Arcadian Bears Boxed Set by Becca Jameson

Author:Becca Jameson [Jameson, Becca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hartwood Publishing
Published: 2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

The thirty hours between the time Paige walked out his front door and the time she arrived at his parents’ home were long. He’d given his mom Paige’s cell phone number, which he’d gotten from the town council when they set up the meeting for him to give her a tour.

Bonus.

He hadn’t taken advantage of having that number himself.

Bonus number two—Paige showed up alone.

His mother answered the door before Paige reached the porch. Not unusual for grizzly shifters. Besides hearing the truck pull up, they could scent the guest as soon as they exited the vehicle.

Bonus number three—no one else was present except Wyatt’s father, Bernard.

“Paige. Welcome. Come in. We’ve heard so much about you.”

“Mom, keep it light. She’s skittish,” Wyatt communicated to her privately.

“I got this.”

“Mrs. Arthur. Thank you for having me.” The house filled with the scent of Paige, overpowering whatever Italian dish his mother had in the oven.

“Please, call me Rosanne.” She turned and reached for Wyatt’s father who had made his way to the door. “And this is my husband, Bernard.”

Wyatt kept his distance several yards away.

Everyone shook hands and came farther into the room. Paige was a different person. “Your house is so beautiful.” She glanced around, ignoring Wyatt.

He tried not to smirk. She might outwardly ignore him, but inside she was a ball of nerves she could not block from him.

“I love the way the outside looks like a rustic log cabin. It’s shocking to step inside and find a modern home.”

Wyatt glanced around at the great room whose focal point was definitely the brown leather sectional in front of the brick fireplace and wide flat screen. His mom had a fire going. She usually did. There were only a few months in the summer when it was too hot in the evening for a fire. She loved the ambiance. “Thank you. Come on in. Let me take your coat.”

Shockingly, Paige took off her jacket. Yesterday she had clutched it like it was a lifeline. Today she had more civility. Not that he blamed her. She was safe from him in a room with his parents. And that probably relaxed her somewhat.

“Can I get you a drink?” his father asked.

“I’m fine for now. Thank you.”

“My parents will hound you with beverages,” he communicated into her mind.

She ignored him as if he hadn’t spoken. Damn, she was going to be difficult.

His mother spoke again as she led Paige to the couch. “I thought your friend Gavin was coming with you.”

“He couldn’t. He wasn’t feeling well, and he had a lot of reading to do.”

Uh-huh. Wyatt would give anything to dig into that guy’s mind. He had a story to tell. Wyatt would never go behind Paige’s back and extract information from her best friend, but God, he’d like to.

“Wyatt and Joselyn told me about your summer internship. Should be interesting,” his mother said as they all took a seat.

Wyatt kept his distance, perching on a stool in the attached open kitchen area instead.

“Yeah, and it got a whole lot more interesting after I arrived.

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