She was glad they didn’t attack him.
He left the bears and returned to her side. “They are fine with you this close to them.” He locked gazes with her. “You know I’d never allow anything to hurt you. Your scent is all over me. I made sure of it. They like it.”
“Not in the I-want-to-eat-you-for-dinner way, right?”
“That’s how I feel.” He winked. “I like to eat you all the time.”
She didn’t blush anymore when he said things like that. “I like that too.”
The bears just stared at her from a distance but didn’t seem to mind her presence. Smiley moved to put his body between her and them. He always took a protective stance when he thought she might be in danger and she appreciated it. He’d never let anything bad happen to her. She had faith.
The bears turned away and moved closer to the river. Smiley shifted his position and stepped behind her, wrapping his arms loosely around her waist.
She relaxed against him. “Thank you for bringing me here and sharing this.”
He rested his chin on top of her head. “I want to share everything with you, babe. Life wouldn’t have meaning without you.”
She blinked back tears. “If you tell me how much you love me, I’m going to sob. Damn hormones.”
He made that soft rumbling sound she found so sexy. “I’ll show you later instead. You never shed tears when I strip you naked.”
“I’m getting hot.”
“We’ll go swimming a ways down the river, away from them. There’s this little spot I know where a pool has formed in the rocks and it’s not deep. The water won’t be as cold.”
“I think we should skip that and just go home.” She turned her head and looked up at him. “And get naked in our tub.”
“We do love water.” His hand around her waist inched lower, his thumb teasing the area just under the waist of her shorts. “And being together.”
“We can watch the bears later.”
“I’m much rather watch you.”
“Now I’m really getting hot.”
He chuckled. “We’ll see you tomorrow, boys. My mate needs me more. It’s all about priorities. One day we’ll hopefully find females for and you’ll understand. They are everything.”
About Laurann Dohner
I’m a full-time “in-house supervisor” (sounds much better than plain ol’ housewife), mother and writer. I’m addicted to caramel iced coffee, the occasional candy bar (or two) and trying to get at least five hours of sleep at night.
I love to write all kinds of stories. I think the best part about writing is the fact that real life is always uncertain, always tossing things at us that we have no control over, but when you write, you can make sure there’s always a happy ending. I love that about writing. I love to sit down at my computer desk, put on my headphones and listen to loud music to block out the world around me, so I can create worlds in front of me.Laurann welcomes comments from readers. You can find her website and email addresses on her author bio page at ellorascave.
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