's attention, "Mr. Lupus, if you are going to insist on crowding into my personal space in such a manner, could you at least do me the courtesy of remembering my eyes are up here." she admonished him, for brazenly staring at her breasts.
Elijah's head snapped up to her face at break neck speed, his cheeks reddening ever so slightly at being caught. He was only about two inches from her face now, and he wondered what she would do, if he just kissed her. Forget about the tension, and the awkwardness between them, and just go straight to the making up part. He knew he had missed her, but he was only now realising just how affected he was, as he struggled to control his urge to become lost within her. Starting, with her beautiful mouth.
"Don't even think about it, Elijah." Colt warned suddenly.
His eyes flicked up to hers again from her plump perfect lips. "About what?" he growled out.
"About what?" she mocked rhetorically. "The only thing you kissing me will achieve, Elijah, is a bruise. So don't bother trying." she responded, before adding, "And if you plan on staying here, will you at least sit down, you look ridiculous hovering over me." she scolded.
"Fine." he grumbled. But made sure when he sat down, he sat as close as possible beside her, then he stretched his arm out behind her neck letting his hand dip into the water at the other side of her, effectively cocooning her into his body. "Better?" he smirked, pleased at the feel of her skin flush against his own under the water.
"Whatever." she shook her head at him and rolling her eyes at his stupidly beautiful face. Then with a sigh, she leaned her head back, deciding to use his arm as a pillow, and closed her eyes. Colt was concentrating on taking deep breaths and relaxing her aching muscles, she was determined not to let Elijah Lupus chase her away from her own property.
It was that determinnation that helped drive Colt stay focused on not storming off from the asshole who was sat beside her. Every atom of her being wanted to walk away, or beat him to a pulp, but she had promised herself to not allow a knee jerk reaction to determine her behaviour. Though the thought of jerking her knee into Elijah's nether region was very appealing right now. She hated that his flirting had gotten to her so much, but she refused to allow him the satisfaction of knowing she was jealous, well partly jealous, mostly she was just a raging ball of anger aiming towards her so called mate. So, instead she sat back, closed her eyes, and breathed deeply, and desperately tried not to allow her hands to wander onto his skin, even if he was tantalisingly available to her.
About ten minutes later, Elijah finally forced himself to speak. He didn't want to ruin the hiatus in their frayed tempers that they had stumbled into, but on the other hand, he knew this wouldn't resolve anything either. It puzzled him when she didn't push him away, he was sure it would have garnered more of a reaction, and although he knew he shouldn't bait her deliberately, he was also annoyed at her blanking him for days with no explanation whatsoever. Of course she would appear at the most incriminating moment possible. Damn it all he thought, as he used his spare hand to pinch the bridge of his nose before jumping into the conversation.
"Colt?" he started, sighing hesitantly.
"Hmmm?" she responded, blinking her eyes open to look up at him but keeping her head tilted back on his arm, where she felt surprisingly comfortable.
"I'm sorry, for letting the rabbit flirt with me." he rushed through his apology nervously, tensing slightly as he anticipated her response.
"Oh? Don't be." Colt sighed lifting her head and waving his apology off with her hand. "Technically speaking Elijah, there is nothing to apologise for. It isn't like we are even an actual couple. Its already forgotten." she shrugged, lying to herself as much as him. It did hurt seeing it, and he was out of line proclaiming to all that she was his, yet cuddling up in public, half naked with another woman.
Elijah's whole body stiffened in anger at what he had taken as a clear insult, causing a low pitched growl as he began to tell her off. "Don't do that Colt. Don't you dare make out we are less than we are. Don't try and justify your shit on pushing me away like that. I am fucking sick of it now." He took a deep breath before continuing, deciding to screw the fact that they were in public and just get everything off of his chest. "Four days, and I didn't know if I would ever see you again. You just fucking disappeared. It was your Mom, who had to be adult enough to let me know what was going on. Stop hiding from me and let me in, damn it. Let me be there for you. Stop fucking running away from me and grow up." His voice was raised to an almost shout by the time he was done.
Colt reeled back at this, and sat in shock for a second. But although Elijah was happy to have this out here in a hot tub in a hotel resort that she owned, she was not, this was her place of work, with her employees scattered around, hearing every word. So, rather than snap back and scream at him for being, what she had decided was a new level of monumental asshole. She simply turned and said calmly "Are you about done?" but before he responded she added, while getting up to leave "Good. Me too."