Second Chance Christmas (The Colorado Cades) by Michaels Tanya

Author:Michaels, Tanya [Michaels, Tanya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

People who paid money to visit ski lodges sometimes felt cheated when they didn’t actually get to ski—even though their hosts couldn’t do a thing to control weather conditions. Elisabeth was exceedingly grateful for the guests who were in good spirits and even the ones who were disappointed but understood the logic of not skiing in a snowstorm. Why didn’t more people exhibit common sense? And why call it “common” if so many lacked it?

As Monday afternoon wore on, and it became clear skiing was probably going to be impossible for the rest of the day, she found herself dealing with an increasing number of grumbling guests. Some seemed to be getting stir-crazy even though they’d only been stuck in the lodge for a few hours. She had to step in when a woman in the gift shop became verbally abusive with the cashier.

As Elisabeth crossed the lobby to return to her office, someone tapped her on the shoulder. Another complainant? She smoothed her features into a calm, accommodating expression, even as she fantasized about that move in kung-fu films, where a small protagonist was able to grab the hand of the burly cretin behind her and flip him to the ground.

She spun around. “How may I— Oh.” Seeing Justin in his red patrol coat, his eyes brighter than ever in a face abraded by the elements, was like drinking hot chocolate. Liquid heat coursed through her body, sweet and addictive. “Hi.”

“Hey.” His blue-green eyes crinkled at the corners as he smiled down at her. “Thought I’d stop by and ask how Meredith’s doing.”

“Better, thanks to you. She could’ve been seriously injured.”

“She could’ve been killed,” he corrected somberly. “That boy was in bad shape when we found him.”

She shivered at the thought of the kid’s narrow escape. “Dad drove down to the hospital to check on him. The doctors say no long-term damage was done.”

“He or either of those other two frat yahoos have any family in the area?” Justin asked.

“Not local, but his mom and stepdad are about an hour and a half away. I called them earlier.”

No doubt the vitriol the boy’s stepfather had spewed at her stemmed from a sense of helplessness and fear, but that hadn’t made it any more pleasant to endure. It flabbergasted her that the man had threatened to sue instead of praising the rescue efforts of those who’d saved his son’s life after he chose to ignore the posted warnings and sneak into an area he knew was off-limits. To say nothing of his taking a minor with him, thereby putting her in harm’s way.

She met Justin’s gaze. “I am so sick of people yelling at me today.”

“That bad, huh?”

“Worse.” She squeezed her eyes briefly shut, as if she could ward off her headache through sheer force of will. “Even Kaylee got in on the action. By the way, she doesn’t want to live with me anymore. She informed me she wants to move in with you. To tell you the truth, if her attitude doesn’t improve, I may let her.

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