A Snowy Little Christmas by Fern Michaels

Author:Fern Michaels
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zebra Books
Published: 2019-09-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

The weather on Saturday morning was a shocking surprise. Layla trudged to her kitchen to make coffee, stopping to gape at the view through her living room window. The entire backyard was blanketed in over a foot of snow. An overnight storm had come in, and she’d slept right through it.

Pouring herself a bowl of cereal, she scrolled through her phone to check the weather forecast. Even more snow was expected over the next few days. She’d need to see about getting some chains for her tires. The wheels on her sedan were partially buried already. She couldn’t remember the last time it had snowed this much. Heck, she didn’t even have a proper snow shovel.

Layla finished her cereal and was just about to dial Sebastian to call off their meeting when her phone rang. Speak of the devil. She answered, still looking out at her sorry excuse for a driveway. “Hi, I was just about to call you.”

“How’s your driving situation?” Sebastian asked.

“It’s not looking good. They’ve probably salted the main road, but I don’t have a snow shovel to dig my car out of the snow. I think I’ll need to reschedule our outing today.”

“That won’t be necessary. I can pick you up. My truck handles well in these conditions.” Of course it did. Because in addition to being a hot veterinarian who looked like he should be snuggling kittens on a yacht in GQ magazine, he was also one of those “big strong men” her mother rambled on about. The kind who kept the serial killers from hiding out under the bed. The kind who went on off-road adventures in big manly trucks and probably chopped firewood in his spare time. Shirtless.

“Does that work for you?” he asked.

Um, yes. She took a gulp of coffee, burning her tongue and swearing under her breath.

“Layla?”

She jolted back to reality. “Yes! That’ll work. Unless you’d rather schedule for another day?” Clearly, she still hadn’t gotten her head on straight about him, so part of her wanted to postpone their meeting. But she couldn’t think of a good enough reason to turn him down. They were planning to go to the same houses, after all, so it made sense to drive together.

“The weather report says it’s going to stay this way until after Christmas, so I figure today’s as good a day as any.”

She gave him her address, got off the phone, and zoomed through her morning routine. If she spent a little extra time on her hair and makeup, that was just because it was important to look her best for work. At least, that’s what she pretended as she added an extra layer of mascara and shimmied on her best skinny jeans. At ten fifteen, her doorbell rang.

The moment she opened it, she felt a rush of excitement at the sight of Sebastian on her doorstep. He was casually dressed in dark jeans and a navy fleece jacket, and his hair was delightfully wind-blown and messy, flopping over his eyes in a way that made him look wild and carefree.

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