Wolfsong

A week after their relationship begins, Joe tells Ox that he wants to take him on a date. They’re both a little awkward about it, unsure of how to navigate the feelings. Joe offers to go get Ox a bear as a courting gift. He starts to strip; Ox begs him to stop. Kelly and Carter come upon them and complain that it smells like sex. Carter reveals that he’d kissed Ox once; Joe chases him into the woods. Kelly asks Ox if it’s weird that he’s 21 and a virgin and tells Ox that it’s his job as the Alpha’s mate to be the mom and help people with their problems.

Ox and Joe go on their first date to the fanciest restaurant in Green Creek. Frankie is the waiter. Joe is delighted at first when Ox seems jealous of Frankie, but is less so when they realize Jessie is sitting at the table behind them. Joe says he thinks she will be his teacher in his senior year. Neither Frankie nor Jessie is surprised to hear that Ox and Joe are on a date. They both say they knew it all along. Joe and Ox leave the restaurant and go to the woods.