Joel (BBW Bear Shifter Wedding Romance) (Grizzly Groomsmen Book 5) Read Online Free PDF Page A

quickly dabbed at them before she made too much of a scene- God, she was such a sucker for weddings and romance, even though she tried to tell herself that wasn't the case.  

    Joel stepped forward, and led the rest of the party in a round of applause as Dina and Tom stared at each other, big, stupid grins plastered across both their faces. It was as if the whole weekend had just begun to sink in for the two of them, and this wedding was just the latest in a long line of crazy stories they would take back home when all of this was done. Finally, Dina tore her gaze away from Tom, and turned to the small group gathered around them

    "I guess it's time for us to party now?" She spread her hands out, nodding towards the pile of food and booze the groomsmen had rustled up from the kitchen. A small cheer went up, and it finally, finally felt as if the horror of the last couple of days was done with. They were married, and they had champagne, and nothing else mattered.  

    Joel made his way over to Lisa, stuffed his hands in his pockets, and smiled.

    "I'd ask for this dance, but…" he shrugged, and Lisa shook her head.  

    "Yeah, shame the band had to leave," she replied flippantly. "But what with the whole being terrorised by a group of wolves thing…"

    "I guess," he cocked his head at her, and for a moment Lisa felt as if he was staring right into her brain. His eyes, flecked with gold, were so intense- she could remember them on the bear that had fought for them earlier, the bear that had helped protect them all.

    "What you did for Tom back there- that was pretty amazing," he continued. "You're pretty brave, taking on a pack like that."

    "He's my brother," she replied with a shrug. "You'd have done the same for your family. Besides, we were running behind on the wedding, we couldn't waste any more time."

    "Yeah, it turned out pretty well in the end," he smiled. "Better than my last wedding."

    Lisa felt a flutter of discomfort. Why was he bringing this up? Surely the last thing he wanted to remind everyone of now was the fact that his marriage had failed, and so recently.  

    "Sorry, I didn't mean to-" he shook his head. "I just wanted to be clear that I'm well over everything that happened, the separation, everything. And I know it's kind of soon to start dating again, but…"

    He was cut off by a sudden blast of music, and the two of them turned to find it's source. Adam, one of the groomsmen, had dragged out an old CD player and switched on some classic swing tune. Joel turned back to Lisa, and held out his hand.

    "Dance?"

    "Sure," she nodded. She knew that he was right- it was kind of mad to be chasing down someone so soon after a separation, when they weren't even properly divorced yet. But, as Joel drew her close into his chest and swayed her back and forth, she couldn't fight the feeling in her chest. This was good- this felt right. Even if Tom had been intent on keeping them apart, Lisa was glad she'd managed to find him and meet him at last.  

    "So," Joel started, his head resting on top of Lisa's, "What happens now?"

    "What do you mean?" Lisa murmured. She glanced around the room, and noted with amusement that the rest of the groomsmen and bridesmaids seemed to have paired off as well. She wondered if any of them had panicked, if any of them had wondered if this was too soon or too slow or too weird. And if any of them had completely ignored that and gone for it anyway.

    "Well, the wedding's over, the storm's holding off, and we'll probably be going home soon," He explained. "And I'm not ready to be done with you yet."

    Lisa inhaled deeply, pressing her head against his chest.  

    "I'm not ready either," she admitted. "But…"

    She didn't know what she was going to say- it could have been anything from his marriage to his shifter stuff to the fact that they barely knew each other. All of that hadn't gone away just because they'd survived the weekend and the wedding. But before she had a chance to