“Sure, me too,” Amy said, changing her mind.
Grayson banged around the kitchen, opening cabinet drawers and looking for mugs. Then he filled the kettle with water and turned it on.
Amy smiled at Kendra, silently telling her that Grayson was good for her.
Kendra thought so too. “So have you had any other premonitions?”
“Not me. Cedric said he saw two bears fighting, but he hadn’t seen you, so he didn’t know what it was all about. We hadn’t seen Grayson as a bear, but I saw you attack the one bear, so I figured the other was Grayson.”
Grayson brought in a tray carrying the mugs of tea. “I made everyone Earl Grey, if that’s all right.”
“Perfect,” Kendra said.
“One of my favorite teas,” Amy said. “I’m glad you made it out of that ordeal alright.”
“If you had told us about it before, would we have been able to change our destiny?” Grayson asked, sitting next to Kendra on one of the couches.
“Sometimes. Sometimes not. You wanted to go after Younger in Glacier National Park. That was your mission. If I had told you that you would get into a fight with a grizzly and put Kendra at risk, what would you have done? Gone without her?”
Grayson glanced at Kendra, then ran his hand over her thigh. “Yeah. I would have left her at home. She could have gone with Rowland to look for Younger in this area, rather than be exposed to a wild bear that wanted to mate with her."
"Would you have gone along with it?" Amy asked Kendra.
“I wouldn’t have wanted to, but maybe it would have worked. I certainly would have considered it, though I wouldn’t have wanted Grayson to go on his own.”
“So see? If I had told you about it, there’s a good chance you would have made some different choices. Or not.” Amy sighed. “So, Grayson, how are you doing? I saw the viciousness of the attack. Despite being a bear myself, I’ve never actually witnessed male bears fighting, wild or otherwise. Playfighting sure. But not to injure each other or in a possible death match. I…I was really terrified for you. And for Kendra, when she went to bite the wild bear. I just knew he was going to turn on her and kill her. So I was relieved when you attacked him again to get his attention. You’re a hero in my eyes.”
“Mine too.” Kendra squeezed Grayson’s hand.
He smiled at her and kissed her cheek. “If I hadn’t had your help with the wild bear, I would have been injured a lot worse.”
“I was glad I was there for you.”
“I’m doing fine,” Grayson said, belatedly answering Amy’s question.
“Well, I’ll let you get back to business, and I’ll give you any update I might glean in this whole matter. As a PI, I’ve been looking into it too.” Amy finished her tea.
“We sure appreciate it.” Grayson rubbed Kendra’s back.
If Kendra had been a big cat shifter, she would have purred.
Amy thanked them for the tea, and then Kendra escorted her to the door. “Thanks for dropping by.”
“I’m glad I got to meet Grayson, and I’m thrilled the two of you are just fine. Well, Grayson’s a little torn up, but not enough to kill him. I’ll let Cedric know. He was concerned about him also, but he’s still out looking for that escaped convict.”
“You’re not helping with it?” Kendra asked.
“If I can get a psychic read on him, sure. But he has got the FBI with him on this, local police officers also, and I’m here for you.”
“Thanks, Amy. You’re the best.”
Then they hugged, and Amy left. Kendra shut and locked the door.
“How does shrimp fried rice sound for dinner?” Kendra asked Grayson.
“Yeah, that would be great.”
She started pulling out pans and cooked up the rice, jumbo shrimp, green onions, and snow peas. She tossed in soy sauce, sesame oil, and a hint of ginger. In thirty minutes, they were sitting at the table, having a glass of white wine and dinner.
