Come Fly With Me: An Alaskan Nights Novel by Addison Fox

Author:Addison Fox [Fox, Addison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Women, Small Town & Rural
ISBN: 9780451238498
Google: b8XytdAizB4C
Amazon: 0451238494
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2012-11-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

“Now Grier, that’s not the way it happened and you know it!” Sloan’s laughter carried through the kitchen and the other women were quick to come to her aid.

“I believe you, Sloan,” Sophie added. “My grandson didn’t pick a shy retiring wallflower; I just know it.”

Grier enjoyed the way Sophie came to Sloan’s aid and she knew her friend was in good hands with Walker’s family. They’d been together only a short time, but it was clear they’d already accepted her.

“Fine,” Sloan said on an exaggerated sigh. “I’ll tell the story.”

Grier settled in to hear the story the two of them had spent years recounting like a Laurel and Hardy routine and reveled in the soft, sweet glow that surrounded her. Dinner had long since ended and they’d moved back into the kitchen for coffee, dessert and more conversation.

God, did it feel good, Grier thought, to be standing here, spending time with these people.

Their hockey double-header over, the men had joined them after dinner and it hadn’t escaped her notice how Mick had hovered nearby, his glances and light touches full of promise.

She knew things would change on their trip. And she knew even more that she wanted them to.

But none of it could change the fact that after they took the trip to the North Slope, she’d have gotten what she’d come for.

Walker had already reviewed the letters and was preparing the paperwork to get Kate’s arguments for contesting the will thrown out.

It was only a matter of time before she’d be leaving Indigo.

Mary patted her arm, drawing Grier’s attention off her thoughts. “Would you help me? I want to get the coffee and begin slicing the dessert.”

“Of course.”

Grier followed her to a small butler’s area off the main kitchen, still amazed by the extraordinary size of the house. Mary pointed toward a small refrigerator built into the wall. “The cake’s in there. I just want to get the coffee started.”

“Thank you for the invitation to dinner,” Grier said as she set the cake on the counter. “This has been absolutely lovely.”

“A fitting send-off before heading into the far reaches of Alaska.”

Grier fumbled a bit as she pulled the plastic wrapper off the top of the cake. She wanted to make some reference to Fairbanks, but the omission of the real purpose of their trip felt like a lie if she voiced it.

“Barrow’s a cold, hard place. But it’s also a place of unique beauty if you peel back the layers.”

Grier crumpled the plastic wrap and turned toward Mary. “You know where we’re going?”

The older woman nodded but only smiled. “I’ve always thought Barrow was a metaphor for Alaska itself. It was built out of sheer will and determination. It’s amazing what those two things—and a good old-fashioned dose of human spirit—can do.”

“I’m not trying to lie to anyone about going up there.” Grier reached for a large knife in a wooden holder to cut the cake. “I just haven’t wanted to be very public about it. And this trip has become a surprisingly well-known secret.

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