Madison watched the dog run into the lounge with the clothes in it's mouth and a few minutes later Sam emerged pulling at his t-shirt, Madison stood completely still and didn't look at him, she instead focused her attention on the table,
' Madison?' Sam's voice was hesitant as though he expected her to turn round a bite his head off,
' Madison please say something, anything, scream at me just don't stay silent' she took a deep breath to say something but her mind had gone blank, what do you say to someone you've seen transform into a dog?
' Madison at least look at me' she kept her gaze fixed on the table,
' Madison I'm still me, I'm still Sam the guy you work with, the guy who got the splinter out of your finger, the guy who held you when you had a nightmare and you needed comfort, I haven't changed' she stayed silent, in truth she was shocked and a little scared, what if it wasn't just a dog he transformed into?
' Maddie' Sam's voice had more force to it as he walked round the table to her and lifted her face so she had to meet his eyes, his hands were gentle as he ran his thumb over her cheek,
' I'm still the same guy…I wanted to tell you but I just figured you had enough on your mind and you didn't need me adding this to it' she finally relaxed as she stared into those deep blue eyes,
' You're a dog' he laughed silently,
' Well technically I can be any animal I want I just like dogs more'
' You're not a werewolf are you?' Madison was joking but the look in Sam's eyes told her that the subject of werewolves was off limits,
' The full moon does hold some sway over my transformations but no I'm not a werewolf'
' So it's just animals?'
' Yeah, I cant do people' there was a moment of silence but it wasn't awkward, in fact Madison relaxed more, it was still Sam she thought to herself,
' You know this explains a lot'
' What do you mean?'
' I mean the fact that you have this weird habit of sniffing the air or people around you, you dream about chasing rabbits that's not exactly normal guy behaviour' Sam laughed though he did look slightly embarrassed that she knew about the rabbit dream,
' Sometimes the animal takes over a small part of me'
' Do people smell different to you, I mean dogs have a heightened sense of smell and all?'
' Sometimes, most of the times their odours just stronger and that ain't always a good thing' she laughed
' What do I smell like?' Sam paused for a moment before moving closer and placing his face in her hair, in truth he'd waited a long time to be able to do this and he enjoyed every second,
' Sam?' her voice was a whisper as he ran his fingers through her hair again and let his thumb slide over her cheek,
' You smell…intoxicating' Sam's voice was low and soft, Madison couldn't help the small gasp that escaped her lips as he lifted her onto the table and placed his face next to her neck, he inhaled softly and she felt his breath against her collarbone,
' I can smell you when you're here and I'm across town at the bar' he lifted her arm to his face and inhaled again until he reached her hand, which he held tightly,
' I can smell where you've been, even if it was days ago' he held the top of her hand against his forehead and sank to his knees on the kitchen floor,
' You have a unique scent, it's something I cant describe, it just captures me' Madison leant forward, as she moved a lock of her hair fell over her shoulder and Sam noticed the scent grow stronger, ebb closer towards him, his head snapped up from her hand and he moved fast, he stood between her legs and buried his face in her neck, to her deep surprise Madison didn't feel uncomfortable in fact she was enjoying it, Sam had his arms around her and she felt his fingers dig in as he breathed her in, she noticed as well that she was gripping Sam tightly to her and her legs which moments ago had just been hanging off the table were now wrapping themselves around his hips.
She didn't know how long they stayed in that position but finally Sam raised his head, he had small red patch on his cheek where he had rested against her, Sam looked at Madison, and she moved her hands and placed them either side of his face, he pulled her body closer to him until his lips were centimetres from hers, she could feel his chest rising quickly, he was excited and the anticipation was killing her, it was Sam who made the first move he leaned in quickly and his lips met hers, the kiss was almost animalistic, but in a good way, Madison was kissing Sam furiously as he nipped at her lower lip teasingly, Sam's hands moved from her back and crept under her t-shirt slowly, Sam then moved his kiss from her lips to her neck, Madison couldn't help smiling, he was right sometimes the animal did take him over. They didn't go any further than this kissing but by the end of that both were lying on the kitchen floor, Madison noticed Sam's breathing coming in pants like an excited dog and she couldn't help laughing, Sam looked at her,
' What?'
' You're panting like a dog'
' I told you the animal takes over sometimes' he smiled as she moved towards him and he wrapped his arms round her and kissed her head once again enjoying her scent,
' You're not freaked out are you?' he murmured against her head,
' Who am I to judge, we're both freaks' Sam smiled, he couldn't help relaxing knowing she was taking this so well,
' Besides now I know how I can get to you at work' she smiled teasingly and ran a strand of her hair over Sam's cheek,
' I got news for you, you've been getting to me since day one, I can control myself…sometimes' Madison laughed as Sam began trailing kisses over her arm and growling as he did.