Christmas In Maine: A Winter Romance Book 2 by Meyers Grace

Author:Meyers, Grace
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-12-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

Sage

Sage was thankful Travis let her be that day. Between the whizzing of cars passing by and slowing in front of her house as the day turned to night, and all her stress she’d burned more than a few batches of cookies.

By her fifteenth batch of cookies, Sage knew Travis was due to show up. The sound of car doors slamming began to annoy her and out of interest, she peeked her head out the window.

Much to her surprise, she caught wind of three cars full of people admiring the bright lights at the edge of her property and up the driveway. The lovely elderly woman sitting in the passenger seat of one car smiled and waved at her.

Sage could have easily been disgruntled by this intrusion but she was too happy with the lights to care. Still, when she was down to her last batch of cookies, she’d heard enough distant whispers to make her burn them too.

“Drat! Now I don’t have the same amount of Snickerdoodle.”

Just like on a movie or TV production set, Travis waltzed in ready to say his lines. “Hey, princess. How’s the baking queen from Boston doing with her cookie creations?”

For a couple of seconds, Sage thought she’d left the same word and entered the world of The Twilight Zone. “Well, I was doing great until you showed up. Those people looking at the lights are driving me crazy. I burned half my cookies and one pie. I’m miserable.”

She couldn’t resist pouting for added effect and saw the silly smirk on his face. “Aw you poor girl, what a miserable day you had. I don’t suppose you have a few cookies for an aging diabetic man who already ate his weight and then some in candy since dawn.”

He was irresistible, but Sage couldn’t wrong him for it, shaking her finger at him, she handed a chocolate chip cookie over. “Just one, and only one. I think you should consider a New Year's resolution.”

“What… and risk breaking my all-time record of eating all the Christmas cookies before Valentine’s Day? Never.”

Sage knew better than to contest him on that statement. “Well, have you seen my wrapping paper? I can’t find any of it and I know I had more after we wrapped the kids' gifts.”

Travis looked like the cat that is the mouse as he stood quietly on the other side of the counter, eating his cookie. “Can’t say that I do, but if I see any elves running off with a roll of it, I’ll let you know.”

“Thank you, very kind of you for being so thoughtful.”

His grand gesture of bowing in front of her like a queen incited a riot of giggles from Sage. “You are the quirkiest, most eccentric, and unusual man I’ve ever met, and yet so charming.”

When Travis stood up, their eyes met and his hand touched his chest. “Be still my heart, what a lovely compliment, fair lady.”

Sage smiled, confused by this game they were now somehow playing. Her only relief was that there wasn’t a stitch of mistletoe in sight.

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