Let It Snow by Cassie Cross

Author:Cassie Cross [Cross, Cassie]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2020-11-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

We head inside and Josh kindly offers me the shower first. I peel off my wet clothes, telling him that I’ll take care of them when I get out. I spend a little longer in there than I normally would just because the hot water feels so good, but I want to leave Josh with enough that he can enjoy it too.

I walk out with my wet hair in a bun and my clothes neatly resting by the heater to dry.

Josh is sitting on the couch reading, so I squeeze his shoulder and offer him a quiet “thanks” before telling him the shower is all his.

I putter around the room for a few minutes, then notice that the snow’s picked up again. I’m just about to snuggle back in under the blanket to watch it fall when there’s a knock on the door. I open it to find the nice lady from the front desk that helped Josh last night.

She has short, curly brown hair with a few errant snowflakes in it and her friendly smile exudes the warmth of a roaring fireplace.

“Hi, you must be Amy,” she says. I’m guessing Josh put my name on the room reservation alongside his.

“I am,” I reply, reaching out to shake her hand before I realize that both of them are full.

“I’m Anne. I thought I’d come by and bring you guys some soup for dinner. We’re closing the restaurant early because the cook has to go plow the post office parking lot. I didn’t want you two to starve.”

I grin at her and reach out for the bag she’s holding out. “Thank you so much, that’s very kind.”

“I also have a couple of hot chocolates here.” She hands those over too. “I saw you two outside earlier and thought you might need it.”

“Wow, thank you. How much do we owe you?”

She waves me away. “Absolutely nothing. It was gonna go to waste anyway.” With a sigh, she looks out at the falling snow. “This is supposed to let up tomorrow early afternoon. You guys should be able to get back on the road the next morning.”

That’s a relief. We’re still somewhat on our rearranged schedule. Still home for Christmas.

“Are you two enjoying your stay?”

I nod enthusiastically. “Yes, very much.”

She gives me another warm smile. “Good, I’m glad. You two are such a cute couple, I’m happy to make your stay a great one.”

I should probably just let her mistake slide, but my mouth moves faster than my brain. “Oh, we’re not a couple,” I tell her.

She looks like that’s the most ridiculous thing she’s heard in a while. “You’re not?”

“No,” I say, shaking my head. “Josh is my best friend.”

“Ah. Well, that’s how it started with me and my Mikey. Now we’re best friends for life,” she says with a cute laugh as she flashes her wedding ring.

Despite the chill, my cheeks heat and my heart does that weird floppy thing in my chest.

“The restaurant opens back up tomorrow,” she says, realizing that she’s stunned me into silence.

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