The Baby Shift- Missouri by Becca Fanning

Author:Becca Fanning [Fanning, Becca]
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 5

Beth’s grave was positioned in the sunniest spot of the St. Mary’s Churchyard. Their parents were staunch Catholics even though Beth and Cheryl hadn’t been to church in years. Cheryl suspected it was their guilt over shunning Beth that made them pay a ridiculous amount of money for this prime resting plot at their family church. From the cemetery, Cheryl could look out as see the Ozark Mountains that Beth loved so much.

Jacob was off with Grandma Lucy for errands today. They were going to do the last bit of Christmas shopping before the stores became too packed. Cheryl had a shift scheduled this afternoon, but she couldn’t get Beth out of her mind. This was the first Christmas without her sister. A heavy weight settled over her heart. She gripped the bouquet of flowers that she’d purchased at the local market and marched towards the polished black grave marker.

“Merry Christmas,” she said and placed the flowers in front of her sister’s name. “I miss

you. Everyone does.” Salty tears sprung into her eyes. She dabbed them away with the edge of her coat. “Someone from Jacob’s clan has stopped by...they want him to live with them.” A breeze passed through the churchyard. She wrapped her coat closed around her. “What should I do, Beth?”

The sun warmed her face as she stared down at her sister’s grave. What would Beth have done? Could she trust this Shifter? She sucked in a cold breath of air and exhaled, watching her breath fog up in the air. Her heart was beating wildly. She pressed a hand on her chest. Lance’s face swam to the forefront of her mind.

Work. She had to get to work. After taking one last look at Beth’s headstone, Cheryl turned around and made the trek back to her car. There was a long work day ahead. She thought of her cranky patient and groaned as she got into the car. She’d run by the Java Spot for an extra-large coffee to-go for her shift. As she pulled into the coffee shop parking lot, she spotted a familiar red truck. Lance. Her heart flipped. She walked inside, willing her nerves to calm down.

He was seated towards the back, bent over a book. She placed her order at the counter and sidled over to him. The barista, the same young woman from the other day, shot her an envious look.

“Studying?” she teased and he looked up as if ripped from laser-focused attention. She could see there were a few historical pictures on the page. He tapped the page with an almost guilt face.

“Human history, actually.” The bashful response in his deep voice made her legs tremble. She cocked an eyebrow.

“Studying up on humans?” His handsome face broke into a smirk.

“We agreed to learn from one another. I just wanted to supplement my learning,” he said with a confident spread of his hands. She couldn’t help the smile playing on her face.

“Do you have any recommendations for Shifter history? I’d like to do pay you the same favor,” she said and she meant it.

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