Snowed in on Main Street by Kasey Stockton

Author:Kasey Stockton [Stockton, Kasey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-17T16:00:00+00:00

Elliot stood in the stairwell looking up to the second-floor landing where Mia had disappeared. What had he said that bothered her so much?

He’d been pleased with the way the conversation had been going. She was really listening, and he had been gearing himself up to explain the depth of his depression and the way it had affected every aspect of his life during that time, when she’d suddenly turned and left.

Had it been too much for her? Shaking out his arms, Elliot turned for the main floor again. He’d been headed to the parlor to check out the small lending library he’d heard Mrs. Kirkpatrick speaking about when he ran into Mia. He’d checked with the hotel’s handyman earlier that day for an update on the broken road and if he had to guess, he’d assume they were spending another day or two in the hotel.

Which included Christmas.

Not that he was complaining. He would have preferred to be with his parents and the rest of his family, but he was enjoying the Powder Peaks Lodge thus far. Mia had gone above and beyond utilizing her skills and some of his parents’ unused activities to create an enjoyable week for the patrons who would rather be out snowboarding or home with their rainy Seattle weather.

Although, if Elliot had his guess, he’d assume Mrs. Bruin was just as happy in a free hotel room near Park City as she would have been at home.

Chuckling to himself, Elliot opened the door to the lobby.

“Mr. James,” the friendly receptionist called from her desk. She gave him a wide smile. “Anything I can do for you?”

“I’m just checking out the books,” he said.

“Wow.” She looked surprised. “An actor who likes to read. That’s pretty sweet.”

Did she expect him to appreciate the slight? It certainly wasn’t a compliment.

“So, I heard something interesting today,” she continued, forcing him to stop walking and turn toward the desk.

He slung his hands in his pockets and read her name tag. “Yeah?”

“Yeah,” Ashlyn said around her chewing gum. “I heard that you used to know my boss.”

He froze. Had Mia said something? “The old woman?” he asked, in case Mia hadn’t divulged their relationship.

Ashlyn laughed. “Janice isn’t that old. But no, Mia. Mia Murphy? I thought you two went to high school together?”

Elliot tried not to feel disappointed that that was all Mia had said about their connection. But he supposed that was better than telling everyone he was a liar and a horrible person. “Yeah,” he confirmed. “I’ve known her since kindergarten, actually. She used to wear these super big bows around her pigtails that were almost bigger than her head. But you didn’t hear that from me.” He shot Ashlyn a wink and she smiled like he’d handed her the keys to his Porsche.

“Were you two friends?” she asked, leaning forward and lowering her voice.

“I’d like to think so,” Elliot said.

“Oh my lanta,” Ashlyn said, shaking her head. “I can’t believe she never told me. All this time I’ve drooled over you on My Crazy Family and she never once mentioned you grew up together.

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