A Texas Legacy Christmas by DiAnn Mills

Author:DiAnn Mills
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Chloe Weaver, Kahlerville, Zack Kahler, best-selling author, DiAnn Mills, faith in God, Romance, Texas Legacy series, christmas, Texas, overcoming reputation
Publisher: eChristian, Inc.
Published: 2012-10-28T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

As soon as Sunday dinner was over at the boardinghouse, the twins twisted in their seats and began to pick at each other. Zack cast a disapproving look their way, but he understood their restlessness. And he wanted them to store up happy childhood memories that lived forever in their little minds, not just remembrances of times they were scolded for being children.

“Are you two in a rush to play?” Chloe said. They’d shared lunch together, which had become a routine for them on Sundays. “You two are wiggling like a couple of worms after a rain.”

“Grandma and Grandpa are coming by to take us to the ranch.” The words seemed to spill from Curly’s mouth. “First, they were having lunch with Uncle Grant and Aunt Jenny.”

“Oh, I see. And you’re excited?”

Charlie had a habit of widening her eyes in a way that spoke fathoms. “Yes, ma’am. We’re making ginger cookies. They’re Poppy’s favorite. Grandma says he used to eat them all before Christmas, and there’d be none left for anyone else.”

Zack laughed. How did his two little rascals know he always got the last ones? “I admit those are the best cookies around. I love dunking them in coffee.”

Curly sat straighter in the chair. “And I’ll love dunking them in my milk.”

“We both will,” Charlie added. “Miss Chloe, what are your favorite cookies?”

She pressed her finger to her chin. “I like the big sugar ones.”

“Oh,” Charlie said. “Like the ones Mr. Simeon makes?”

Chloe nodded. “But I’ve never had a ginger one. So before your poppy eats them all, save one for me.”

Zack pulled out his pocket watch. “Grandma and Grandpa will be here soon. Why don’t you two go on up to the room and change your clothes? But walk. You don’t want to disrupt the other guests. I’ll be along in a minute to help.”

As soon as the children walked from the dining room, Zack heard their little feet scamper up the stairs. He leaned across the table. “Take a walk with me once I’m a free man?”

“You should rest. You could visit old friends. Read. And you want to take a walk?”

“Only with you.”

A smile lit up her face. “Where?”

“Anywhere. Everywhere.”

Chloe laughed. If given the opportunity, he’d make sure she laughed every day for the rest of her life. “In that case, the answer is yes. I need to get a sweater. It’s gotten chilly.”

“In New York, this is summer.”

She tilted her head. “I’ve heard your stories about the cold in New York, and I don’t like them at all. I think I’d freeze up in September and not thaw out until June.”

Not if I were there to keep you warm. “Don’t forget snow. You can shovel it, make snowmen with it, and roll it into balls for snowball fights.”

“No thanks, Mr. Kahler. I prefer weather best suited to sensible folks.” Her eyes sparkled with a hint of teasing.

“Ah, sensible folks? I’ll remember that next summer when we’re all begging for a little shade.”

“I think I’m in trouble.

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