transfixed as the bear seemed to shine, and light of every colour swirled around like magic, and then all of a sudden Brian stood there, still in his clothes, looking like he hadn’t just changed into a huge bear.
Greg lay on the floor shaking, and Brock knelt and talked to him. Susie stepped away from the chaos and checked on Sammy, who had passed out. Susie frowned, wondering why no one came in with all commotion. A doctor or a nurse should have come in. She flinched as Brian pulled her to him. His body seemed to sag as he sighed. “Please tell me you’re not scared of me now.”
Thinking back to a moments ago when he changed and charged at them, Susie was stunned to realise that she wasn’t afraid of him. Even when he clawed Greg, it never once crossed her mind the bear would hurt her. Turning in his arms, she stared up at him. “No, I’m not.” She reached up and stroked his face. “I love you, even when you’re a grizzly bear.”
Brian beamed down at her, and brushed his lips across hers. “Say it again for me, honey.” Her hands moved up to wrap around his neck, and she pulled him closer and whispered into his ear, “Brian, I love you.”
He picked her up and muttered as his head rested against hers. “I love you so much. Don’t ever do anything so silly again. You knew he was about somewhere.”
She giggled as she thought of everything. “Oh, no one better mess with me. I am probably one of the safest women in the world now.”
He gave a mock growl, and gently placed her down, only to pause and swear. Susie turned to see what he was swearing at, only to gulp, and try to run over to Sammy. Brock stood over a whimpering Sammy, being held back by Brian. He said, “Mine.”
She looked over the other side of the bed to see Slater, who also said, “Mine.” Susie started to get cranky as the two men stared at each other like they were ready to kill each other.
Brushing off Brian’s hold, she went over to them and gave them her best death stare. “Stop it now. This is not the time or the place for it. Not only that, you are scaring my friend. I don’t care what she is to either of you, but if you don’t get away I will whoop your arses.” They both turned on her, and looked her up and down. Straightening she sighed. “Fine, I will get Brian and Blake to do it.” They grinned as she felt four hands on her back.
She glanced down at Sammy to see her give a slight nod in thanks. All the guys moved away, and she was finally alone with Sammy. “I promise, he won’t hurt you again. You are safe now.”
In a croaked voice that could barely be heard, Sammy asked, “Where is Greg?”
Slater came up next to the bed, mumbling, “Alive, unfortunately, but going to jail.”
Sammy shut her eyes as tears streamed down her cheek. “Thanks.” Susie leaned down and wiped the tears away, and gave each cheek a kiss.
****
They arrived back at Susie’s place in the early hours of the morning. They all collapsed into a heap together on the bed. Blake prayed for the rest of the week to be quiet and uneventful. They sorted out a watch on Sammy. She’d agreed to come and live with them for a while until she fully recovered, which didn’t go down well with Brock and Slater.
Blake was happy for the next couple of days. He only worked seven till four, and Susie finished at four thirty. He picked her up from work every afternoon and she would growl about her perfectly good car. She hadn’t used it since meeting him and Brian.
On Friday afternoon, Susie called him at work to tell him she’d been writing all day and was heading over to see Sammy. He and Brian left work late, but made sure they got back in time to surprise her with a dinner. The phone started ringing at about six. Blake grabbed it, even though it was Susie’s phone. “Hello.”
Quiet greeted him on the other end, and then a gruff male voice said, “I would like to speak to my daughter.”
He smiled as he hadn’t heard much about
Greg lay on the floor shaking, and Brock knelt and talked to him. Susie stepped away from the chaos and checked on Sammy, who had passed out. Susie frowned, wondering why no one came in with all commotion. A doctor or a nurse should have come in. She flinched as Brian pulled her to him. His body seemed to sag as he sighed. “Please tell me you’re not scared of me now.”
Thinking back to a moments ago when he changed and charged at them, Susie was stunned to realise that she wasn’t afraid of him. Even when he clawed Greg, it never once crossed her mind the bear would hurt her. Turning in his arms, she stared up at him. “No, I’m not.” She reached up and stroked his face. “I love you, even when you’re a grizzly bear.”
Brian beamed down at her, and brushed his lips across hers. “Say it again for me, honey.” Her hands moved up to wrap around his neck, and she pulled him closer and whispered into his ear, “Brian, I love you.”
He picked her up and muttered as his head rested against hers. “I love you so much. Don’t ever do anything so silly again. You knew he was about somewhere.”
She giggled as she thought of everything. “Oh, no one better mess with me. I am probably one of the safest women in the world now.”
He gave a mock growl, and gently placed her down, only to pause and swear. Susie turned to see what he was swearing at, only to gulp, and try to run over to Sammy. Brock stood over a whimpering Sammy, being held back by Brian. He said, “Mine.”
She looked over the other side of the bed to see Slater, who also said, “Mine.” Susie started to get cranky as the two men stared at each other like they were ready to kill each other.
Brushing off Brian’s hold, she went over to them and gave them her best death stare. “Stop it now. This is not the time or the place for it. Not only that, you are scaring my friend. I don’t care what she is to either of you, but if you don’t get away I will whoop your arses.” They both turned on her, and looked her up and down. Straightening she sighed. “Fine, I will get Brian and Blake to do it.” They grinned as she felt four hands on her back.
She glanced down at Sammy to see her give a slight nod in thanks. All the guys moved away, and she was finally alone with Sammy. “I promise, he won’t hurt you again. You are safe now.”
In a croaked voice that could barely be heard, Sammy asked, “Where is Greg?”
Slater came up next to the bed, mumbling, “Alive, unfortunately, but going to jail.”
Sammy shut her eyes as tears streamed down her cheek. “Thanks.” Susie leaned down and wiped the tears away, and gave each cheek a kiss.
****
They arrived back at Susie’s place in the early hours of the morning. They all collapsed into a heap together on the bed. Blake prayed for the rest of the week to be quiet and uneventful. They sorted out a watch on Sammy. She’d agreed to come and live with them for a while until she fully recovered, which didn’t go down well with Brock and Slater.
Blake was happy for the next couple of days. He only worked seven till four, and Susie finished at four thirty. He picked her up from work every afternoon and she would growl about her perfectly good car. She hadn’t used it since meeting him and Brian.
On Friday afternoon, Susie called him at work to tell him she’d been writing all day and was heading over to see Sammy. He and Brian left work late, but made sure they got back in time to surprise her with a dinner. The phone started ringing at about six. Blake grabbed it, even though it was Susie’s phone. “Hello.”
Quiet greeted him on the other end, and then a gruff male voice said, “I would like to speak to my daughter.”
He smiled as he hadn’t heard much about
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