Christmas at Twin Falls by Tressie Lockwood & Dahlia Rose

Author:Tressie Lockwood & Dahlia Rose [Lockwood, Tressie & Rose, Dahlia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
ISBN: 9781481132930
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2012-12-01T08:30:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“This one. It’s perfect,” Kaleena exclaimed. She pointed out the tree she wanted, and Cody made the arrangements for its purchase. Pride didn’t keep her from arguing with him when he said he’d pay for the tree and all the decorations. Her funds were limited, and she was just glad he agreed to do this. On top of that, she didn’t think he appeared as grumpy about it as all the other times.

That morning they had awakened in each other’s arms and made love before getting out of bed. Kaleena waited for Cody to explain what he meant by “stay,” but he didn’t broach the subject again, and she was too scared to find out he didn’t mean what she thought. If he truly wanted her to live with him, then he needed to make it plain. But would she do it? As irrational as it sounded, she’d come to feel a long-term serious relationship for her was not in the cards, and giving in to it meant trouble. In her mind, she liked the idea of a man like Cody. In reality, it scared the crap out of her.

They hit store after store, even small gift shops where she discovered collectible ornaments. She chose cute little snowmen with felt scarves and real buttons for eyes, straw sticks that had been bent to spell the word joy, and a bulb that looked like Santa’s belly with his red coat and black belt. Cody wandered over holding other small items.

“What about this one?” he suggested.

She took a look. “What is that?”

“A bison.”

“You’re kidding me. What’s this other one? A bale of hay?” She was about to tell him to put them back and stopped herself. This was his Christmas, too, and she wanted him to enjoy every part. Maybe seeing the weird ornaments he chose would give him happiness years from then. She grinned. “What the heck, let’s get them.”

He smirked. “See, I can decorate even though I haven’t done it since I was a kid.”

She laughed. “Uh-huh, sure.”

Cody hefted the tree into the bed of his truck, and Kaleena ran off to do more shopping. She wandered around stores looking for the perfect gift for Cody. A shop selling leather goods caught her eye, and she pushed open the door, a bell jingling overhead. The scent of real leather tickled her nose, and she looked around. The large journal with handmade paper drew her in an instant. Maybe Cody could do his ledgers or something for his business.

“Great choice, miss,” the proprietor said walking up. “If you like we can even have it engraved with the recipient’s name.”

She hesitated and glanced around. Did everyone in this town know Cody? Would it annoy him to have the people know she bought him such a gift? Then again, if he were that concerned, he would have tossed her out of his house. Everyone must know she was staying there.

“How soon can it be ready?” she asked.

“I can have it done by tomorrow afternoon.

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