Jingle Bears: A Pacific Northwest Bear Novella: (Shifter Romance) by Moxie North

Author:Moxie North [North, Moxie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wicked Whims Publishing
Published: 2015-11-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

The noise rose to a deafening roar as everyone started talking at once. Effie was passed around from person to person as hugs and kisses were handed out.

“I guess with so many people I didn’t pick it up!” Lilibeth said. There were honest to goodness tears in her eyes. “I’m gonna be a grandma again. I’m so happy for you, Ephrata.”

Effie hated it when she called her that. But seeing her actually showing emotions that weren’t hate and disdain, she felt like all she could do was smile at her.

Stryker had been standing back leaning against the window sill. He wasn’t helping with decorating, because, well he just didn’t do that. Now he was staring hard at his brother. Dax was going to be a dad. True, Stryker was already a father himself. But for some reason his big brother going through it made his heart ache a little. In a good way.

Dax caught Stryker’s gaze, and he made his way over to him. “So, can I call you for advice this time?” Dax asked him.

Stryker stood and sized up his brother. “Yeah, anytime.” He wrapped his arms around his brother and held on much longer than Stryker had ever hugged anyone, outside of Libby and Harley.

“Dude, do you two need a room?” Everett called out.

Stryker gave Dax another squeeze and used the opportunity to flip off Everett.

All the noise made the babies start crying. Once one started, they all got in on it. Twilight had fallen, and there was soft Christmas music playing in the background. The babies were all on the floor surrounded by attentive adults.

Once Connie got Harley into a pair of red and white candy cane striped pajamas, the crazy round of family pictures started. Individual families, brothers, just the girls, and about a million of the kids. Each picture with a miserable looking Conner posing with them. He was finally given a reprieve and allowed to take off the costume when it was time for him and Kenzi to pose with Kingston.

Everyone was sitting around sipping eggnog or in Stryker’s case a beer, chatting occasionally and staring at the huge tree in the corner. It was lit with a million tiny white lights. Its overall theme was white and cream with gold. But tucked in between the green branches were homemade ornaments that the boys had made over the years. Popsicle mangers, puffball snowmen, and even glitter covered pinecones.

It was a family tree. It represented everything that Connie and Edward Rochon had ever wanted. Connie had wanted girls when she and Edward first mated. When she had her third and final boy, she had given up the dream of having a little girl. Then she was blessed with three amazing daughter-in-laws.

Connie stared at her sons, happy in their own families now. She looked at the three women strong enough to hold her sons’ hearts in their hands and protect them.

They all had made her heart grow even bigger by giving her four amazing grandchildren. She hoped there was more to come.

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