Baby It's Cold Out Bear: Holiday Bear Shifter Romance by T. S. Joyce

Author:T. S. Joyce [Joyce, T. S.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Wicked Willow Press
Published: 2016-04-09T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Emry cast another shy glance at Graylan in the cab of his ride, but this time he caught her and grinned. Heart stuttering, she giggled and looked out the window, only to have her gaze drawn to him again.

“Say it,” he murmured in that deep, growly voice of his.

“It’s not weird between us now, right?”

“Not for me.” He draped his arm behind her neck and pulled her close, then kissed her hairline. “Now stop fussing about it. We had fun.”

Swallowing an excited squeal at how damned sexy he was, Emry turned his stereo to the local holiday station. “Do you mind?”

“Usually I’m more of a hard rock kind of guy, but today this music feels fitting.”

“I’m converting you, you know. You’ll be all mushy around the holidays before you know it. Every year from here on, you’ll remember this one.”

Graylan’s grip loosened on her, and he placed both hands on the wheel again with a slight frown marring his features.

“What’s wrong?” she asked.

Graylan opened his mouth, then closed it again. After the span of a few heartbeats, he said, “Does it bother you that I’ll be dropping you off right in front of the community center where everyone in town will see us together?”

“What? That’s ridiculous, Graylan. Why would it bother me?”

“Because it’s a small town, and word has already spread about who I am. I can tell by the stares when I was looking for a place to stay.”

Emry turned down the music. “You can hear a lie, right?”

“Yeah?”

“Well listen up real good, mister. I’m proud to be seen with you. I feel like the lucky one. You’re smiling at me. You’re talking to me.” Her voice dipped to a shy murmur. “You’re kissing me. I don’t care if some people have opinions on that. This town is more used to bear shifters than you probably think. The Kellers live here, remember? And they were the ones who came out to the public first. Breckenridge is ground zero for shifter tolerance. And besides, I get all fluttery around you.”

Graylan slid his bright blue gaze to her, a slow smile curving his lips. “Fluttery?”

“Yeah, you know…that breathless, excited feeling when you meet someone who gets you.”

Shaking his head, he returned his attention back to the snowy road he was plowing toward town. “You’re so fucking cute, Emry. You’re killing me.”

That didn’t sound like such a bad thing when he said it with a smile in his voice like that.

“What time do you need me to pick you up?” he asked. It had been at his insistence that she accept his offer to take her into town after they’d finished decorating the tree with Helena. He seemed worried about her little car on the icy roads.

“There aren’t set hours, and I know there is still a lot of work to do with decorating to be ready for the dance tomorrow night, so whenever you finish your shift is fine.”

He grunted and nodded his head. “The plowing is flexible, so just call my cell if anything changes, and I’ll come get you.

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