Fight for You by Nina Crespo

Author:Nina Crespo [Crespo, Nina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pocket Star
Published: 2018-07-09T04:00:00+00:00

fifteen

JUST WHEN DELANIE was about to become discouraged, the entrance for Echo Pines came into view. Relief drained out of her. Her legs were tired and her toes were like ice cubes.

Aiden grinned. “We made it.”

She couldn’t stop her own smile, even though it felt like it was in danger of freezing on her face.

They turned left and headed across the gravel parking lot.

Warmth . . . The thought of it spurred her to move faster, and Aiden quickly matched her pace. By the time they reached the porch, they were both breathing hard.

She opened her coat and dug the key ring from her purse. She tried to insert it into the lock and missed because her hands were shaking from the cold.

Just when Aiden reached over to help, she fit the key into the lock, turned it, and shoved the door open.

She rushed inside and Aiden shut the door behind them.

The reception area was cold, but at least they couldn’t see their breath anymore.

She stripped off her wet, muddy shoes and so did Aiden, but they left their coats on. With the heat clearly turned off, they needed as much warmth as they could get.

Delanie flipped the light switch by the door but nothing happened. “No electricity. Maybe Roy turned off the power when he left?”

Aiden blew into his hands. “Let’s get a fire going and warm up first, then we’ll look around.”

At the fireplace, she peeked into the kindling box next to the logs. It was full of small twigs and paper. “We have wood and plenty of kindling.”

“At least something’s going our way.” He primed the flue, and she handed him the logs and matches.

Soon they had a fire.

Aiden set up the protective screen on the tiled area in front of the fireplace, and they huddled there together, holding out their hands as they absorbed the heat.

She shivered.

“Here.” Aiden took off his coat. He put it on Delanie and wrapped it over hers.

“What about you?”

“I’m good. I’ll call the car rental place. Do you have the reservation info? I’m assuming the door I saw behind the front desk leads to an office?”

“Yes, but there’s a phone behind the front desk too.” Delanie handed him her phone and the keys. She snuggled into the comfort and warmth of his coat.

Aiden pointed to the rear door in the right corner. “Where does that go?”

“The restaurant. The hall on the other side of the room leads to the bathrooms and some sort of storage for housekeeping. The fuse box is back there, too, I think.”

“I’ll look around. There may be some other stuff we can use to warm up.”

As Aiden walked to the front desk, she took off her damp socks and laid them on the floor near the fireplace, then sat on the wide sectional in front of it. She tucked her legs under her. The chill from her feet made her shiver even more. Delanie closed her eyes and tried to envision herself in a sauna. It didn’t help.

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