Mistletoe Mischief by Karice Bolton

Author:Karice Bolton [Bolton, Karice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

The pass back into town was supposed to open in a little over two hours. Colton and I decided to just stay up while my grandmother went to bed. It seemed like a good idea until I was alone in the living room with him. I was staring outside, watching the wind beat the snowflakes into submission as they scattered across the icy porch.

“The pass might be open, but the driving conditions look awful.” I turned back around and sank onto the couch.

“It doesn’t look great out there.” He sipped a cup of coffee and looked out the window.

I wanted to know what he was thinking. What he was feeling. There was so much history about him that drove me crazy, but the more time I spent around him, the more I wanted to uncover.

“I have to confess something,” he said, his voice low.

He tore his gaze away from the wintry scene outside.

“What’s that? You drained my battery before I left town?” I teased.

He laughed and shook his head. “No. I’m not that clever.”

“Something tells me you are.” I pulled up the Christmas afghan around my shoulders and studied him.

There was no doubt about it. Colton McAlister was extremely good-looking. He oozed sex appeal, but there was something else that kept me wanting to know more. Whenever he looked at me, there was something unknown stirring behind his gaze.

“I already knew where you worked.” He let out a low sigh. “And I knew you recently got out of a relationship.”

His confession took the air right out of me.

“How?” I shook my head.

For the first time in my life, I saw a shy McAlister.

“I looked you up.” His lip curled up on one corner.

“You looked me up?” I brought my brows together in confusion.

“I saw your profile online a couple of years ago and saw that you were with someone and where you worked.”

“Why? How?”

“You’re all over social media and your account isn’t private. As to why . . . because believe it or not, I’ve wondered what you’ve been up to over the years.” He smiled. “I’ve seen your sister around town, but I knew better than to ask her.”

I flashed a wry grin. “Probably a good thought there. She’s got a pretty mean right hook.”

“When I ran into you, I couldn’t help but look you up again, and I noticed your profile said Single.”

“So you’re stalking me?” I hid a smile and he nodded.

“I suppose I am.” He steepled his hands together and leaned forward. “But I’m not very good at it.”

“I don’t know. You managed to get yourself invited to my grandmother’s Christmas Eve dinner, and you’re still here in the middle of an epic snowstorm.” I smiled, feeling a shimmer of hope begin to taunt me. “You’ve also managed to thaw my heart a little toward the McAlisters.”

It wasn’t like I imagined this little encounter would lead to anything, but I wanted to believe I was strong enough to just go with where it went. I’d had such a bad streak with picking men that for once, I wanted to not worry about tomorrow.

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