Cowboy's Holiday Housesitter: Trinity Falls Sweet Romance - Book 8 by Clara Pines

Author:Clara Pines [Pines, Clara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pine Nut Press
Published: 2023-10-09T18:30:00+00:00

18

ANSEL

Later that night, Ansel stepped in the front door, closing it quietly behind him.

He was exhausted from a long day, and all the new things he had been introduced to in his first class tonight.

But the scent of the Christmas tree filled his senses, reminding him that no matter what changed, some things would remain the same, including the beautiful family traditions he and Lucas had enjoyed over the years.

“Hi,” Winona said quietly.

She was sitting on the velvet chair in the corner with her legs tucked up under her, sipping on a mug of tea.

She was as graceful as a little cat, and looked like she belonged right there, a content and happy fixture in his home.

“Hey,” he said. “How was this afternoon?”

“It was really nice,” she said with a genuine-looking smile. “Why don’t you put your stuff down and get comfortable, and I’ll tell you over dinner?”

“Dinner?” he echoed, his stomach rumbling.

He and Lucas normally ate early. He hadn’t thought about the fact that he’d be in class all night tonight, so he hadn’t even packed a snack.

“Go on,” she said. “I’ll warm up a plate for you. It’s really good. Lucas helped.”

Feeling surprised and grateful, he nodded to her and jogged upstairs, dropping his bag on his desk before deciding to jump in the shower for a quick rinse.

Five minutes later, he headed back down, already feeling refreshed.

Left to his own devices, he probably would have fallen into bed without eating. But he was grateful that Winona had saved him a plate and stayed up to make sure he ate.

The scent of something delicious had his stomach threatening to crawl out of his body as he headed to the kitchen.

She held out a plate with casserole and a fresh garden salad out to him.

“Beer? Water? Tea?” she asked. “Milk?”

“Water’s fine,” he told her. “I keep beer around for when one of the guys stops by, but I’m not much of a drinker.”

She smiled in a way that made him think his answer pleased her.

He sat at the counter with his plate and watched as she pulled a pitcher out of the fridge instead of just going to the tap, like he usually did.

“I know, I know, I’m a princess,” she laughed. “But I like to keep cold water in the fridge. It’s refreshing.”

“Sounds good to me,” he told her. “How were the kids?”

“Great,” she told him. “It was a real relief. Lucas even showed off his art skills, covering over those words with some pretty impressive drawings.”

“He taught himself online,” Ansel said fondly. “There are videos for kids to learn how to draw, and he really took to it. He used to carry around a sketchbook, but that stopped after a month or two.”

Winona frowned as she poured the water.

“What?” he asked.

“Why do you think he stopped carrying the sketchbook?” she asked.

It hit him that those kids at school might have made fun of Lucas for drawing, and he felt like fire was going to come out of his ears.

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