"Okay," Derek replies, laughing at her exuberance and his relief that this is going as well as he dared hope. He takes a step back and pulls his shirt over his head, tossing it aside and reaching for his jeans. "I'm going to shift. And you'll need to undress too if you don't want to ruin your clothes."

He toes out of his shoes and socks before pushing his jeans down his legs, balling all of his clothes up and smirking at her. "I won't peek. Once you're ready, just drink the whole thing. It won't hurt. Might feel a little weird, but they told me it didn't hurt."

After leaning forward to give her a kiss on the forehead, Derek turns to stash his belongings at the base of a tree. He pushes down his underwear as he lets the shift take over him, shaking his fur out once he lands on four paws. He turns to trot back into the clearing and sits down, tail thumping excitedly against the grass as he waits for Kate to join him.