Bearly There: A Bear Claw Tale 2 (Bear Claw Tales) by C.D. Gorri

Author:C.D. Gorri [Gorri, C.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-27T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 8

“What a day,” Krissy groaned as she hurried to grab a few of her reusable grocery bags from sliding off the front seat of her pickup while she turned onto her street.

She’d expected a phone call or something the day after the incident at The Thirsty Dog, but surprisingly not one person had reached out to her after the debacle. The second day after the incident, she’d been kind of antsy, but she busied herself with some much-needed household chores.

Predictably, she thought of Taylor while she’d worked. He’d seemed intent on speaking with her the night of the fight, but he hadn’t made one move towards her the day after. As it turned out, he did not attempt to reach out the second day either.

She broke down and texted Marie, the older woman who ran things at the Barvale store to see how everything was going. To her utter shock, Marie texted her that Taylor was filling in for her during her stay-cation.

Krissy had balked at the idea. Taylor couldn’t be trusted to remember half of the things she normally did. But Marie insisted that he was there, and he was doing a bang-up job. She’d shrugged and put down the phone.

That was a while ago. In total, she’d been gone from Bear Claw for five days. And they hadn’t even cared. Business carried on without her. They didn’t need her.

Oh no! She missed her job. Krissy actually loved the bakery. The smells and sounds, and the routine. She dealt with vendors and all sorts of staff all day long. It had been unsettling, the quiet of being home alone.

Her chest felt tight as panic set in. Did she blow the only job she’d ever had? Maybe the brothers realized they didn’t need her now? OMG. Was she actually fired?

She didn’t even want to go down that road. Instead, she headed to the Barvale Pharmacy and Convenient Store and picked up her mother’s prescription.

She also bought a few feminine necessities. Nothing like a steady menstrual cycle to remind a girl she was unmated and never having babies.

Ugh. Her Bear roared in her mind’s eye. We have a mate. A good, handsome mate. Our body is good, healthy, getting ready for cubs. Claim him. Make cubs.

Krissy shushed her beast. She always had to keep a firm leash on her Bear. Especially when Taylor was around. The silly animal insisted he was her one and only, but she knew he didn’t reciprocate her feelings.

Regardless of how much his behavior the other night resembled jealousy. Yes. He was protective. He is a good mate. Mine.

NO! Shh. Easy girl! It’s just period hormones. We’ll settle in with some of this brownie batter ice cream and that new Gosling flick, in another day or so we’ll be good as new.

Her Bear chuffed at the shameless use of her favorite treat to dissuade her from thinking about Taylor. And cubs. Mostly Taylor. Ice cream always did the trick!

Krissy hummed to herself as she drove down the quiet, oak lined street that led to the small Victorian she grew up in.

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