Doctor Bear: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance (Bear Bluff Book 2) by Harmony Raines Page A
Authors: Harmony Raines
Tags: General Fiction
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half an hour ago; everything seems to be going perfectly. A natural birth is what Mom wants, so we are trying to make that happen for her.
“Excellent, Daphne. And who is with her now?”
“Nurse Beth Andrews. She’s new.”
“What’s she like?” he asked.
Daphne knew him well enough to understand that he asked purely in professional terms. It was always important to Ben that the nurses he worked with were reliable and responsible, but today of all days, he needed a nurse who wasn’t going to flake on him.
“Very professional. Came here for a fresh start, from what I gather.” She dropped her voice, saying in a conspiratorial manner, “Running from a broken heart, by the look of things. She came in this morning looking as if she’d already shed a tear or two.” Daphne looked up at Ben and winked. “I think you might be lucky. She’s one who won’t fawn all over you or melt at your feet.”
He smiled at Daphne. “I can always hope. OK. Which room?”
“Four. You’ll find a very anxious dad-to-be. I think he’s going to take more looking after than Freyja.”
Ben walked down the hallway, opened the door quietly, and entered. Sure enough, there was Will pacing up and down. Freyja was looking calm, if a little scared, but generally, things were under control. The nurse, whom he assumed was Beth, was just taking Freyja’s blood pressure. She had her back to Ben, so he moved forward to talk to Will, allowing her to finish her tests before introducing himself to her.
“Hi, Will. Do you want some coffee? I can go and get you some.”
“No. I think coffee will make me more on edge.”
“Relax; having a baby is the most natural thing in the world. I’m here to take care of everything you need. Freyja is in the best place.”
Will nodded. “Thank you, Ben. It means a lot that you came in today. I heard you were going up the mountain with Eirik.”
“His last few days of freedom,” Ben laughed. “Then he will be lost to that world of marriage that is so unknown to me.”
“One day, Ben. The right one will come along.” Will managed to laugh; he patted Ben on the arm. “Until then you have the female half of Bear Creek to look after you.”
“That is not funny. I got home last night to find three batches of food on my porch. Hey, if you and Freyja need some food to heat up, just give me a shout. I have so much in my freezer I can never eat it in one lifetime.”
“I’ll take you up on that, especially if you have some of Mrs. Sanders’s ravioli.”
“I’m sure I have one or two batches.”
The nurse moved away, turning to glance up at Ben. She didn’t smile, and Daphne was right, she did look as if she had been crying. Ben could tell because he could see every last tear track down her face. His whole self was zoned in on her, as if there was no one else in the room. His knees felt weak and he had to take deep breaths to stop himself falling down.
“Hey, steady, Ben,” Will said, reaching out for the doctor. He looked at Ben and then looked at the nurse, before glancing back at Ben. “Really? Today of all days?”
“I … I.” He tried to speak, but that simple function seemed to evade him. All of his attention was focused on the woman in front of him, who was looking at him very warily.
Why, out of all the women in town, did he have to find her here, and now? However, he soon swept that aside and his body filled with elation. He wanted to change into a bear and roar at the top of his voice. This was what he had waited for his whole life. His mate.
But one look at Nurse Beth Andrews told him that would send her running for the hills. And she probably wouldn’t take kindly to being pursued by a love-struck bear.
Chapter Two – Beth
Great, another heartbreakingly handsome doctor. And this one was making eyes at her already, or at least that’s what she thought he was doing, but it was a bit overboard because he actually looked to be going weak at the knees.
Give me a
“Excellent, Daphne. And who is with her now?”
“Nurse Beth Andrews. She’s new.”
“What’s she like?” he asked.
Daphne knew him well enough to understand that he asked purely in professional terms. It was always important to Ben that the nurses he worked with were reliable and responsible, but today of all days, he needed a nurse who wasn’t going to flake on him.
“Very professional. Came here for a fresh start, from what I gather.” She dropped her voice, saying in a conspiratorial manner, “Running from a broken heart, by the look of things. She came in this morning looking as if she’d already shed a tear or two.” Daphne looked up at Ben and winked. “I think you might be lucky. She’s one who won’t fawn all over you or melt at your feet.”
He smiled at Daphne. “I can always hope. OK. Which room?”
“Four. You’ll find a very anxious dad-to-be. I think he’s going to take more looking after than Freyja.”
Ben walked down the hallway, opened the door quietly, and entered. Sure enough, there was Will pacing up and down. Freyja was looking calm, if a little scared, but generally, things were under control. The nurse, whom he assumed was Beth, was just taking Freyja’s blood pressure. She had her back to Ben, so he moved forward to talk to Will, allowing her to finish her tests before introducing himself to her.
“Hi, Will. Do you want some coffee? I can go and get you some.”
“No. I think coffee will make me more on edge.”
“Relax; having a baby is the most natural thing in the world. I’m here to take care of everything you need. Freyja is in the best place.”
Will nodded. “Thank you, Ben. It means a lot that you came in today. I heard you were going up the mountain with Eirik.”
“His last few days of freedom,” Ben laughed. “Then he will be lost to that world of marriage that is so unknown to me.”
“One day, Ben. The right one will come along.” Will managed to laugh; he patted Ben on the arm. “Until then you have the female half of Bear Creek to look after you.”
“That is not funny. I got home last night to find three batches of food on my porch. Hey, if you and Freyja need some food to heat up, just give me a shout. I have so much in my freezer I can never eat it in one lifetime.”
“I’ll take you up on that, especially if you have some of Mrs. Sanders’s ravioli.”
“I’m sure I have one or two batches.”
The nurse moved away, turning to glance up at Ben. She didn’t smile, and Daphne was right, she did look as if she had been crying. Ben could tell because he could see every last tear track down her face. His whole self was zoned in on her, as if there was no one else in the room. His knees felt weak and he had to take deep breaths to stop himself falling down.
“Hey, steady, Ben,” Will said, reaching out for the doctor. He looked at Ben and then looked at the nurse, before glancing back at Ben. “Really? Today of all days?”
“I … I.” He tried to speak, but that simple function seemed to evade him. All of his attention was focused on the woman in front of him, who was looking at him very warily.
Why, out of all the women in town, did he have to find her here, and now? However, he soon swept that aside and his body filled with elation. He wanted to change into a bear and roar at the top of his voice. This was what he had waited for his whole life. His mate.
But one look at Nurse Beth Andrews told him that would send her running for the hills. And she probably wouldn’t take kindly to being pursued by a love-struck bear.
Chapter Two – Beth
Great, another heartbreakingly handsome doctor. And this one was making eyes at her already, or at least that’s what she thought he was doing, but it was a bit overboard because he actually looked to be going weak at the knees.
Give me a
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