Gingerbear Christmas (Howls Romance Howliday Special) by Reina Torres

Author:Reina Torres [Torres, Reina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-10T16:00:00+00:00

5

Manny had a lot to say while the women were in the guest room. None of it was news to Clancy.

“And what’s taking you so long?” Manny shook his head. “I expected you to have her-”

“You can stop right there, Manny. I’m not talking about any of that with you.” Clancy meant it. The last thing he wanted to do was talk about anything involving Haley and… anything intimate.

Clancy wanted to keep that private.

Manny grumbled under his breath. “Just make sure you get there sooner rather than later. If I’m going to be up at all hours changing diapers, I want you to suffer too.”

That surprised Clancy. He really didn’t think of his friend as the diaper changing kind of bear. But maybe, just maybe, he was the diaper changing kind of man. It was good to see Manny changing.

And Clancy was looking forward to seeing the change that would happen in his life too.

“So, when are you going to get going?”

Okay, so that might not have been the most hospitable thing to say to an old friend, but it was heartfelt.

Just beyond his link, his bear roared his approval. Even though his bear knew Manny as a friend, he didn’t like another man around their mate. Especially when she wasn’t wearing his mark.

And he would get to work on that, but…

“Are you saying I’m cramping your style, my old friend?”

“I’m going to forget you’re my friend if you stay much longer.” Clancy felt he was doing a fairly good job of not killing Manny, but in short order that point was going to be moot. There was only so long that Clancy’s bear was going to tolerate having Manny around.

Maybe it was because Clancy was still sore about his friend’s untimely visit, or maybe he was just that ‘done’ with sharing his mate with others, but he loosened a tiny bit of his control on his bear and let the large copper colored bruin rush up into his eyes.

The growl came with it and for once since he’d arrived, Manny exhibited some good common sense.

Backing up a step or two, Manny gave him a wary side-eyed look. “I think it’s time we should be going home.”

Clancy’s bear backed down, but not completely. He hovered just behind the surface, ready to rush back in if Manny needed inspiration.

“Angie? Babe? We gotta go.”

It did give Clancy a little satisfaction to know that he’d soon be alone with Haley. He wanted her to get to know his friends, but this went beyond the human side of his nature. This was more instinct.

Animalistic.

Needy.

Hungry.

And it had nothing to do with food.

The door to the guest bedroom opened up and Angelina appeared first.

He was usually happy to see Manny’s mate, but this was an unusual circumstance. And Clancy felt a little tremor of nerves shoot up his spine as he waited for Haley to come out of the room.

When she did, he let go of the pent-up breath he’d been holding.

Angelina wrapped her arms around Haley in a friendly hug and the women laughed easily with each other.

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