Mending the Bear (7 page)

“I’ll get that order in straight away.”

“We’re eating in before we do some more
shopping for the baby, but it was great running into you. I’ll be by one day
soon.” She hugged Eve, then turned and walked beside Kent. They sat at a table
by the window. As she waited for her order her cell phone rang. She looked at
the screen and saw that it was Ian. He hadn’t called her for almost five days.
She’d tried to forget about him, the great sex, the dates, but she couldn’t
fool herself. She wasn’t the type of woman who liked casual relationships and
probably never would.

“Hi Ian.”

Was he going to ask her out? Would she say
yes if he did?

 
“Hi
there. Could I ask you a favor?”

“Sure, fire away.”

“Someone very special to me is in the
hospital and I said I’d pick him up and take him home, but I don’t think the
doctors would like me putting him on the back of my bike.”

“Ah, so now you’re realizing what a stupid
mode of transport they are.”

“While they might not be great for that
purpose, they are the best way to get around town, but I won’t argue that point
any further. However, as he wants to meet you anyway, I thought you might be
willing to offer him a ride home.”

“He wants to meet me?”

That meant Ian had told him about her.
Good or bad thing? And the fact he knew loads of other people with cars, but
still asked her, had some significance, right?

“Sure. When do you need me to pick him
up?”

“Anytime you’re done with work. And once
we’ve dropped him off, how about we go bowling? Which, by the way, will be our
third date.”

Third date meant they would get
horizontal. Her hormones jumped to attention just thinking about. Maybe she was
getting to be more like a man.

“Sure. Swing by about five thirty, okay?”
she told him.

“Will do.”

Eve ended the call. Bowling. She hadn’t
done that since college.

****

Eve heard Ian pulling into the space out
front long before she saw him parking his bike. She armed the alarm, shut the
door, and stepped outside. Ian stood behind her. He hadn’t shaved today, making
him seem sexier, almost bear like. She wasn’t sure why she’d thought of that,
maybe it was the bear earring and the setting sunlight bouncing off of it. His
eyes looked so blue, so come and get me.

She coughed, remembering to keep her
libido under control, at least until later.

“You ready to go pick up… You didn’t tell
me his name.” Eve unlocked her car door and Ian slid in beside her.

“It’s Charlie.”

“Is he a relative?”

“Sort of. He took me and my brothers under
his wing when our parents died.”

She turned to look at him. “Ian, I had no
idea, I’m so sorry to hear that.”

“You’ll love Charlie. He’s over one
hundred years old, but looks and acts like someone a lot younger,” Ian said.

“Oh my God. He’s probably seen a lot of
changes in the world.”

“Oh, you wouldn’t believe what he’s seen.”

“And he’s not been well?” Eve said.

“Breathing trouble.”

“Is he at Kalispell General?”

“No, actually a private clinic,” Ian said.

“Then you’ll have to give me directions.”

“Take the main road here and I’ll tell you
where the turn offs at.”

Ian turned on her radio and sat back in
the seat. “You ready for some bowling?” he asked.

“I am, but I’m sort of rusty.”

“No problem. I can give you some tips.
Turn right here and then take the next left.”

She had no idea where she was going. Not
that she knew all of the Kalispell area that well, but this seemed to be in the
middle of nowhere.

“Turn here and the parking lot is to your
left.”

It was the lot of a huge white building
tucked behind trees that made it almost hidden from view. No name on the
building either. No ambulances out front. Strange, but maybe that’s how the
patients wanted it and hence the word, private.

She got out and followed Ian across the
road to the entrance. Once inside she saw a girl sitting at the reception desk
and then noticed Ash walking by with a clipboard in his hand.

“Hi,” she said.

“Eve, great to see you. I have to tell you
Chloe loves her job, and thank you for offering to give her vet assistant training.
It means so much to her. In fact, it’s all she’s been talking about.”

“I think she’s going to be a perfect match
for the job.”

“I do, too. So when are you coming to
dinner? She mentioned she’d asked you.”

“Let me know a day and time that works for
you and I’ll be there.”

“How about Friday night? And Ian, I hope
you can come along, too.”

If she didn’t know better, she’d guess
that maybe Chloe and Ash were doing some matchmaking.

“Would love to, and I’ll bring some wine.”

“Then it’s a date, and I have to go run
these tests for one of my patients so I can’t stop.” He waved and was gone.

“Will that be our fourth date?” Eve asked.

“I think it will be, and what do you allow
guys to do to you for that big event?”

“I’m not going to tell you all my
secrets.”

He smiled at her. “Then I’ll have to
create something special.”

He put his hand on the small of her back, reminding
her the other night and how he’d excited her body like no man ever had. They
headed down a corridor and Ian stopped in front of one of the rooms.

“This is where Charlie’s at,” he said. Ian
knocked on the door and then walked inside with Eve close on his heels.

A man with pure white hair sat in the
chair reading a book.

“Ah, there you are. I hope I’m not riding home
on that damn motorbike of yours? Why do all three of you Mallory boys insist on
riding those death traps?”

Eve liked him already.

“I knew you were going to say that so I’ve
brought along Eve, and she has a car.” Ian stood to one side so Charlie could see
her. “Charlie, say hello to Eve.”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you,” Charlie
said, getting up from the chair.

He reached for her hand, pulled it up to
his lips, and kissed the back of it. “That’s very kind of you to offer to give
me a safe ride home.”

“I agree that motorbikes aren’t the best
form of transportation,” Eve said.

“She says that now but once she’s been on
the back of my bike there will be no turning back for her,” Ian said.

“He always gets his way, Eve, so watch
out. Now I’d like to get out of here, but I need a doctor to okay that. I think
Cole’s on duty so he can sign my release form.”

“I can go get the doctor if you want to
visit with Ian,” Eve said.

“He’ll probably be done the hallway to the
left,” Charlie said.

Eve exited the room and walked down the
hallway, but had obviously taken the wrong turn. She looked into the room ahead
of her and saw anatomical drawings of a wolf, a cougar, and a bear hanging on
the wall and tables and chairs in front of it. Almost like it was a training
room. But for doctors? How strange was that?

“Can I help you?” It was a man’s voice. He
touched her shoulder and made her jump. She turned around to see a tall man
wearing scrubs looking at her.

“Sorry if I startled you,” he said.

“I was looking for the doctor who could
check Charlie out.”

“That would be me. Dr. Cole MacDonald. Pleased
to meet you.” He put out his hand.

“Eve, I’m a friend of Ian’s.”

“Right, Hannah mentioned you’ve taken over
the vet practice.”

“That’s right.”

“Well, let’s go get Charlie checked out
and he can be on his way.”

He walked along beside her, waved to a few
people as they walked by, and then turned into Charlie’s room.

“I hear you want to go home,” Cole said.

“I do. I guess my cats will be missing
me,” Charlie said.

“Okay, but only on the condition that you
take it easy. No…”

He paused and Eve wondered what he was
going to say.

“No running or dancing?”

Cole winked at Eve. “And if you feel
lightheaded or short of breath again, you’re to come back in here ASAP. We don’t
want to lose an old treasure like you.”

Charlie saluted him. “Yes, doc. Ian will
keep an eye on me,” Charlie said.

“Then you’re good to go,” he said, signing
the form by Charlie’s bed. “Nice meeting you Eve.”

“Same here.”

He left and Ian helped Charlie to his
feet. Eve took his bag.

“Did I hear you say you have cats?” Eve
asked.

“Yep, three of them. Turned up at my door
one day and didn’t want to leave.”

“And you have someone looking after them?”
she asked as they made their way out of the building.

“Ian’s brother Cade stopped by to feed
them.”

“Any time you need some help with them,
you’re welcome to bring them to my vet practice. I have lots of room for
housing cats and dogs.”

“I’ll remember that,” Charlie said. He
stopped for a bit and looked like he was trying to get his breath back.

“You okay?” Ian asked him.

“Will be when I get home.”

Eve opened the car door for him and he got
into the back seat. She and Ian got into the front.

“Hope you’re a good driver,” Charlie said.

Ian turned round to look at him. “Having
second thoughts that maybe you’d be safer on the back of my bike?” he asked.

****

Charlie had given Eve his seal of approval
just before they’d left his place. His three cats had immediately warmed to Eve,
purring and brushing themselves against her calves. They’d also given her the
two thumbs up, or two paws up.

Ian sat and watched as she lined up the
bowling ball, ready to take her aim at the pins. Seeing her butt in those tight
jeans gave him an instant hard on. He pulled on his the front of his pants,
trying to give his cock and balls more space, but it wasn’t helping much.

Eve leaned over and then let the ball go.
It looked like it would head straight down the middle, but then half way there,
it skidded toward the gutter and rode the rest of the way in there.

“Damn,” she said.

“Hey, let me give you some tips,” said Ian.
He stood and walked over to her.

“Here, take the ball and stand like this,”
he said, getting his body behind her with not a space to be had between the front
of his body and the back of hers. He put his mouth close to her ear, getting a
scent of both her and her perfume. Rose based, if he wasn’t mistaken.

“Lift the ball up and focus on the pins
ahead,” he said.

He wrapped his arms around her to show her
how to handle the bowling ball. Now he smelled her arousal, too.

Shit, he wanted to take her right now. He
swallowed. He wanted her so much he almost began shifting, but stopped his bear
from emerging just in time.

“Now step forward, move those sexy hips of
yours, bend your arm just a tad, and then relax and let the ball go.”

He released her from his embrace. She
stepped forward and did exactly what he’d told her. The ball went straight,
hitting all the pins in one fluid swoop.

She turned around. “You are a great
teacher.”

“I have other talents, too.”

She walked over to him, kissing him on the
lips. “I think I know what they are.”

“How about we head back to your place?” Ian
said.

“But we haven’t finished our game.”

“I have games of a different kind in
mind.”

Chapter
Ten

Eve had never known herself be this desperate
for sex, but she’d almost ripped Ian’s clothes off as soon as they’d gotten
back to her townhouse.

She ran her hands under his sweater,
feeling his muscles push against her palm. She kissed him, playfully biting his
lower lip while she lifted it up over his head. Eve then turned her attention
to his belt. She unfastened it, letting her finger slowly glide over the
zipper, feeling his erection almost bursting it open.

She tugged it down, sliding her hand
inside and feeling for the slit in his boxers. She quickly found it and his
cock. Wrapping her fingers around it, she gave him another kiss.

His dick pulsated against her palm as she
rubbed her hand up and down his shaft, causing him to fidget and give a groan
that originated deep within his throat. It was almost animal like, but made her
want him more. The color of his eyes seemed to deepen, almost like they were
about to change from blue to brown. Maybe he wore contact lenses. She rubbed
him some more and wow, he came quicker than she’d anticipated.

“Don’t worry because I can get another
erection very soon. I’m not like other men.”

She didn’t for one second think he was
bragging or lying. Ian was quickly proving he was one of a kind.

He encouraged her to sit on the bed.

“The other night I felt your pussy, but I
didn’t see it. I think I’d like to do that right now.”

Maybe she should have gotten a Brazilian
because wasn’t that what guys preferred these days? What if he didn’t like what
he saw?

He pulled on her panties, tugging them
over her thighs until he got them to her ankles and then gently removed them. Ian
ran his hand over her pubic hair before pushing her thighs apart. Cold air hit
her pussy folds and soon his fingers were warming them as he touched each
little crevice. She closed her eyes. She felt relaxed, happy,
almost
euphoric.

He fingered the very edge of her pussy,
almost as if he was teasing her that he might let it slip over the threshold.
Finally he did just that and she breathed in deeply.

“You are so beautiful,” he said, slowly
finger fucking her. “So perfect.”

No one had ever told her that, beautiful
and perfect. That was quite the compliment.

“I’d like to bring you to climax, but I’m
in a selfish mood and I have to be inside you and soon.”

He removed his finger and reached for the
condom he’d sat on the bed. Eve took off her bra and threw it across the room.
She put her hands under each breast and lifted them up to Ian who took the
nipple of the left one into his mouth and sucked until it grew hard and
throbbed. He drew his finger down her belly, making it quiver, almost making
her giggle. He spread her legs wide and then with more ease than the other
night, he plunged his cock deep within her.

She lifted her legs, allowing him to go
farther inside her. His dick slid toward the back of her pussy making it come
alive like never before. Ian began with a slow, almost too slow thrust. She
didn’t want to seem demanding or bossy about telling him what to do, so she
raised her butt upward causing him to slip even deeper.

“You need a good fuck, baby, yeah I get
that, so hold onto your hat.”

It was his biceps she dug her fingers into
as he moved at a speed she didn’t think was possible. She hoped she wasn’t hurting
him as she sank her nails into his skin, but right now her pussy felt like it
was on fire. Not an unpleasant sort of a burn, but the sort that made her give
one constant long groan.

Her belly quivered and her legs shook as
the first orgasm of the night hit her. She moved her head from side to side,
mumbling things even she didn’t understand as he drove faster, bringing about
another orgasm.

She beat the bed with her fists as he
continued. Usually guys didn’t last this long with her. Her ex had been the wham
bam kind, and she’d often gone
climaxless
during
their lovemaking.

Ian stopped thrusting and she thought
maybe he’d come and she’d missed it, but he hovered above her as still as could
be and still she felt her pussy being pampered and loved. He was moving his
cock inside her again. It beat against all the walls in her channel, making her
drool and she was pretty sure she went cross-eyed as one climax turned into two,
and then three, and then she lost count.

He’d drained her, over-exited her. Now he
was moving again and then bam, she heard him groan that animal-like call again
and he came.

She tried to get her breathing back to a
normal pace, but just couldn’t. The next thing she knew, he was turning her
over onto her belly and pulling her legs apart.

“Surely you can’t be hard this soon after
that?” she asked him.

“Like I told you, I’m not like other men.”

****

Ian ran his hands over her ass. So round
and gorgeous. Now he realized that he’d almost hated that Joanne had been
constantly watching her weight. He liked his mate soft and cuddly. He couldn’t
help himself, he spanked Eve’s ass, seeing it turn pink and even more alluring.

“Do that again,” she said.

“You like it.”

“I think I came.”

He slapped her again, hearing her groan
and seeing that she’d been right when her juices slipped from her pussy.

He parted her cheeks, seeing her pussy all
red and welcoming. He quickly put another condom on his dick and pushed inside
her. He held her hips, almost soft and cuddly like her ass. He thrust and heard
her groaning. He loved her pussy. He could spend all day inside it. Spend all
day with her.

Shit, what was happening? Charlie had been
right. She might be his mate. Her pussy gripped his dick and he sensed she’d
come. He leaned over, letting his cock do all the work instead of his entire
body. Such a lucky thing for a shifter and so unlucky for human males. Poor
guys just didn’t know how to please a woman.

Eve beat her fists against the pillow as
his pussy took hold of his cock like it was a vise. He leaned over and did
something he hadn’t even done to Joanne, he nipped Eve’s neck.

“Hey, what are you doing?”

“It’s okay. I’m not going to hurt you.”

He couldn’t explain to her what this was
all about, not yet. That would have to come soon. He nipped her again, knowing
that by doing so, he’d marked her as his mate.