Snowflakes over Moon Cottage: the perfect cosy winter romance for 2018 (Animal Ark Revisited Book 4) by Lucy Daniels

Author:Lucy Daniels [Daniels, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 2018-09-19T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

‘I’m sorry, there is no room in my inn, but I do have a stable,’ little George proclaimed loudly, throwing his arms out wide.

‘Great, George!’ Susan called from the corner. ‘Now we need all our stable animals, come on!’ A donkey and a couple of sheep scuttled into the stable. Susan frowned. ‘We’re missing our ox! Samira? Samira!’ She spotted Samira playing in the Wendy house, her ox horns catching on the curtains. ‘Come on, Samira!’ Susan shooed her up onto the stage. Really, it was like herding cats. ‘Mary, where have you gone?’

Herbie stuck her head out through the hole in the cardboard scenery and grinned. She had been standing inside the inn all the time.

Susan was feeling tired. She had got up extra early this morning to make sure she had time to see Mr Gorski before coming to nursery. It had taken him a long time to come to the door and for a few minutes Susan had been worried. But he answered eventually, and he had seemed okay. ‘We’ll come over soon,’ she told him. ‘Today or tomorrow.’

At least at work, there was little time for thinking. Susan had been keeping an eye on Jack, who was a little subdued, but the rest of the class seemed excited.

A movement in the stable area caught Susan’s eye. She turned to see Samira gripping the horns that were attached to her headband. Lowering her head, Samira charged at Neil. Neil fled across the classroom, dislodging the tea towel he was wearing as a shepherd and shrieking.

‘Come back, Neil. Stop that, Samira.’ She put her hands on her hips. ‘Bring me the horns, please.’ Susan was holding on to her patience by sheer effort of will. She had hoped they could run through the Nativity with costumes this morning, but she was starting to think it had been a mistake.

She held out her hand, looking at Samira, waiting without comment. Samira’s dark eyes lingered on Susan’s face for a moment. Then with a conspicuous sigh, she took off the headband and handed it to Susan.

‘Can you put this back in the cupboard, Nina, please?’ Susan handed the horns to Nina. She kept her voice matter-of-fact. She displayed no anger, but actions had consequences.

Armando, who had been holding Baby Jesus by his heels and had been on the point of swinging him in the air, quietly pulled the doll back into position, cradling it in his arms as Susan had told him.

‘Right then, shepherds.’ She looked round. Jack, Kendall and Neil, all dressed in tunics and tea towels gazed back at her. ‘It’s your time to come in. Jack can you—’

Across the room, the door opened. A tall, red-haired man walked in: instantly recognisable. Susan’s stomach dropped.

He was here. In spite of everything, he’d come, just as he’d said he would. For a moment, her heart lifted. Perhaps she might be able to make up for her lie after all. He was standing in the doorway still, as if unsure of his welcome.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.