A Champagne Christmas--3 Book Box Set by Carole Mortimer

Author:Carole Mortimer [Lucas, Jennie; Mortimer, Carole; Spencer, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781460890417
Publisher: Mills & Boon Special Release
Published: 2013-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

MEG looked up at Jed as he stood beside her, frowning at the suddenly closed expression on his face. ‘What’s wrong?’

‘I’ll go and get that coffee now,’ he bit out harshly, moving abruptly away and over to the door.

Meg stared after him as he left, wondering what could possibly have happened to cause his hasty departure. Perhaps it had been the talk of Scott’s farm, making him feel homesick for his own family. Or, more likely, he’d had enough of domesticity for one morning. Or perhaps he really did just need his first shot of coffee for the day.

Whatever his reasons, she very much doubted Jed was going to confide them to her.

Neither was he going to be able to leave today, she discovered as she left Scott arranging his farm to wander over to the window. The deep snow covered the ground for as far as the eye could see, like a huge white blanket, beautiful in its whiteness, but totally unsuitable for travelling.

Whether Jed liked it or not, he was stuck with them all for another day.

And he obviously didn’t like it. He was totally uncommunicative when Meg and Scott made their way downstairs. Just as quiet at breakfast when they all helped themselves to food from the selection of trays set out in the dining-room.

Meg didn’t feel too talkative herself when Sonia came and sat down next to her.

She still wasn’t sure what to do about that conversation with her sister. Oh, she didn’t want the strain between them to continue, had also missed the closeness they had once had. But she knew it was a closeness they would never be able to recapture, that too much stood between them for them to do that.

‘Why don’t we all go for a walk after breakfast?’ Sonia suggested lightly to everyone. ‘It will give Scott chance to try out his sledge,’ she added encouragingly as no one responded to the suggestion.

Meg had to admit she had been stunned when she and Scott had arrived downstairs and Uncle Jeremy and Aunt Sonia had asked if they could give him his gift now.

Normally the presents under the tree, their gifts to each other rather than from Father Christmas, were opened in the early evening of Christmas Day, before they had a cold buffet dinner.

But Jeremy had explained that their gift to Scott would be of more use to him now rather than later this evening.

Meg had had to agree when Scott had ripped off the paper to reveal the wooden sledge with its gleaming runners, sure Scott was going to burst with happiness as he’d looked at it.

Scott’s reaction had been obvious, but she hadn’t been sure how she felt about this expensive gift to her son.

An hour later she still didn’t know.

‘What a good idea,’ their father enthused. ‘You would like that, wouldn’t you, Scott? There’s a little hill at the back of the house that’s just perfect for sledging.’

‘David, I really don’t think it’s a good idea for

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