Bad Boy Bear (Return to Bear Creek Book 9) by Harmony Raines

Author:Harmony Raines [Raines, Harmony]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Published: 2017-09-30T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve – Zak

Louise’s revelations didn’t shock Zak. He’d seen enough of the world to understand people acted out of character when pushed into a corner. All he hoped was that she would find a way to forgive herself. The way she looked at Storm when she got her out of the car told him that hadn’t happened yet.

“OK, let’s go shopping,” Louise said to Storm as she balanced her on one hip.

“I have not been into Bear Creek for so long, and yet it seems unchanged,” Zak said, glancing around him. So many memories came flooding back to him. The place where he’d had his first kiss. The spot where he’d had his last fight. And the grocery store he’d stolen a bottle of whiskey from, just to prove that he could.

“I like it here so much,” Louise told him. “I never want to leave.” She looked at him sideways. “Do you have plans to return to Australia?”

“Someday,” Zak replied. “But for a vacation, not to stay. Maybe we could go there for our honeymoon.”

Louise paused, her hand on the door of the grocery store. “Wow, that would be amazing. I’ve never been on a plane.” Her arm tightened around Storm.

“Don’t worry, our honeymoon will include Storm too. I feel as if I’m marrying you both… In a totally non-creepy kind of a way.” He looked away, rolling his eyes at himself. “You would never guess I was good with words.”

“I like the sentiment,” Louise assured him. “And I get what you mean.”

“Good.” He pulled Dean’s list from his pocket, and they went inside. Grabbing a shopping cart, Louise sat Storm in the seat and then leaned over his shoulder to see the first item.

“Zak Pellow, I thought I’d banned your ass four years ago,” a voice he remembered from his bad boy days boomed his way.

Zak cringed, and looked apologetically at Louise. “Sorry.” He turned around to see Mr. Neilson, the store owner, looking at him over his glasses. “How are you, Mr. Neilson? How is your family?”

“Wife left me for a younger man,” Mr. Neilson answered bluntly.

“I’m so sorry,” Zak answered.

“I’m not, she bled me dry,” Mr. Neilson admitted. “If she hadn’t spent my money so freely, I would not be still working at the store.”

“Daddy, are you bad-mouthing Mom?” a younger, female voice came his way.

“Beverly, I am only telling this young man the truth,” Mr. Neilson said. “Although I don’t know why, since he is about to leave the store.”

A young woman poked her head around the shelf where she had been stacking canned tomatoes. “Zak Zane!”

“Zak Zane?” Louise looked at Zak, eyes wide.

“Stage name,” Zak shrugged. Today was not going the way he expected. As in, he had not expected anyone in Bear Creek to recognize him from the band.

“It is Zak, isn’t it?” Beverly Neilson asked incredulously, her face red, her eyes bright with excitement.

“One and the same,” Zak said, spreading his arms out and taking a small bow.

“Oh my god! Can I get your autograph?” Beverly was approaching him as if in a daze.

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