Slater growled. His lips pulled back slightly, and she saw sharp white teeth. Sammy knew he was playing with her as she didn’t see the full length of his teeth, and he didn’t bother to lift his head.
“I think you’re really cute, too. I mean how many women say they want a cuddly bear and actually get it. How lucky am I?”
She chuckled as Slater blew out a big puff of breath. His eyes stared up at her, and she fell under his spell.
“Wow. You’re deadly. That look is adorable.” Sammy squealed as massive bear paws pushed her back against the kitchen door and a bear face came up to hers and a tongue came out and licked her from chin to hairline.
Pushing at the heavy mass she got up and laughed. “That was just wrong. Change back now. Your bear has softened me up enough.”
Sammy watched in amazement as lights swirled around the bear and the form morphed and changed to a gorgeous naked muscled man. Sammy might be scared of Slater and his temper, but he was magnificent, with his broad shoulders, tanned skin and tall frame.
“Do you have clothes I can get from somewhere?”
Slater stood straight and didn’t bother to cover his cock, which Sammy tried really hard not to look at.
“In my car I have some clothes. It’s parked down the end of the alley.”
Nodding, Sammy started walking down towards where he said his car was.
“Why’d you come back?”
Sammy stopped to see Slater standing behind her waiting for his answer. She shrugged. “I need to stop running scared. I didn’t give you a chance to explain yourself, and I was angry that after how much you pursued me you just let me go.” Sammy put her hand up as she saw his mouth open to interrupt. “I know I said I didn’t want you, but I sat at the bus-stop and I didn’t feel good. Something didn’t feel right, and I got angry wondering why you hadn’t said anything, so I came back to argue or at least figure out what was going on. I know I’m confusing and difficult, and really I don’t know how you put up with me always changing my mind, but you and Brock have this hold over me like no other ever has. I like being with you two even after I thought I could never be with men again.”
“You sounded pretty final earlier, and after the week I’ve had I didn’t want to risk going after you and somehow making this all worse.” He ran his fingers through his short hair. “I’ve never been this grumpy in my life. I’m usually the calm and collected one. The easy-going guy in the Bear clan.” Slater leaned forward and took a deep breath in. “I know it’s no excuse for my behavior, but you make me crazy. I want you so bad, and not being with you, touching you, is killing me.”
Sammy took a step away from him as her heart felt like it was about to beat right out of her chest. She clenched her thighs as his honey and chocolate scent surrounded her reminding her of the connection they had and that he was naked.
Turning back around she walked toward where he had said his car was and took a deep breath of air that didn’t smell of Slater. “I overreacted the other day. I’m sorry for my behavior with the driving lessons. Now that I’ve had a couple of lessons with Brock, I understand how bad I was the day I was with you. I still feel you shouldn’t have yelled though, but I understand more now. Reading about driving and doing the test is a lot different than being behind the wheel. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to handle yelling and someone grabbing and yanking me about ever again. I know I keep saying this, but I’m trying. I’ll keep trying. I want to be normal or some kind of in-between, but I don’t know if I’ll ever be.”
Slater stopped and she turned to him. “It hasn’t even been a year since what that bastard did to you, and I think you’re doing better than most people. You’ve got a job. You see your friends, and you have not one but two men. I think you’re doing really well. We just need to learn to communicate better.”
She smiled up at him. “Thanks. Let’s get some clothes on you.” Sammy turned and walked again. She could see the car now. It was a nice blue sports car. She turned to the very naked Slater and looked him up and down. “How are you going to get your clothes if you don’t have keys?”
“What makes you think I don’t have keys?”
Sammy stood by the car and bit her lip as she blatantly studied Slater’s muscled body. Unless he had a key stuck in his hair there was nowhere for him to have put it. “You being completely naked might have something to do with it.”
Slater grinned, then bent down and reached under the back car wheel. Sammy’s couldn’t stop her gaze zoning in on the tight, round, squeezable butt in front of her.