A Lot of Snow For Christmas by BL Maxwell

Author:BL Maxwell [Maxwell, BL]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-11-02T16:00:00+00:00

Seven

Jack

Ronnie threw himself on the ground and picked up the small dog that had been hiding under the bed avoiding the snow that had fallen in here. “Is he okay?” I asked, surprising myself. It wasn’t that I didn’t like animals, but I didn’t like the hair and mess that went along with having a pet.

“I don’t know,” Ronnie said, his voice choked with emotion.

“Come on, let’s warm him up.” I gathered Ronnie up in my arms and carried him out of the cold room and right to the couch. His pants were wet, and he had some snow in his hair but none of that mattered right now. Ripping the blanket off the couch I’d been sitting on I wrapped the two of them up. Tears streamed down Ronnie’s face as he pulled the little dog close to him.

“I’m so sorry Chewie, I didn’t know you were in there,” he murmured to the little ball of fluff, and when his eyes met mine something in me shifted.

I couldn’t stand seeing the hurt and concern in those beautiful eyes, and I wanted to bring back that sweet smile he’d worn nearly the whole time he’d been here. I sat beside him on the couch and pulled him into my arms. “Don’t worry, I’m sure he’s okay.” Just then Chewie looked up at me, and I wondered how I ever thought I could ignore him.

“Chewie? Are you okay?” Ronnie held him out so he could see his face, and was answered with a big friendly lick, making him laugh.

“Chewie, you have no idea how relieved we are that you’re okay. How did you even get in the room?” I asked, knowing there was no way he could answer. But I realized I was just as worried about him as Ronnie had been. What the hell was happening to me? I moved to stand but Ronnie gripped my arm holding me there.

“Stay. Please?”

His eyes pleaded with me to stay, and in that moment, I knew for some reason I wouldn’t be able to say no. I moved closer to him and wrapped them both in my arms. It felt so right, and I forced myself not to question it and just live in the moment. Something I never did. Every part of my life was planned out even vacations were carefully timed and planned a year in advance.

The fire crackling was the only sound in the room while the storm raged on outside. I rubbed Ronnie’s back as I held him and Chewie close. The little dog fell asleep, and the warmth, the darkness of the room, and the feeling of him being so close to me soon lulled me to sleep.

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