Snowed in with a Billionaire by Karen Booth

Author:Karen Booth [Booth, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-11-12T23:00:00+00:00

Eight

The bakery was adorable. With a high-pitched roof lined with Christmas lights and inside a row of bright red bistro tables and chairs along the front window, it was welcoming and cheery. No wonder Joy liked coming here so much. Alex wasn’t sure how he’d missed it the dozens of times he’d walked through quaint Vail Village, but perhaps it was that he’d been too busy trudging through life to notice. Better late than never.

He pulled the door open and nearly ran right into Joy.

“Oh. Hi.” She seemed flustered, hitching her bag over her shoulder and nearly pushing him back out onto the sidewalk. She had to have had a long day.

“We have to stop running into each other like this.” His joke didn’t seem to make much of an impression—Joy nearly bugged her eyes at him.

“Ready? Let’s go.”

Alex was looking past her. A young woman was busy behind the counter. The bakery case looked nearly depleted. “Busy scone day?”

She nodded. “Yes. And I need some fresh air.”

“Okay. Sure.” He took her hand and they stepped outside, where there were hundreds of people milling along the wide cobblestone pedestrian shopping area. The sun was just starting to set, and although the air was cool and crisp, it was pleasant. “Beautiful night.”

“It is. Sorry if I seemed out of sorts back there. I just wasn’t expecting you. I thought you were going to pick me up where you dropped me off.”

“That made sense yesterday, but seeing as we’re going to the tree lighting, I thought I should just park and find you.” Funny how he and Joy had already adopted the sort of routines couples fall into. He’d picked her up after work yesterday and they’d gone shopping for dinner, then back to her place for an unbelievable meal and an even more out-of-this-world evening in bed. He’d dropped her off this morning, but that hadn’t seemed right for tonight. “Plus, this is our first real date. I wasn’t going to hang out by the curb in my car. A gentleman comes to the door.”

“Or the bakery, as the case may be.”

“Precisely.”

“Well, thank you. I appreciate that.” She stopped and kissed him. “I’m sorry if I’m a little tense. This is really nice.”

He smiled. It was really nice. Christmas was looking up. Or at least the Christmas season. Alex could feel it in his bones.

“I promise that hot chocolate is the cure for all that ails you.” Their first stop was the Four Seasons, where Alex had reserved a small table in the corner of the bar. It was warm and cozy inside, just as elegant as Alex remembered. He wanted Joy to have every fine thing she was accustomed to.

“This place is gorgeous,” she said, just as the waiter brought their order. It arrived in clear glass mugs. “Is that a chocolate orb in there?”

“It is, ma’am,” the waiter answered. “I pour the hot chocolate over the top and give it a gentle stir. It’s quite sublime.”

The look on Joy’s face when she took a sip was priceless.

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