Wolf

                                    

                                          


                          


                          
    Wolf did not like going into town without Scarlet. He didn't like going anywhere without Scarlet but town was the worse.  Everyone notice him, he couldn't slip into the grocery store for a gallon of milk or stop by the hardware store to pick up a part for the dryer. It's mainly why they just ordered everything to the house they liked their seclusion. But today was different. Winter and Jacin would be coming to stay to help around the farm and be with him and Scarlet who was due in a month. Scarlet had asked him to pick up a few things to make them more comfortable during their stay. 
                          
   He swiped his wrist to pay the hover, Scarlet had tried teaching him how to pilot hers but it was awkward with his size and his hands where too big to press the right buttons. It was cold when he got out, even with the pile of snow pushed to the side of the road the sidewalks and streets were covered. It had been a thought winter and forecast showed they were in for another storm at the end of the week. 
                          
  First stop grocery store. Midmorning was the slow time for the little mam and pap place but as he entered he watch the cashier and customer stared open mouth at him. He'd been living here for over four years now you would think they were use to him. He looked at himself in the reflection of the glass. Large protruding nose and jaw. He had hair all over his body and most of his face though it looked much worst now then in summer. 
                          
   He grabbed one of the carts making it look child's play one then a real one. He pulled out his portscreen, swiping over the greeting of Scarlet winking at him be pulled up the list. She had taught him how to grocery shop, start with dry goods then move to fridgeables and ending with frozen by the end he would be right next to the check out lady. 
                          
     Shampoo and conditioner, raspberry scented Scarlet's favorite. And body wash two family packs, he went through a lot of it. Paper towels...Scarlet had listed a six pack but the eight pack was on sale for the same price so he got the eight pack. He continued to go down the list checking off each item as he place it in the cart. While debating between the lavender meadows or clean line laundry detergent he heard the snap of a camera. It was an older woman who tucked her portscreen in her purse, realizing she had been caught. Wolf stiffened, he didn't want to turn to her a make her feel more embarrassed but he didn't want his picture taken. Scarlet would have gone off on her, they deserved their privacy, and they (he) weren't a side show. But Scarlet going off on a short old women didn't look as bad as a large, wolf man going off on her. He put both detergents in the cart and went to the next aisle.
                          
   "Wolf!" It was Emilie. He relaxed a bit, having someone he knows.
                          
  "How are you?" He stuttered out. He noticed her cart had two things of chicken thighs, a large can of Benoit Farm's fresh tomatoes, a tub of cinnamon sticks, red chili powder and garlic he stopped snooping when he saw the pack of condoms hidden under a bag of cardamom.
                          
  "Oh, you know enjoying my time off from the office. I'm having Ciel over for dinner Friday. He's never had pepper chicken before so I'm making it for him, but I've never cooked it before so I'll have a test run tonight and Friday's will come out perfect." She laughed. Ciel was Emilie's boyfriend and he was Lunar. In fact it was Scarlet and himself who had inevitably introduce them. 
                          
   Ciel was the sales manager Scarlet hired for the farm. After the war demand for Benoit Farm products went up. Scarlet had bought an extra twenty anchors and signed several contracts here in France bet when Ciel showed up and suggested sending products to Luna it seemed ridicules but he gave her the business forecast and after only a year they had expanded their farm bay 70 anchors and employed over a 100 human employees. Emilie also started working in the office not long after.