Too Much To Bear: BBW Shifter Romance (Shifters of Spellholm Forest - The Bears) by Harmony Raines Page A
Authors: Harmony Raines
Tags: General Fiction
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Not that I don't plan to be around for a good few years, but it would be nice to be able to relax a little. Step back from work. Not easy when there's so much to take care of."
"That is incredibly generous of you," Beck said.
"Not at all. You are about to be part of the family, Beck."
Chapter Nine
Jenny
Lost in her own thoughts, the day passed her by. Beck's words haunted her every step, he was going to find work elsewhere. However, she could think of no other jobs for him around here. Maybe Wes would take him on, but that wouldn’t end well, two bears were not better than one in close working proximity.
So he would go away, what if it was far away, would she go with him? The thought of leaving her family behind made her feel sick. It was bad enough they had to come to terms with her not being one of them. To lose her completely, when she was their only child, would leave her parents devastated. However, with Beck being her mate, her loyalty was to him first, and that would never change.
Beck must have picked up on her feelings, leaving her alone with her thoughts. Now he had gone to finish clearing out the barn, and she had gone to help her mom in the kitchen garden. They were harvesting the potatoes, digging them up, and cleaning off the dirt. It was a satisfying job. Jenny loved everything about the farm, following the turning of the seasons, watching the continual process of birth, life and death. She doubted she could be happy anywhere else in the world. This was where she belonged.
"Everything alright?"
Her mom's question made her start. "Yes. Of course."
"Only you look as if you're away on the wing."
She smiled at her mom, knowing if Mother Hart was right, that was never going to happen. "Do you ever wonder what the future holds? Did you always know this was where you were going to spend the rest of your life?"
"I used to. I didn't meet your father until I was in my late twenties, so I had plenty of time to wonder. You're lucky meeting Beck so close to your coming of age. I spent years dreaming about who my mate would be and wondering if we would be compatible. But it usually works out in the end."
"Did you ever have to make a choice?" Jenny asked, placing a handful of potatoes into the half full basket.
Her mom stood up, placing her hand on the small of her back and stretching. Her face wrinkled in worry as she spoke. "What kind of choice Jenny? Is there something you want to talk about?"
Jenny put her fork into the ground and placed her foot on it, ready to dig out the next plant. "Beck's my mate. So am I supposed to follow him wherever he goes?"
"He's leaving?" her mom asked, stunned.
"He wants to make enough money to provide for me, and our family, when we have one." Sooner rather than later, thought Jenny, if they kept having unprotected sex.
"We thought you would stay here."
"There is no way we can all live in the house, I need time to get to know Beck." She looked at her mom, her lower lip trembling ever so slightly. "He's a complete stranger to me, in so many ways. I don't think I'm ready to live with him, not if it means leaving you and dad."
Her mom came to her, and wrapped a protective arm around her shoulders. "Oh, honey. It won't come to that. You're dad's gone to talk to him now. We were thinking of converting one of the barns into a house for you and Beck. You're dad's squirrelled some money away. He is quite enjoying the idea of having another man about the place. He's spent so long with the two of us, I think he's more excited than anyone."
"Are you sure? Because I wouldn't want you doing anything you didn't want to. This is your home first."
"And you are our beautiful daughter. We could not be more proud of you, and the way you take on any challenge the farm gives you. You were born to take over this place. And you never know, once things are settled I might persuade your father to take me on that Caribbean cruise he's always promised me. It will give you and Beck some alone
"That is incredibly generous of you," Beck said.
"Not at all. You are about to be part of the family, Beck."
Chapter Nine
Jenny
Lost in her own thoughts, the day passed her by. Beck's words haunted her every step, he was going to find work elsewhere. However, she could think of no other jobs for him around here. Maybe Wes would take him on, but that wouldn’t end well, two bears were not better than one in close working proximity.
So he would go away, what if it was far away, would she go with him? The thought of leaving her family behind made her feel sick. It was bad enough they had to come to terms with her not being one of them. To lose her completely, when she was their only child, would leave her parents devastated. However, with Beck being her mate, her loyalty was to him first, and that would never change.
Beck must have picked up on her feelings, leaving her alone with her thoughts. Now he had gone to finish clearing out the barn, and she had gone to help her mom in the kitchen garden. They were harvesting the potatoes, digging them up, and cleaning off the dirt. It was a satisfying job. Jenny loved everything about the farm, following the turning of the seasons, watching the continual process of birth, life and death. She doubted she could be happy anywhere else in the world. This was where she belonged.
"Everything alright?"
Her mom's question made her start. "Yes. Of course."
"Only you look as if you're away on the wing."
She smiled at her mom, knowing if Mother Hart was right, that was never going to happen. "Do you ever wonder what the future holds? Did you always know this was where you were going to spend the rest of your life?"
"I used to. I didn't meet your father until I was in my late twenties, so I had plenty of time to wonder. You're lucky meeting Beck so close to your coming of age. I spent years dreaming about who my mate would be and wondering if we would be compatible. But it usually works out in the end."
"Did you ever have to make a choice?" Jenny asked, placing a handful of potatoes into the half full basket.
Her mom stood up, placing her hand on the small of her back and stretching. Her face wrinkled in worry as she spoke. "What kind of choice Jenny? Is there something you want to talk about?"
Jenny put her fork into the ground and placed her foot on it, ready to dig out the next plant. "Beck's my mate. So am I supposed to follow him wherever he goes?"
"He's leaving?" her mom asked, stunned.
"He wants to make enough money to provide for me, and our family, when we have one." Sooner rather than later, thought Jenny, if they kept having unprotected sex.
"We thought you would stay here."
"There is no way we can all live in the house, I need time to get to know Beck." She looked at her mom, her lower lip trembling ever so slightly. "He's a complete stranger to me, in so many ways. I don't think I'm ready to live with him, not if it means leaving you and dad."
Her mom came to her, and wrapped a protective arm around her shoulders. "Oh, honey. It won't come to that. You're dad's gone to talk to him now. We were thinking of converting one of the barns into a house for you and Beck. You're dad's squirrelled some money away. He is quite enjoying the idea of having another man about the place. He's spent so long with the two of us, I think he's more excited than anyone."
"Are you sure? Because I wouldn't want you doing anything you didn't want to. This is your home first."
"And you are our beautiful daughter. We could not be more proud of you, and the way you take on any challenge the farm gives you. You were born to take over this place. And you never know, once things are settled I might persuade your father to take me on that Caribbean cruise he's always promised me. It will give you and Beck some alone
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