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Authors: Ariana Hawkes
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grin. “Of course, I was worried that you were a bear – I mean a 100% bear – but when you shifted, I couldn’t believe my eyes.”
“Was it weird to see?” he said doubtfully.
“No it was actually pretty cool, and it happened fast. But then, when the wolf attacked you. My god. I thought my heart was going to stop beating.”
“Mine too,” he said. “It wouldn’t have dared attack me in my bear form, but as a human, it was a different matter, and could have been very dangerous.” She shuddered.
“I can see that. I was so scared for you.”
“It’s all fine now,” he said, and, surprising himself, he reached out and patted her hand. He was rewarded with a radiant smile, which reached all the way to her sparkling hazel eyes.
“I was just wondering – is there any chance you could make me a cup of tea?” She looked at him beguilingly. He shot to his feet.
“God, I’m so sorry. I’m such a rude bear. I should’ve offered you something to eat and drink.” She waved her hand.
“No, don’t be silly. I’m not shy about asking for what I need, trust me.”
“Ok. You must be hungry though?”
“No. Actually the wolf fed me well,” she said. Leigh’s face dropped a little.
“He did?”
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.”
“You know I’m going to prise it out of you?” she said.
“Oh, it’s just that I prepared dinner for the two of us. I tried to make it real nice.” He looked so wounded that she wanted to hug him.
“We could eat a little now?” she suggested. “I’m sure I’ve still got some room.”
“I ate it already, when I thought you weren’t coming,” he said.
“Maybe we could make the same thing tomorrow, but this time, I could help you. How about that?” He brightened immediately.
“I’d like that,” he said shyly. “Now I’ll see if I’ve got some tea.” He went into his cabin, knowing that he didn’t have any, but wondering if there was anything he could use instead. There was nothing much in the cupboards.
“I’ve got coffee?” he called to her, poking his head out of the door.
“I guess it’ll do,” she said with a wink.
He made up two cups and brought them outside.
“I’m sorry. I’ve never really tried tea before,” he said, handing her a cup and sitting down on the rock beside her. “But I’ve been a coffee addict ever since the bears in the clan got me into it.”
“Ah, I’m Scottish. That means I automatically love tea. But coffee’s not a bad substitute.”
“You’re really from another country?”
“Yep, all the way across the ocean.”
“I haven’t met many people from a different country before. Only Tamika.”
“She’s my cousin!” she said with a grin.
“No way! But you talk so different.”
“She was brought up in England and I was brought up in Scotland. They’re not far apart, but the accents are different.”
“Is there a Scottish language?”
“Yes, it’s called Gaelic, but not many people speak it nowadays. My parents do, but us kids were lazy, and we only know a few phrases.”
“Like what?”
“Well, my first name means ‘ford by the oak tree’, and my last name, McKenzie, means ‘fair one’.”
“That’s pretty cool,” he said thoughtfully, stealing a glance at her as she gazed up at the stars. She was so beautiful. With her flaming red hair and pale, translucent skin, she looked like a pixie, or a spirit from another realm.
“Does everyone in your country look like you?” he blurted out. She laughed.
“You mean my hair, right?” She caught it by the ends and coiled it around her hand. It was bright, almost glowing. “It’s a pretty common color in Scotland, that’s true. But lots of people have dark or blond hair as well.” He looked at it transfixed, and had to restrain himself from reaching out and touching it too.
“Have you always lived up in the mountains?” she asked.
“Yep, all my life. I’ve only spent a handful of nights away from it.”
“I can
“Was it weird to see?” he said doubtfully.
“No it was actually pretty cool, and it happened fast. But then, when the wolf attacked you. My god. I thought my heart was going to stop beating.”
“Mine too,” he said. “It wouldn’t have dared attack me in my bear form, but as a human, it was a different matter, and could have been very dangerous.” She shuddered.
“I can see that. I was so scared for you.”
“It’s all fine now,” he said, and, surprising himself, he reached out and patted her hand. He was rewarded with a radiant smile, which reached all the way to her sparkling hazel eyes.
“I was just wondering – is there any chance you could make me a cup of tea?” She looked at him beguilingly. He shot to his feet.
“God, I’m so sorry. I’m such a rude bear. I should’ve offered you something to eat and drink.” She waved her hand.
“No, don’t be silly. I’m not shy about asking for what I need, trust me.”
“Ok. You must be hungry though?”
“No. Actually the wolf fed me well,” she said. Leigh’s face dropped a little.
“He did?”
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.”
“You know I’m going to prise it out of you?” she said.
“Oh, it’s just that I prepared dinner for the two of us. I tried to make it real nice.” He looked so wounded that she wanted to hug him.
“We could eat a little now?” she suggested. “I’m sure I’ve still got some room.”
“I ate it already, when I thought you weren’t coming,” he said.
“Maybe we could make the same thing tomorrow, but this time, I could help you. How about that?” He brightened immediately.
“I’d like that,” he said shyly. “Now I’ll see if I’ve got some tea.” He went into his cabin, knowing that he didn’t have any, but wondering if there was anything he could use instead. There was nothing much in the cupboards.
“I’ve got coffee?” he called to her, poking his head out of the door.
“I guess it’ll do,” she said with a wink.
He made up two cups and brought them outside.
“I’m sorry. I’ve never really tried tea before,” he said, handing her a cup and sitting down on the rock beside her. “But I’ve been a coffee addict ever since the bears in the clan got me into it.”
“Ah, I’m Scottish. That means I automatically love tea. But coffee’s not a bad substitute.”
“You’re really from another country?”
“Yep, all the way across the ocean.”
“I haven’t met many people from a different country before. Only Tamika.”
“She’s my cousin!” she said with a grin.
“No way! But you talk so different.”
“She was brought up in England and I was brought up in Scotland. They’re not far apart, but the accents are different.”
“Is there a Scottish language?”
“Yes, it’s called Gaelic, but not many people speak it nowadays. My parents do, but us kids were lazy, and we only know a few phrases.”
“Like what?”
“Well, my first name means ‘ford by the oak tree’, and my last name, McKenzie, means ‘fair one’.”
“That’s pretty cool,” he said thoughtfully, stealing a glance at her as she gazed up at the stars. She was so beautiful. With her flaming red hair and pale, translucent skin, she looked like a pixie, or a spirit from another realm.
“Does everyone in your country look like you?” he blurted out. She laughed.
“You mean my hair, right?” She caught it by the ends and coiled it around her hand. It was bright, almost glowing. “It’s a pretty common color in Scotland, that’s true. But lots of people have dark or blond hair as well.” He looked at it transfixed, and had to restrain himself from reaching out and touching it too.
“Have you always lived up in the mountains?” she asked.
“Yep, all my life. I’ve only spent a handful of nights away from it.”
“I can
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