look around as if he had seen a ghost or something.
“I’m fine.”
“No, you’re not.” Tara crossed her arms. “Are you going to tell me?”
Jason looked at her. He did not want to talk about Allison, but he had to be open with Tara. He was afraid it would hurt her or upset her. “I built this house for Allison, and I think she just spoke to me.”
“Is she upset because I’m here?” The idea of a ghost hanging around the house bothered Tara, especially the ghost of Jason’s first mate.
Jason looked at Tara. “No, she wants you here.”
“Okay, but do you want me here?”
Jason pulled Tara up against him. “I want you here.” He bent down and kissed her lips.
Tara kissed him back. She could not stop herself. She wanted Jason. The desire burning in her was growing. She worried it would consume her.
“Haley and I are going inside,” said Ben.
Jason broke the kiss. “We should go in too.”
“Maybe we shouldn’t.” Tara shuffled from one foot to the other. “Maybe Haley and I should go somewhere else.”
“And where would you go?” Jason caressed her cheek.
Mate needs to stay here. Want mate. Jason’s bear pushed against his ribcage.
I don’t plan to let her go anywhere.
Want mate in lair where she will be safe.
“I’m not sure, but I’ll find somewhere.” Tara’s heart skipped a beat at the thought of leaving Jason, but she could not stay, she argued with herself. She would put him and Ben in danger.
“That’s not the real reason. You’re scared.”
“Aren’t you? We just met and already we are acting worse than a couple of teenagers going out for the first time on prom night. I don’t act this way.”
“It’s the mating fever.”
“I know it’s the mating stuff causing this.” Tara frowned as she bit down on her bottom lip.
Jason put down the suitcase and pulled her into his arms. “I’m scared too. I lost Allison. I don’t want to lose you. I won’t survive it this time, but the longer we push aside our mating, the worse the fever will get. We will mate.” He kissed the top of her head.
“I don’t want to lose me.”
“You won’t.”
“Can you guarantee it?”
“Do you want it in writing, or would a verbal guarantee work?”
“Like you would honor a verbal guarantee.” Tara rolled her eyes.
“Hey, I’m a man of my word.” Jason swatted her rear with his hand, causing her to yelp in surprise. “Now behave yourself.”
“And what fun would that be?”
Jason grinned. “Don’t challenge a bear shifter.”
“I’m so scared. NOT!”
The back door opened and Ben poked his head outside. “Dad, Mrs. Williams is on her way to the clinic with Buster.”
“And what’s wrong with Buster this time?”
“She says Buster has pneumonia,” said Ben.
Tara looked from Ben to Jason. “Is it serious? Do you need to go to the hospital?”
“I doubt it’s very serious. Buster probably got into something he shouldn’t have.”
“But if his mother is worried, serious or not, you have to go.” From the look Jason gave her, Tara knew she had missed a critical piece of information.
“It could have waited until morning.”
“Mrs. Williams is a widow, and she has a thing for dad.” Ben stood inside the doorway. Haley had her arms wrapped around his neck.
Tara put her hands on her hips. “And are you interested in this Mrs. Williams?”
“No.” Jason shook his head.
Tara raised an eyebrow. “Am I going to have to worry about this woman, or any other women, constantly calling because they have a thing for you?”
“The only woman could possibly cause a problem is out of my life. She didn’t mean anything to me.”
Tara shook her head. “So you’re just getting out of a relationship?” she asked.
“I’ve been out of the relationship for months. It just took me awhile to pull my head out and realize it. Tina left a month ago. She left me with a bit of a legal mess that I have to sort out.”
Tara pushed her hair out of her
“I’m fine.”
“No, you’re not.” Tara crossed her arms. “Are you going to tell me?”
Jason looked at her. He did not want to talk about Allison, but he had to be open with Tara. He was afraid it would hurt her or upset her. “I built this house for Allison, and I think she just spoke to me.”
“Is she upset because I’m here?” The idea of a ghost hanging around the house bothered Tara, especially the ghost of Jason’s first mate.
Jason looked at Tara. “No, she wants you here.”
“Okay, but do you want me here?”
Jason pulled Tara up against him. “I want you here.” He bent down and kissed her lips.
Tara kissed him back. She could not stop herself. She wanted Jason. The desire burning in her was growing. She worried it would consume her.
“Haley and I are going inside,” said Ben.
Jason broke the kiss. “We should go in too.”
“Maybe we shouldn’t.” Tara shuffled from one foot to the other. “Maybe Haley and I should go somewhere else.”
“And where would you go?” Jason caressed her cheek.
Mate needs to stay here. Want mate. Jason’s bear pushed against his ribcage.
I don’t plan to let her go anywhere.
Want mate in lair where she will be safe.
“I’m not sure, but I’ll find somewhere.” Tara’s heart skipped a beat at the thought of leaving Jason, but she could not stay, she argued with herself. She would put him and Ben in danger.
“That’s not the real reason. You’re scared.”
“Aren’t you? We just met and already we are acting worse than a couple of teenagers going out for the first time on prom night. I don’t act this way.”
“It’s the mating fever.”
“I know it’s the mating stuff causing this.” Tara frowned as she bit down on her bottom lip.
Jason put down the suitcase and pulled her into his arms. “I’m scared too. I lost Allison. I don’t want to lose you. I won’t survive it this time, but the longer we push aside our mating, the worse the fever will get. We will mate.” He kissed the top of her head.
“I don’t want to lose me.”
“You won’t.”
“Can you guarantee it?”
“Do you want it in writing, or would a verbal guarantee work?”
“Like you would honor a verbal guarantee.” Tara rolled her eyes.
“Hey, I’m a man of my word.” Jason swatted her rear with his hand, causing her to yelp in surprise. “Now behave yourself.”
“And what fun would that be?”
Jason grinned. “Don’t challenge a bear shifter.”
“I’m so scared. NOT!”
The back door opened and Ben poked his head outside. “Dad, Mrs. Williams is on her way to the clinic with Buster.”
“And what’s wrong with Buster this time?”
“She says Buster has pneumonia,” said Ben.
Tara looked from Ben to Jason. “Is it serious? Do you need to go to the hospital?”
“I doubt it’s very serious. Buster probably got into something he shouldn’t have.”
“But if his mother is worried, serious or not, you have to go.” From the look Jason gave her, Tara knew she had missed a critical piece of information.
“It could have waited until morning.”
“Mrs. Williams is a widow, and she has a thing for dad.” Ben stood inside the doorway. Haley had her arms wrapped around his neck.
Tara put her hands on her hips. “And are you interested in this Mrs. Williams?”
“No.” Jason shook his head.
Tara raised an eyebrow. “Am I going to have to worry about this woman, or any other women, constantly calling because they have a thing for you?”
“The only woman could possibly cause a problem is out of my life. She didn’t mean anything to me.”
Tara shook her head. “So you’re just getting out of a relationship?” she asked.
“I’ve been out of the relationship for months. It just took me awhile to pull my head out and realize it. Tina left a month ago. She left me with a bit of a legal mess that I have to sort out.”
Tara pushed her hair out of her
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