Reunited at Christmas by Belle Calhoune

Author:Belle Calhoune
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-02-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Liam settled into his seat at the Moose Café. He looked around the place, admiring the festive Christmas decorations that were now on full display. Sprigs of holly hung by the window while a fully decorated pine tree sat in the corner. Gaily wrapped presents were scattered beneath it. Holiday tunes softly emanated from speakers. Liam tapped his foot to the beat underneath the table.

The café really had become a favorite of almost everyone in Love. He admired his younger brother for reaching for the stars and making his dream come true.

As he did at least a few times a week, he was treating himself to lunch at his brother’s establishment. He looked up at the door just in time to see Boone striding through with his best friend, Declan O’Rourke, by his side. Declan, Boone’s lifelong best friend, was the owner and one of the pilots for O’Rourke Charters, a private plane company he ran out of Love. Just married to the town librarian, Annie Murray, Declan was an unofficial member of the Prescott family.

“Hey, Liam,” Declan greeted him. “Thanks for the lunch invite.”

“Hey, bro,” Boone said as he settled into his chair. “I’m starved.”

“You’re always as hungry as a bear. Poor Grace must be sick of cooking for you,” Liam said, chuckling. “She probably can’t keep up.”

Boone peered at his brother from behind the menu. “I cook just as many meals as Gracie. I consider myself a Renaissance man.”

Liam and Declan looked at each other and burst out laughing.

Boone rolled his eyes. “Laugh all you want. You two could take pointers from me. Annie and Ruby would thank me for it.”

Declan looked over at Liam. “How are things going, by the way? Is Ruby getting acclimated to town?”

“Honor invited Ruby and Aidan to the Wildlife Center today, so that’ll be a fun trip.” Liam frowned. “Everything was going pretty smoothly until we were blindsided by a visit from Pops yesterday.”

Cameron walked up just at that moment. He stopped in his tracks and gaped at Liam. “Pops is here in Love?” He sank into a chair.

Liam swung his gaze up at his brother. “At least, he was last night. Sorry. I thought you knew.”

Boone slapped the menu down on the table. “What did he want?”

“Not to catch up on all times, that’s for sure.” Liam drummed his fingers on the table. “He came for Ruby.”

“Ruby?” Declan asked. “Gareth isn’t the sentimental type. It’s hard to believe he heard about Ruby and was so moved he came back home. That’s not his style.”

“Something tells me Liam has more to tell us,” Boone drawled. “Spill it!”

“He came to find out if Ruby was fit to return to duty. He was flown here by his employer to ask Ruby if she wanted to return to search and rescue.” He clenched his fists on the table. “It took every impulse in my body not to toss him out on his ear. He basically wanted to be able to go back and tell his bosses that Ruby was ready to go back to work.

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