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He didn’t like to talk about himself or his life. His family was a menace and he had been one of those typical teenagers that wanted to get the hell out of dodge right after graduation and that’s exactly what he’d done.
“Not much to tell.”
“There’s got to be something. What brought you here?”
“Just traveling, doing my living on the road. I did run across a really nice older couple by the name of Barbara and Tristan at a town not far from here, Blue Creek, and they suggested I come here next. She said the Bear’s Den was a great atmosphere for meeting people.”
“Hmm, interesting. Their names sound familiar but either way, that was nice of them. Must be they’ve been here before. Maybe they knew my parents. I guess anything is possible. So don’t you ever stay in one place?”
“Haven’t yet but I might, just depends on whether I like the place or not.”
“So, you like it here alright?”
“Yeah it’s fine so far.”
Jesus, she was full of questions. If he let her ask and he answered, she would either decide to go upstairs to her own bed or he was going to pull her into his.
“Great, just let me know if you decide you want a night off but otherwise, I’d love to have you work every day.”
“That sounds good to me. Do you serve breakfast in the mornings too?”
He smirked because he didn’t really expect her to but it didn’t hurt to ask. There was probably a diner somewhere in town that had good coffee.
“You can come up to my apartment if you want. I don’t have a lot but there’s always coffee.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, if I don’t have my coffee in the mornings, I can’t function. So, I have one more question for you if you don’t mind?”
“Shoot.”
What was he going to say, no? He wanted her to stay in his bed while trying not to piss her off.
“Why didn’t you tell me you were a grizzly?”
How did she know? Was it that obvious? He’d worked overtime to hide his traits when he was among humans because one time he let it slip and there was a lynch mob after him for days. Should he expect to be fired now?
“How did you know?”
“I know because I’m a bear as well.”
Whoa, he didn’t see that coming at all.
“Woman you are full of surprises.”
“I like to keep things interesting, that’s for sure. I am curious though, why didn’t you detect me?”
“Well my senses have kind of fallen off over the last few years. Is that how you knew about me?”
“I could practically taste it on you. That and you smelled distinctively like the woods.”
I’ll give her something to taste.
“I haven’t been in the woods at all lately. I would love to go out for a run though.”
“Yeah, I don’t really do that around here. Too many normal people.”
