ocean, if he could. Barring that
extreme, he’d try to enjoy the few moments they had left to their
fullest.
He couldn’t really do that in a crowd. Rather
than stick around after the meeting, sharing small talk with his
buddies, Drew ushered Jetty out the door, right along with Grace
and Jack. Drew stood impatiently as the two mer women said their
goodbyes, hoping to avoid any more delay in returning to his home.
He had plans, and they were running out of time. She had to leave,
but before she did, he wanted to make it clear to her that he was
interested. More than interested, actually.
The kiss they’d shared had awakened his
primitive side, and the bear wanted her. The human side of him
wanted her in his bed, in his life, but the bear wanted to protect
her. Always.
But he also didn’t want to scare her off. It
was going to be a delicate conversation. One he’d never had with
any other female. Jetty was special. More special than she
knew.
Jetty was glad when the meeting broke up. She
had been very impressed by the bears’ willingness to help her
people. Their planning and logistics expertise was very apparent,
and she felt content to leave preparations in their hands. Grace
would oversee things and guide them in the right direction, if
necessary, but Jetty had great confidence, after talking with them
all at length, that they would create something very special here.
As they had, in fact, with their entire town.
Grizzly Cove was pretty amazing. She’d really
enjoyed herself today, which was something she hadn’t anticipated.
She’d figured one town was very much like another, and after LA, a
small artists’ colony on the rugged part of the Washington coast
wouldn’t be all that interesting. Boy, had she been wrong.
The place was idyllic. A peaceful slice of
Americana dressed up in shifter style. Oh, it wasn’t obvious that
the town was full of shifters. They still had to keep a low
profile. Humans could wander through at anytime, after all. But the
pervasive feeling of the place was one of acceptance and peace. It
was like nothing she had ever experienced outside the ocean
before.
Certain parts of the Pacific had that same
feeling, but they weren’t as plentiful as they once had been. The
oceans were being damaged in places by pollution and human traffic
on the surface, in their giant container vessels, crisscrossing the
earth’s oceans at will. Humans were everywhere nowadays—even in the
deeps.
They weren’t that bad, usually, but the idea
that Grizzly Cove was populated by a large majority of magical
beings made it very attractive. Jetty thought most of her mer
friends would fit right in. And a lot of the single women would
find dates readily enough with all those hunky single men.
Grizzly Cove was about to be invaded, and
they really didn’t understand the full power of the tsunami that
was going to hit them. Jetty almost laughed, thinking about it as
she sat next to Andrew, in the passenger seat of his car. They were
heading back to his place. She had an hour or two before her
planned departure, and she wanted to spend the time with him.
She’d been happy when he ushered her out of
the bakery and suggested going back to his place. She’d liked the
people she’d met today, but it was Andrew who really captured her
attention. He was so very handsome. And sometimes, he looked so
lost. So sad.
That’s what had drawn her to his boat, day
after day. She’d spied on him, watching him from the water.
Wondering what drove him out there, rain or shine. She sensed
something in him that called to her to help. To observe and devise
a way to heal.
She knew it sounded ridiculous. Even she had
a hard time believing the silly thoughts that dashed through her
mind at times. Still, the idea refused to let her go. And the more
she was around him, the more she talked to him, the more she
wanted—no, needed—to find a way to help him. He was in need. She
just didn’t fully understand what it was he
extreme, he’d try to enjoy the few moments they had left to their
fullest.
He couldn’t really do that in a crowd. Rather
than stick around after the meeting, sharing small talk with his
buddies, Drew ushered Jetty out the door, right along with Grace
and Jack. Drew stood impatiently as the two mer women said their
goodbyes, hoping to avoid any more delay in returning to his home.
He had plans, and they were running out of time. She had to leave,
but before she did, he wanted to make it clear to her that he was
interested. More than interested, actually.
The kiss they’d shared had awakened his
primitive side, and the bear wanted her. The human side of him
wanted her in his bed, in his life, but the bear wanted to protect
her. Always.
But he also didn’t want to scare her off. It
was going to be a delicate conversation. One he’d never had with
any other female. Jetty was special. More special than she
knew.
Jetty was glad when the meeting broke up. She
had been very impressed by the bears’ willingness to help her
people. Their planning and logistics expertise was very apparent,
and she felt content to leave preparations in their hands. Grace
would oversee things and guide them in the right direction, if
necessary, but Jetty had great confidence, after talking with them
all at length, that they would create something very special here.
As they had, in fact, with their entire town.
Grizzly Cove was pretty amazing. She’d really
enjoyed herself today, which was something she hadn’t anticipated.
She’d figured one town was very much like another, and after LA, a
small artists’ colony on the rugged part of the Washington coast
wouldn’t be all that interesting. Boy, had she been wrong.
The place was idyllic. A peaceful slice of
Americana dressed up in shifter style. Oh, it wasn’t obvious that
the town was full of shifters. They still had to keep a low
profile. Humans could wander through at anytime, after all. But the
pervasive feeling of the place was one of acceptance and peace. It
was like nothing she had ever experienced outside the ocean
before.
Certain parts of the Pacific had that same
feeling, but they weren’t as plentiful as they once had been. The
oceans were being damaged in places by pollution and human traffic
on the surface, in their giant container vessels, crisscrossing the
earth’s oceans at will. Humans were everywhere nowadays—even in the
deeps.
They weren’t that bad, usually, but the idea
that Grizzly Cove was populated by a large majority of magical
beings made it very attractive. Jetty thought most of her mer
friends would fit right in. And a lot of the single women would
find dates readily enough with all those hunky single men.
Grizzly Cove was about to be invaded, and
they really didn’t understand the full power of the tsunami that
was going to hit them. Jetty almost laughed, thinking about it as
she sat next to Andrew, in the passenger seat of his car. They were
heading back to his place. She had an hour or two before her
planned departure, and she wanted to spend the time with him.
She’d been happy when he ushered her out of
the bakery and suggested going back to his place. She’d liked the
people she’d met today, but it was Andrew who really captured her
attention. He was so very handsome. And sometimes, he looked so
lost. So sad.
That’s what had drawn her to his boat, day
after day. She’d spied on him, watching him from the water.
Wondering what drove him out there, rain or shine. She sensed
something in him that called to her to help. To observe and devise
a way to heal.
She knew it sounded ridiculous. Even she had
a hard time believing the silly thoughts that dashed through her
mind at times. Still, the idea refused to let her go. And the more
she was around him, the more she talked to him, the more she
wanted—no, needed—to find a way to help him. He was in need. She
just didn’t fully understand what it was he
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