Some Bear to Love: BBW Bear Shifter (BWWM) Romance Standalone Read Online Free PDF Page A

boy,” she said, putting an arm around him and pulling him toward the back of the boat where the others were climbing down to the small deck to get off. Several were already in the water.
    “Don’t call me that,” he muttered.
    “But you are,” she said.
    He muttered something else under his breath, but she ignored him. He could be grumpy if he wanted, but she intended to enjoy the day.
    Wilson was walking out below them and putting on his mask as he went.
    When he saw them, he gave an appreciative stare and a whistle, and Sebastien’s sharp gaze whipped to him in an instant.
    “Not appropriate,” he said.
    “Fine,” Wilson said. “It wasn’t for you anyway.”
    Sebastien took a long, slow breath, and Kim felt a slight sense of impending doom. Right before a long leg reached out, kicked Wilson right in the ass, and, with a slightly girlish scream, sent him flying into the ocean in front of them.
    She stifled a laugh, waiting to make sure Wilson was okay when he came up coughing. But he gave her a big grin and a thumbs-up, seemingly unruffled.
    “You aren’t getting in with that idiot, are you?” Sebastien said, pulling her to the side. “We could just eat lunch.”
    “Are you kidding?” she asked, putting on her mask. “This is the vacation of my life. No way I’m going to waste a second of it.”
    He tilted his head, like the concept of vacation were foreign to him. After all, this was his job, not his vacation, and he didn’t seem like someone who relaxed very often.
    But she had a feeling he’d get in the water if she did. So she put on her fins and walked awkwardly to the edge and jumped off in a sloppy back roll.
    The water was the perfect temperature, cool enough to be refreshing, warm enough that you didn’t need a wetsuit. It was such a beautiful color; it had to be the most beautiful water in the world.
    She whipped back to look at Sebastien, who was still glaring at the snorkel and mask, which looked hilariously tiny next to him. It was easy to forget the sheer size of the man, due to his gorgeous hair and pretty boy face.
    But he was tall, taller than any man she’d been interested in, and as he finally gave in and pulled off his shirt to reveal his bare chest, gleaming and tan, the muscles beneath were huge and rippling. Just one of those men who could naturally get huge when working out.
    Her mouth literally watered. What she wouldn’t do to have a man like that in her bed. Just once…
    He turned to go back into the cabin, probably to change into his swimsuit, giving her a view of his wide, powerful back and shoulders, which tapered down to a trim waist and a perfect—
    “Want to snorkel with me?” A deep, masculine voice interrupted her thoughts.
    “What?” she flipped around to see Wilson in the water. He normally would have caught more of her notice, but he just paled next to the chemistry she felt instantly with Sebastien.
    But he certainly seemed more interested in her than the latter was.
    “Want to pair up with me? The others are partnered.”
    “Oh, sure,” she said. “Where to?”
    “How about just the other side of the boat? There’s not a lot out here, just coral and fish, but it’s nice to just go face down and cool off.”
    “Sure,” she said reluctantly, eyeing the boat. She kind of wished she could go with Sebastien, but he was still changing. Plus, he’d made it clear he wasn’t interested, and there was no reason to be cruel to Wilson.
    She tightened her mask, put her snorkel in her mouth, and swam forward with her face in the water.
    Immediately, the underwater world opened up to her. Blue and shimmering and wonderful. She felt ripples from Wilson swimming alongside her but didn’t pay much attention. At one point, he reached for her hand, maybe just to make sure they didn’t pull apart, but she moved out of reach. She didn’t want to give him the wrong idea. She’d had plenty of men come on to her in her day and knew it was best to be firm in her