One Christmas: Albert the Angel Makes a Match by Morgan Kit
Author:Morgan, Kit
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Angel Creek Press
Published: 2023-12-07T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Fifteen
Luna was alone in the kitchen, taking more cookies out of the oven when Damon returned. âThat was fast,â she said as he came in the back door.
âIs Albert here?â
âHuh?â
âAlbert. Is he here?â
âNo. I thought he was with you.â She looked out the kitchen window at the barnyard, then at the rifle in his hands. âDo you even know how to use that?â
âYes,â he said defensively, then came over and whispered in her ear. âHeâs an angel.â
She rolled her eyes. âTell me you didnât shoot him.â
âI did not shoot him.â He flushed red. âI did shoot into the air to get his attention.â He ran his hand through his hair, looking worried.
âWhat is it?â
He began to laugh nervously.
âOh, no. No, you canât crack up on me, Damon Surrey. Weâre in this together.â
âAlbert disappeared. Vanished. Poof. So did Bernard.â
She groaned. Was he joking? Was he losing his mind? She didnât like the panic growing in his eyes. Without thinking, she grabbed hold of him and held on for dear life.
His free arm wrapped around her and hung on just as tightly. She didnât know how long they stood like that, and part of her was glad sheâd taken the cookies out of the oven before they burned.
âWhatâs going on in here?â Ma said as she stepped into the room.
They broke apart, Luna feeling oddly embarrassed. It was just a hug. But for them, it was a way to give some semblance of comfort, and to let each other know that they both had their sanity.
âWell?â Ma prompted. âWhat do you two have to say for yourselves?â
Luna glanced at Damon. âUmâ¦â She put her arm around him. âWeâre a thing.â
Maâs face screwed up in confusion. âWhat?â
Damon caught her meaning and put his arm around her. âYes, weâre⦠seeing each other.â
âSo⦠youâre courting?â
They exchanged a look of now what do we do?, then nodded.
âWell, why didnât you just say so?â Ma grinned. âI suppose this just happened?â
âYes, weâve, um, taken a shine to each other through this⦠ordeal.â Luna swallowed hard and let her hand drop. She was red as a beet, and hoped Ma didnât see through the lie.
âI thought that might be.â Ma beamed. âWell, Damon, why donât you sit and Iâll get you some coffee? Luna, did you finish with the cookies?â
âAlmost.â She left Damonâs side, shooing him toward the table, and put the last sheet of cookies into the oven. It seemed to her that the longer they were here, the deeper in trouble they got. Now theyâd have to pretend to be falling in love? She put the batch of cookies sheâd just taken from the oven onto a plate, set it on the table, then at Maâs urging sat down next to Damon and took the cup of coffee she offered. âThank you.â
âYouâre welcome,â Ma said. âSo, how long have you two known each other?â
Luna felt the first twinge of panic crawl up her spine. What if they screwed this up and gave her different answers? âWellâ¦â
Damon put his hand over hers.
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