Mountain Man's Bride: A Marriage of Convenience Romance by T. Thomas

Author:T. Thomas [Thomas, T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2024-01-19T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 9

Everlee

Tripp was already out of bed, his spot cold, when I woke up the next morning, but that didn’t mean I still didn’t feel the remnants of his arms wrapped around me. He’d been so bold, pulling me into his arms last night, but admittedly, I’d had the best night’s sleep I’d ever had.

Jesse smiled at me when I emerged from the bedroom, freshly showered and wearing a pair of jeans with a knit sweater. “Good morning,” he greeted. “You ready to eat? I just finished up breakfast.”

I nodded, taking a seat at the dining room table. He placed a cup of coffee and a plate of eggs, bacon, and pancakes in front of me while I began checking my blood sugars and giving myself a bolus. I still felt like I was being babysat, but I kept my mouth shut about it. I didn’t like it, but I also knew I’d terrified Tripp when I seized on the hallway floor. He was doing what he thought was best for me, and when I pushed aside how irritable I was about constantly being watched over, his concern was sweet and warmed me up inside.

“Looks like we’ve got snow in the forecast,” Jesse told me as we were finishing up breakfast. He was looking at his phone, and he turned the screen toward me, showing me his weather app. “Have you ever seen snow before?”

“No,” I breathed, my eyes brightening at the prospect. Miami didn’t get snow. In fact, it rarely ever got cold. “Do you think we could go outside while it’s snowing?”

He chuckled, setting his phone down and picking up his cup of coffee. “We can go outside once you finish your breakfast, if you want. Fresh air is good for you anyway, and the exercise probably wouldn’t hurt.”

I quickly finished my breakfast, and after helping Jesse wash the dishes and put them away, he put me in one of Tripp’s jackets. It swallowed me, and I protested, but when he opened the door, I was glad he’d ignored me. Because holy crap, it was cold! The temperature had basically dropped overnight.

Winter clothes were about to become a necessity.

“Oh, my God,” I breathed as we stepped outside. Jesse took a pair of gloves from his pocket and placed them on my hands before shoving his own hands into his jacket pockets. “Don’t you need gloves?” I asked him, a frown pulling at my lips.

He chuckled. “Tripp would kill me if I didn’t bundle you up correctly.” He grabbed the edges of the hood on the jacket I was wearing and pulled it up. “Keep that hood up.”

We headed down the porch and began to walk to the stables, and just as we were halfway there, a light snow began to fall. I squealed, bouncing on my toes as I looked up at the sky. One of the snow flakes fell on my lashes, and another hit my nose, instantly melting.

“Hey!” Tripp called, heading down the hill toward us on horseback.

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