Colorado Christmas Magic by Caitlin McKenna

Author:Caitlin McKenna
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carina Press
Published: 2021-08-24T15:04:23+00:00

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Jack was still in a foul mood when he and Charley arrived at the diner. First Lisa, and now R.C. He could handle Lisa, but how was he supposed to deal with a guy he’d never met and didn’t know where to find? The North Pole. Unbelievable. Anyone who redirected their IP address was hiding something. Now this guy was getting a little too personal with Charley, and Jack didn’t know how he could protect her. He hated social media. Sure, she loved her blog, and her readers loved it as well. But if he had anything to say about it, he would insist on doing a background check on anyone and everyone who visited her site.

“We’d like to sit in Angel’s section,” Charley requested.

“Away from the window,” Jack added.

“No problem.” The young hostess, looking no more than eighteen, took them to a quiet table away from any windows.

“Do you by chance know Reality Check?” Charley asked as they sat down.

“You mean Santa Claus?”

Charley immediately caught Jack’s eye.

He shook his head, refusing to buy into it. The hostess was obviously playing her part in advancing the Scrooge Legend for their star guest, Charley Dawson, a popular magazine blogger—he was sure of it.

“That’s what I call him because he looks so much like the Santa Claus you see in movies.”

“He does,” Charley said.

“He’s such a sweet man. He always knows what to say, and he gives everyone little rhymes that seem to address personal issues.”

Charley shot Jack a look. “Like what?”

“Well, like last year, when I was a senior in high school, R.C. was in here, having dinner, when my friends came in and asked if I wanted to hang out with them after I got off work. Of course I said yes, even though I needed to study. I had a big history exam the next morning that counted as a quarter of my grade. After they left, he asked me how I was doing in school. I said great even though my grades had been slipping. It’s like he knew I wasn’t being a hundred percent truthful. I don’t know how he knew about the test, or that I wasn’t going to study, but he left me a note when he paid the bill that said, ‘Studying hard will pave the way. Don’t mess up getting an A.’”

“Did you go home and study?” Charley asked.

“Yes, ma’am, and I got an A.”

“Good for you,” Jack said. “Now, stay off social media.”

The young hostess gave him a bewildered look, as did Charley, before a large party came in the front door to end the awkward moment. “I better go take care of those customers,” she said. “Have a good dinner.”

A teasing smile played on Charley’s face. “Gosh, Detective, aren’t you being a little overprotective?”

“She’s a teen. I’m doing my job.”

“That’s not it.”

He groaned, sitting back. “I hate it when things don’t add up.”

“Maybe Reality Check is like you—just looking out for folks.”

“That guy knows way more than he should.” Jack clenched his teeth.

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