Roam's Valentine Wish by S.E. Smith

Author:S.E. Smith [Smith, S.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Montana Publishing
Published: 2021-02-11T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Roam peered out of the window early the next morning. He combed his mop of hair again, moving it from one side to the other before he gave up. He had one spot that was always sticking up no matter how hard he tried to comb it down.

His eyes lit up when he saw Grandpa Paul walking along the path. Paul Grove wasn’t his real grandpa. The human had fallen in love with Morian Reykill, and mating her had made him a dragon shifter. It hadn’t mattered to Grandpa Paul. The older man treated Roam, his sisters, and his cousin Leo just like they were his own family.

He frowned when he saw Grandpa Paul stop and pick a flower. Curious, he pushed open the window and shifted into his tiger form. He climbed up onto the window sill.

Don’t miss, he ordered his cat.

I don’t miss. You the one who can’t climb! his cat snorted in response.

His muscles tensed before he sprang for the branch a good four feet away and three feet below the window. His back paws slipped on the bark. Fortunately, his front claws held and he pulled himself up onto the branch.

Ever since he had started growing again, it had felt like his front paws and legs were longer than his back ones. In the last few months, he’d gone from being super fast and agile to slow and clumsy. Even his tail felt funny—as if it were growing more quickly than the rest of his body.

He carefully made his way along the branch to the trunk of the tree. The branches were fairly close together, making it easier for him to hop down from one to the other until he was almost to the bottom. Ten feet from the ground, he was forced to hang over a limb and try to shimmy down the rest of the way. He made it half way before he lost his grip.

“I got you,” Grandpa Paul said, wrapping an arm around his stomach.

He released a soft purr of thanks. Grandpa Paul gently placed his feet on the ground. He shifted back into his two-legged form once the older man stepped back.

“Thanks,” he said, standing up.

Paul chuckled. “I would have expected your cat to be a little more coordinated. Are you okay?” he asked.

Roam nodded. “Yeah. My dad says it’s because I’m growing so fast. My cat isn’t used to all my legs being different sizes and my tail gets in the way sometimes,” he said.

Paul nodded. “I remember those days. I think I was around fourteen when I went through it,” he reminisced.

Roam looked at him in surprise. “This happens to humans, too?” he asked.

“Yes, it happens to humans, as well. What brings you out so early? I suspect your parents aren’t aware that you have snuck out,” Paul reflected, bending and picking up the small bouquet he had picked.

“Naw. Dad left earlier and Mom, Sacha, and Pearl are still asleep. Are you going to give the flowers to Grandma Morian for Valentine’s Day?” he curiously asked.

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