Christmas Angel by Regina Duke

Author:Regina Duke [Duke, Regina]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Contemporary romance
Published: 2014-04-08T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

At one o’clock Daniela reluctantly left her computer to go fetch the kids.

Jed was in the classroom with three young people who had been inspired to get a temp job so they could buy Christmas presents.

Laura scooted closer to the computer screen and scrolled through the inputting program, testing line after line, making sure she could explain it all to Daniela when she returned. The morning had flown by. She’d always enjoyed fooling around with computers, and she had a knack for it. Her former office mates had made that very clear when they kept showing up at her desk for help with little chores that seemed ridiculously easy to her. After an hour of watching Daniela try to navigate her new software, Laura was able to figure out why it wasn’t working. She also had a very good estimate of Daniela’s ability to cope with technology, and she used that to formulate a teaching plan for the rest of the morning. By the time Daniela had to leave to get the kids, she was feeling so good about her computer, she couldn’t wait to get back and keep working.

That was gratifying.

Laura realized that Jed was right. She could definitely do this as a consultant.

The mailman came in, said hello, and left a stack of mail. One of the envelopes was trimmed with candy canes. It was the letter from Santa that Laura had written for Austin.

Jed emerged from the classroom. Two of the young people looked happy and one looked disappointed but grateful. Jed bade them farewell.

“How did it go?” asked Laura. “They really thought they could come in this morning and be making money this afternoon?”

“Not impossible,” said Jed, “when an applicant has skills. The one that looked disappointed really wants to work, and she’s coming back tomorrow. The other two were thrilled to hear that they wouldn’t get paid until a week after Christmas. That was their excuse to say, why bother? But they’re young. They’ve got time.”

“That’s one of the great gifts of youth,” said Laura. “Thinking you have all the time in the world.”

“Where did that come from?” asked Jed.

Laura shrugged. “Watching you with Austin has kicked my biological clock into overdrive.”

Jed chuckled. “Well, who knows? There may be a family in your future.”

Once again, several long seconds passed while they gazed into each other’s eyes.

They were interrupted by the arrival of Daniela and the kids.

Jed drew back, winked at Laura, and opened his arms to greet his son.

Laura pulled the candy cane letter out of the stack. “My goodness. Look at this. A letter for Austin.”

“For me?” His blond curls were damp from wearing his stocking cap in front of the car heater. His cheeks were flushed. He looked like a cherub.

Laura handed him the letter. “Look who it’s from.”

Jed pointed at the return address. “Austin, dude! You got a letter from the North Pole.”

“No way! Open it, Dad.”

Jed glanced up at Laura, his eyes twinkling, as he opened the letter. “You want to read it?” He added as an aside to Laura, “We’ve been learning to read at home.

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