Christmas at Yuletide Farm: A Small-Town Christmas Romance Novel by Megan Squires

Author:Megan Squires [Squires, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-12T23:00:00+00:00

Deacon

It was just after ten. Not that Deacon had plans to sleep. He knew if he were to retire for the night now, he’d still spend several hours tossing and turning before his brain and body gave in to slumber. That was his usual routine and he assumed tonight would be no different.

But he’d noticed Kate’s repetitive yawns, how they strung closer together as the night wore on. Sure, Deacon was still wide awake, but poor Kate appeared exhausted and her tired eyes all but begged to shut with each blink.

When they’d finished decorating their gingerbread house and everything had been put away, wiped down, and organized in the kitchen, he reluctantly suggested they call it a night.

“Can I walk you back?” Deacon asked when they were in the foyer. He held her coat open for Kate to slide into just like he had earlier in the evening.

“Absolutely. Please do.” She began fitting the buttons on her jacket into their holes. “I know the barn loft is just a short walk down the hill from here, but knowing me, I’d get all turned around out there in the dark. Probably have to send out a search party and that’s not something my coworkers at the station would ever let me live down. Believe it or not, but it wouldn’t be the first time.”

“You might be surprised how much the moon reflects off the snow. It actually lights up the whole forest. Come over here and look.” Opening the front door, Deacon stepped onto the stoop. A brief evening storm had rolled through right after they’d returned from the church, leaving just enough snow in its wake to blanket the ground in a coating of puffy white. It had been beautiful to watch the flurries drift toward earth while they were tucked safely away in the warm comfort of Deacon’s house. It was even more spectacular now to step out into the wintery aftermath.

“Wow.” Kate’s lips parted. “This is breathtaking.”

“It is,” Deacon agreed, but his eyes were fixed solidly on Kate and not the scene around them. Sure, he’d been with her all evening and while she always looked lovely, out here with the radiant moon highlighting the feminine slope of her cheekbones, its brilliance reflecting in her crystal blue eyes, he wasn’t sure he’d ever witnessed such beauty in his life. It was enough to leave him speechless.

Kate turned her head and caught his spellbound gaze. “Everything okay?”

“You’re beautiful.”

Her mouthed twitched in the corner. “Oh.”

“I’m sorry.” Deacon shook his head, his brow buckling as he internally scolded himself for making things awkward. “That was really forward of me.”

“No,” Kate blurted. “Not at all. I’m just…” She blew out of a breath of mountain air that suspended in front of her lips. “I’m just not used to hearing that.”

“That you’re beautiful? Really? I find that a little hard to believe.”

“No, not that. I’ve heard it before, sure. But it’s usually from creepy old men or guys who just want to get on camera and think they can flirt their way in front of the lens.

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