The Jaguar's Baby (Honeypot Babies Book 2) by Sophie Stern

Author:Sophie Stern [Stern, Sophie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-11-19T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Alex

The parade, as promised, is in full swing when we arrive. We manage to find a parking spot, then hurry over to get as close to the action as possible. Luckily, Cranshaw is a pretty small town, similar to Honeypot, though it isn’t necessarily a shifter town. As far as I know, there’s an even split of humans and shifters, and the shifters in town tend to be pretty discreet.

The shifters in Honeypot are discreet, too, especially when it comes to outsiders, but almost everyone who lives there is a shifter. This means it’s not as big of a deal when there’s a shifter-related issue, like someone shifting and struggling to shift back or accidentally shifting in public.

“Parade, parade, parade,” Colby chants as we approach the street and find an empty spot on the curb. We settle in and watch the floats go by. There are a couple with dancers, a couple of cowboy-themed ones, and even a float featuring polar bears.

“Pity Aidan didn’t come,” Selena jerks her head toward that one. There’s a large polar shifter on top of the float. He looks big and ferocious and fantastic.

“Pretty good,” I agree, commenting on the sheer size of the shifter. He’s not one I recognize, which is a surprise because I know most of the shifters around here. It’s hard not to.

Honeypot is a pretty close-knit community which is something that’s important when you have little ones. I feel safe bringing Colby to the parade and knowing that even if we get separated, nothing bad will happen to him. Everyone looks out for each other. Everyone helps each other out. If a shifter parent needs a quick potty break or wants to run and grab a drink, pretty much anyone will help them watch their cub for a few minutes.

“I like that one. Wow!” Colby points at the next float, where a group of wolf-shifters are posed like they’re on their way to battle. I don’t recognize the pack, but Selena smiles.

“They’re a good pack,” she says. “Always helping each other out.”

We settle in and watch the other floats come by. After awhile, Colby starts to complain that he’s thirsty.

“I’m going to run and get a couple of drinks,” I tell Selena. “I’ll be right back, okay?”

“Sounds good. Thanks, babe.” She gives me a soft kiss, then settles back down with Colby to finish watching the parade. I’m excited he gets to see this. It’s not every day there’s something this fun happening around here. Even though I wouldn’t trade life in Honeypot for anything, it’s nice to get out sometimes and do other things.

I often feel like all I do is work and chase cattle. There are days when if I have to collect any more eggs, I feel like I’ll go insane. There are times when getting on an ATV and checking fences sounds like the worst damn hell I could ever find myself in.

Then there are days like today.

There are days where I’m surrounded by the people I love and get to do something fun, something new, something exciting.

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