Bear Essentials by Mary Wine

Author:Mary Wine
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ellora's Cave Publishing Inc.
Published: 2013-02-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Granger couldn’t take his eyes off Roslyn. She wasn’t the prettiest woman he’d ever shared dinner with, not by a long shot. Her nose was a little too large and her complexion too pale, with a dusting of freckles, but she was stunning. She laughed as his mom recounted how his father had courted her.

“My parents ran a small fruit and vegetable store downtown. Granger’s father would come in and buy one thing on his mother’s list and then leave. He’d walk around the corner and wait for a spell before coming back in, claiming he’d been sent back.” Valerie Webb smiled from ear to ear with her recollection. “The poor man never knew that I would run into the back room to watch him leave and I caught him reading his mother’s list.”

“That’s priceless.”

Roslyn was sincere too. Granger couldn’t rip his gaze off her. His gut was twisted into a knot, but he didn’t want it to loosen. He was held spellbound by the feeling, savoring it like a fine whisky because he suddenly realized that he’d been drinking the low-grade version of the stuff. Sure, sex had been good with his last partner, but he hadn’t stared at her, just anticipating the next time he’d get to touch her. Any kind of contact, a brush of fingers, the meeting of their eyes, he felt as if he was on the edge of his chair waiting for the next opportunity. Roslyn commanded his absolute attention just by being herself. His mom’s stories suddenly made more impact, touching off a need to prolong the meal. He flatly didn’t want it to end.

The best part was, Roslyn wasn’t itching to escape his mother either. She listened intently and added her own parents’ stories to the conversation.

“I’ve got a little surprise for you, Mom,” he announced.

His mother ran a finger over the Wish Bear and blushed. “Granger, you’ve already outdone yourself. Do you know this bear has a five-month waiting list?” She looked at the winking face and laughed. “I’m beside myself right now.”

“You can thank Roslyn here for the bear.” Granger grinned at her as he watched his mother clap her hands with glee.

“Not so, you earned it.” Roslyn insisted. “You raised one determined son, Mrs. Webb. He danced his way to that bear this morning.”

“Was it some sort of contest?” Valerie asked.

Granger wiggled his eyebrows at her. “Not really. Roslyn is the artist who created Wish Bear. She needed someone to wear her bear suit today for a Children’s Hospital appearance.”

“Oh my…my…my!” I didn’t connect your name with the one on the box, my dear!!! I adore your bears!”

“Your son made an excellent Wish Bear today. He danced all around Children’s Hospital,” Roslyn elaborated.

Valerie beamed. Pride radiated from his mom’s eyes as Roslyn watched her smile. It floored him because Roslyn wasn’t trying to impress him. She was enjoying the older woman’s joy and didn’t even glance at him to see if he was noticing. It was genuine and

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