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“What does that mean?”
“I’m both a man and a bear, and I can change between both as needed.”
It’s the simplest explanation I’ve ever given.
Not that I’ve ever given it before.
I’ve only ever dated shifters. I’ve only ever gotten close to other shifters. I’ve only spent time around people who know and understand and respect what I am.
Being around this woman?
It’s kind of throwing me off my game.
“My kids changed into bears.”
“They’re inside.”
She breathes a sigh of relief and turns to the cabin. She looks at it for a long minute before turning to me.
“What happened to them?”
“You didn’t know your husband was a shifter?”
“I don’t have a husband.”
“Their father should have told you.”
She looks at the cabin again and bites her lip. Does she want to tell me something? For a second, I think that she does, but she shakes her head.
Apparently, there’s more to the story than I know. I wonder if it’s something I’m going to be privilege to.
“I’m going to go inside,” she says finally. “Thank you for rescuing them. And us. Thank you.”
She goes up to the cabin and pulls the door open. Then she disappears inside and I hear the bears start to squeal and growl and laugh as they make their way to their mom. Okay, good, so they recognize her.
It shouldn’t be long before they shift back.
I look at Spot for a long minute. He watches me, too, as if to tell me what an idiot I am. Funny. I don’t need anyone to tell me how stupid I am in this moment.
Whatever.
I head inside, grab a pair of pajama pants, and yank them on before going over to the happy little family.
“They’ve shifted back.”
“So they have.”
“It’s usually tricky for bears to shift back the first time.”
“I guess they’re fast learners,” she says, but I’m not totally convinced. Fast learners? I mean, that’s one way to put it.
“I guess.”
The woman takes clothing out of her bag. So she came prepared. She hands it to the kids and they yank their clothing on. Then she turns back to me.
“Thank you again for finding them.”
“I’m Heath,” I say awkwardly, sticking my hand out. She looks at it for a long time before nodding.
