Snowed in with the Firefighter (Shadow Creek, Montana) by Victoria James

Author:Victoria James
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Family Life Fiction; Contemporary Women's Fiction; Two-Hour Romance Short Reads; Romantic Heroes Firefighters; Contemporary Romance Fiction; Romance; Two-Hour Short Reads; Women's Fiction; Women's Short Stories; Holiday romance; snowed-in romance; forced proximity romance; cabin; Montana; Christmas romance; Christmas Fiction; Sweet Romance; Small Town Romance; Bliss; Entangled Publishing; Series romance; Stand Alone Romance; New Romance; Sweet Romance; Heartwarming romance; Snowed in for the Holidays by Victoria James; Category Romance
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Bliss)
Published: 2020-10-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Melody watched Finn walk away, feeling like she’d just had everything she’d ever wanted taken away from her. Tonight, laughing with him…and then kissing him…yes, he was everything she didn’t know she wanted.

She had never had a better night in her entire life. She had never felt so comfortable with someone else. She felt like he accepted her just as she was. And she liked who she was when she was with him. She liked him. She liked kissing him. No, she loved kissing him. Kissing Finn had been even better than she’d ever fantasized. It was one of those experiences she’d read about—weak knees, racing heart, and complete loss of control.

Except he’d had control. He’d been able to end things between them. Even though he’d said in that deep, mouth-wateringly raspy voice, If you asked me now to prom, I’d say yes. If you asked me for anything right now, I’d say yes.

That should have been the beginning of a beautiful relationship. Except it was the end of something that could never start. It was the end of something that had always been one-sided. He’d been this cute, popular, happy-go-lucky guy who would never be interested in her. She wouldn’t even know what to do with all that happiness anyway. Maybe that’s why now he’d spared her a second glance—because life had thrown him a nasty curveball. It didn’t matter. None of what happened in this Hallmark cottage in the woods mattered. She was leaving Shadow Creek. She couldn’t go back to that hospital or her mother.

She stood in the empty room, the fire just a small flicker of light. The draft from the storm blew through the room—or maybe it was in her head. Maybe it just felt cold because Finn was gone.

She never should have confided in him about Molly. She had exposed too much. Everything. At least that was how it felt. She wrapped her arms around herself, shivering as she grabbed a blanket off the couch.

Finn walked back into the room, and she held her breath. The room was lit just enough that she could make out his features. Finn was all good angles, all the time. “I forgot about the fire. I’ll throw on a couple of more logs. Doesn’t look like the storm will let up anytime soon. I guess you could sleep on the couch in here. I’ll check throughout the night to make sure there’s enough wood on the fire.”

She huddled further into the red, Sherpa-lined blanket. “You don’t have to do that, but thanks.”

He nodded once. “I’ll grab a flashlight and go to bed,” he said, not sounding anything like the Finn who’d kissed her. Now he was back to sounding like the Finn when she’d first arrived at the cabin.

“Aren’t you going to be cold?” she blurted before he could leave.

He stopped, holding a flashlight he’d taken from the cupboard atop the fridge. “Nope. I’ll be fine.”

“Oh.”

He let out a rough sigh and shoved one hand in his pocket.

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