The Cowbear's Secret Christmas Baby (Curvy Bear Ranch 1)

Author:Liv Brywood [Brywood, Liv]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BBW, Contemporary, Romance, Fiction, Holiday, Paranormal, Bear Shifter, Claimed, Mate, Adult, Erotic, Christmas, Mistletoe, Snowy Winter, Seasonal, Human, Suspense, Short Story, Supernatural, Bachelor, Single Woman, Action & Adventure, Secret Child, Chemotherapy, Leukemia, Operation, Transfusion, Curvy Bear Ranch, Series, Montana Ranch, Shifter Secret, Life Risk, West Yellowstone
Goodreads: 27251097
Publisher: Phantom Monkey Publishing
Published: 2015-10-19T04:00:00+00:00

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Brady slowed the truck as he drove up a small grade on the way back to West Yellowstone. He hated doctors’ offices and couldn’t imagine what life had been like for Rachel during the past two years. He was still pissed that she hadn’t told him about Jimmy, but he couldn’t help but be a little sympathetic to the hell she must have gone through with him.

He grappled with how to tell her that he was sorry he hadn’t been there for her. Then he realized that she was the reason he hadn’t been there. Still, the part of him that had loved her all those years ago wanted to do something to comfort her.

“When we get back, do you think I could see my son?” he asked.

She rubbed her hands together in front of the heater vent. “He was afraid of you the other night.”

“Because I was yelling?”

“Yes. He’s just a kid and he’s fragile right now. I can’t have you upsetting him.”

“I’m sorry. I was shocked and mad. Really mad.”

“I know. I don’t know what I can do to make things better right now.”

As he navigated around a curve in the snow-covered mountain pass, he wrestled with the decision to forgive her. He wasn’t ready yet. If he did it now, it wouldn’t be the truth. But he also didn’t want his son to feel the tension between them, so he’d have to at least compromise for now.

“Let’s just get through the next few days and see where things are. I can’t think about anything but Jimmy’s health.”

“I get it,” she said.

“Have you told Jimmy about me?”

“I just told him that his daddy was away on a long trip.”

“How long were you going to continue telling him that lie?”

“Until he was old enough to understand that two people can love each other a lot and then one day all that love just…disappears.”

His heart skipped a beat. “It didn’t disappear.”

“It didn’t?”

The hopefulness in her tone struck him like an arrow. After all this time, did she still love him? Even with everything that had happened? And even more importantly, did he still love her?

“You can be really mad at someone and still care about them,” he admitted.

She turned to face him. “After Jimmy’s operation, I think we should talk.”

He sighed. “I don’t know if I can trust you again.”

“I know I’ll have to earn it back.”

He nodded but couldn’t get the lump out of his throat. Fortunately, the town came into view and saved him from having to further discuss the tenuous nature of their relationship. He drove through the quiet streets and pulled into the parking lot behind the bakery.

He spotted her car parked near the back of the lot. “Looks like you got your car fixed.”

“Mom has a friend at the garage.”

“That’s good. She has a lot of friends in town. Everyone loves her.”

After jumping out of the truck, he hurried around to the passenger door and opened it. Rachel’s shocked face helped lighten the mood.

He chuckled. “I can’t have you falling out of the truck flat on your face.

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