The Snowflake Inn by Samantha Chase

Author:Samantha Chase
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2016-07-19T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

The demanding guests had left, and while everyone was thrilled to have a little more peace and quiet around the inn, it didn’t last long. Word had gotten out about the rehab of the rooms, so they had a lot of traffic from curious townsfolk coming through, including the local newspaper that wanted to do a feature story on them. Along with that came the surprising news that Grace’s cooking was getting a lot of buzz as well. Soon they were receiving reservations solely for dining. Corrine had contemplated the option but hadn’t wanted to commit to it yet. Soon enough, they also were getting a lot more room reservations, and she and Grace both had the sneaking suspicion that they were from food critics coming to check them out.

It was an exciting time around the Snowflake Inn. Corrine sat back and wondered at how she had been managing the inn on her own for so long when suddenly four of them were working full-time around the place—and they were all busy. It did her heart good to have Riley home and to see him taking an active role around the inn. He didn’t seem distant and full of resentment for his childhood home anymore.

Out of the corner of her eye, Corrine saw Riley talking to Grace in the kitchen. She smiled. There wasn’t a doubt in her mind that Grace was largely responsible for her son’s sudden interest in the business—a positive interest in the business. Corrine had no idea where any of it was going to lead. All she knew was that right now, at that moment, life was good.

Doing her best to stay undetected, she hid in the shadows and simply watched the younger couple. Riley was smiling at Grace while she talked to him. She was putting together some sort of gourmet potpie while she spoke, and Corrine admired the natural ease with which Grace worked and moved. Looking at Riley again, she realized that a lot of the tension she had noticed in him when he’d first arrived was now gone. He smiled more, laughed more, and was easier in his own skin. As a mother, all she’d ever wanted was for her son to be happy. She wasn’t sure if he had been happy in the military, but looking at him, she knew he was now.

“It’s not nice to spy on people,” Ben said quietly from directly behind her. Corrine nearly jumped out of her own skin, but Ben wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close against him. “What’s so fascinating?”

“Look at them,” she whispered. “They think they’re so clever and secretive, but you can’t hide that.”

“Hide what?” Ben looked confused. He checked out the kitchen over Corrine’s shoulder and saw Riley standing and talking to Grace. Nothing out of the ordinary.

“Oh, for crying out loud,” Corrine sighed. “You honestly are going to stand there and tell me you don’t see it?”

“Corrine, sweetheart, you’re going to have to be more specific.”

“Fine,” she huffed.

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