Bjorn Ritter only wants one thing -- to live his life away from nosey, demanding bears. That's easier said than done when you're the son of the female running the Bayside Bear Community. Cecil Baxter might be a bat, but he grew up away from shifter communities and he's doing his best to continue to keep his distance. Shifters aren't an accepting bunch and Cecil has never fit the norm. Already facing a dreaded meeting with his mother, the last thing Bjorn needs is a stranger using his elevator to escape a pack of werewolves. And Cecil, whose day just seems to be getting worse and worse, could really do without the added stress of finding himself trapped in an elevator with a huge bear shifter. Still, what could go wrong in three minutes?

Elevator Pitch

“Yeah. Shifters aren’t really cool with same-sex relationships.” It wouldn’t be news to Cecil. Bjorn didn’t think it was a fact that would’ve escaped him, even if he’d grown up in foster homes.


“You don’t say.” Sarcasm was dripping from every syllable which had a ton of bricks lifting off Bjorn’s shoulders. At least they could continue to sit here without things being weird.


“No? But…You’re okay now though, right?”


“No?” This time Cecil raised his voice. “But you’re here to see her.”


“Yeah…Because she’s gonna yell at me for backing out of a date with a respected bear female.”


Silence stretched. “You’re thirty-six and your mom is gonna chastise you for not going on a date?”


“Ah, you make it sound as if it will be civilized. She’s gonna have my head.”


Chapter 10