Winston (BBW Bear Shifter Wedding Romance) (Grizzly Groomsmen Book 3) by Becca Fanning Page A
Authors: Becca Fanning
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pieces of her reassembled themselves slowly, although they fit together differently than before. Delphine felt, as she tumbled to the bed beside Custer, newer and more comfortable in her own skin than ever before. The same person, but better.
They lay there, panting. After a moment, Delphine began laughing. Custer rose up on one elbow, looking affronted.
“No, no,” she told him in between giggles, “it’s just, now we have to shower again.”
Custer’s face morphed into a leer. “You want a hand with that?”
Delphine was about to reply when the intercom above his bed went off.
“Custer, I need you to get Delphine and come to the kitchen. Family meeting time.”
Custer reached up to press the reply button. “On it. Um, but…” He looked over Delphine’s body. “Can Annie bring her another change of clothes?”
There was a very loud silence, followed by the captain saying, “I honestly don’t know what I was expecting. I honestly do not know how I asked you to look after the woman who, due to admittedly terrible circumstances, tried to kill and didn’t think once it would end up like this. Yes, I’ll have Annie bring the poor girl some clothes.”
Delphine covered her mouth with her hand to stifle her giggles but her eyes sparkled with mirth.
“Thank you, Captain, and I apologize for not following your admirable lead of sleeping with a random girl we find on a planet and then have to kill a warlord for. Truly, I see the error of my ways.” He released the button to lean over and kiss Delphine as the captain squeaked indignantly.
They lay there, just kissing, until a knock sounded at the door. Custer groaned quietly and rolled over. He grabbed his pants and swiftly hopped into them before opening the door. Delphine pulled the covers up to her armpits.
Annie’s face looked to be about half amusement, half resigned irritation.
“We are going to have a talk later,” she informed Custer, thrusting a bundle of cloth at him and peering around him. “Same goes to you, Delphine.”
Delphine suddenly felt awkward. “Thank you for the clothes.”
“Not a problem,” Annie sighed. “We’ll need to take you shopping sooner rather than later, though.”
Delphine frowned, sitting up. “What?”
“Like Leo said. Family meeting, ASAP.” Annie nodded at them both, then walked back into the hall.
“Do you know what’s going on?” Delphine asked as Custer set the clothes on the bed.
“How would I?”
Delphine shrugged, still frowning, and reached for the pants. Some crises were best dealt with clothed.
“Have you ever heard of Helen of Sparta?” Custer asked as she tugged on the borrowed clothing.
“I… no, I don’t think so,” she said, wracking her brain.
“Old Earth Greek legend. Apparently, she was the most beautiful woman in the world so all the men wanted to have her. They all gathered and let her choose, and promised that they’d all respect her choice and help her chosen husband if anything happened to her. Anyways, she chooses this one man, but the Trojan prince asks the love goddess, Aphrodite, to help him kidnap her, knowing it’ll start a war.”
Delphine nodded, waiting for Custer to reveal why this was relevant.
“All I’m saying is, he started a lot of shit with a lot of dangerous people for a girl he never spoke to, he just thought she was beautiful. And I think you’re beautiful, and having spoken to you I am cripplingly fond of you, and so whatever happens in the meeting I just want you to remember that wars have been fought for less than what I feel for you.”
Delphine’s throat closed. The galaxy’s worst soldier and a weapon who was trying to be something more. What a perfect pair they made.
“Well, now that the afterglow’s officially ruined, I say we go see what Leo wants,” Custer said with significantly more cheer than he’d had mere seconds prior. Delphine allowed her mood to be lifted and nodded with a slight
They lay there, panting. After a moment, Delphine began laughing. Custer rose up on one elbow, looking affronted.
“No, no,” she told him in between giggles, “it’s just, now we have to shower again.”
Custer’s face morphed into a leer. “You want a hand with that?”
Delphine was about to reply when the intercom above his bed went off.
“Custer, I need you to get Delphine and come to the kitchen. Family meeting time.”
Custer reached up to press the reply button. “On it. Um, but…” He looked over Delphine’s body. “Can Annie bring her another change of clothes?”
There was a very loud silence, followed by the captain saying, “I honestly don’t know what I was expecting. I honestly do not know how I asked you to look after the woman who, due to admittedly terrible circumstances, tried to kill and didn’t think once it would end up like this. Yes, I’ll have Annie bring the poor girl some clothes.”
Delphine covered her mouth with her hand to stifle her giggles but her eyes sparkled with mirth.
“Thank you, Captain, and I apologize for not following your admirable lead of sleeping with a random girl we find on a planet and then have to kill a warlord for. Truly, I see the error of my ways.” He released the button to lean over and kiss Delphine as the captain squeaked indignantly.
They lay there, just kissing, until a knock sounded at the door. Custer groaned quietly and rolled over. He grabbed his pants and swiftly hopped into them before opening the door. Delphine pulled the covers up to her armpits.
Annie’s face looked to be about half amusement, half resigned irritation.
“We are going to have a talk later,” she informed Custer, thrusting a bundle of cloth at him and peering around him. “Same goes to you, Delphine.”
Delphine suddenly felt awkward. “Thank you for the clothes.”
“Not a problem,” Annie sighed. “We’ll need to take you shopping sooner rather than later, though.”
Delphine frowned, sitting up. “What?”
“Like Leo said. Family meeting, ASAP.” Annie nodded at them both, then walked back into the hall.
“Do you know what’s going on?” Delphine asked as Custer set the clothes on the bed.
“How would I?”
Delphine shrugged, still frowning, and reached for the pants. Some crises were best dealt with clothed.
“Have you ever heard of Helen of Sparta?” Custer asked as she tugged on the borrowed clothing.
“I… no, I don’t think so,” she said, wracking her brain.
“Old Earth Greek legend. Apparently, she was the most beautiful woman in the world so all the men wanted to have her. They all gathered and let her choose, and promised that they’d all respect her choice and help her chosen husband if anything happened to her. Anyways, she chooses this one man, but the Trojan prince asks the love goddess, Aphrodite, to help him kidnap her, knowing it’ll start a war.”
Delphine nodded, waiting for Custer to reveal why this was relevant.
“All I’m saying is, he started a lot of shit with a lot of dangerous people for a girl he never spoke to, he just thought she was beautiful. And I think you’re beautiful, and having spoken to you I am cripplingly fond of you, and so whatever happens in the meeting I just want you to remember that wars have been fought for less than what I feel for you.”
Delphine’s throat closed. The galaxy’s worst soldier and a weapon who was trying to be something more. What a perfect pair they made.
“Well, now that the afterglow’s officially ruined, I say we go see what Leo wants,” Custer said with significantly more cheer than he’d had mere seconds prior. Delphine allowed her mood to be lifted and nodded with a slight
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