There's Something About Merry by Codi Hall

Author:Codi Hall
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2022-07-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Merry

Merry walked up the hill to her parents’ Sunday, Daisy pulling ahead of her, tightening the leash in her hand. The entire Winters family and the farm employees were meeting this morning to take pictures for the 75th anniversary Christmas cards. Her mother decided since the photographer would already be at the farm, they might as well do family pictures. Something Merry was thankful was happening today, instead of yesterday when her face looked like she’d gone several rounds with a boxer.

Of course, she’d still ended up on camera, anyway. She’d agreed to the News Ten interview, and after her story ran about rescuing Daisy Thursday night, her plug about the farm’s anniversary had brought people from all over yesterday. They’d ended up with nearly a hundred prepaid trees to be delivered the day after Thanksgiving, which was still eleven days away. With the exception of the pre-cut delivery and the Festival of Trees, it was the largest order they’d seen in years. Four more papers and news stations had shown up throughout the day, catching her on the worst day, but she’d smiled and told the truth. That everything happened so fast and she’d only done what her parents raised her to do: the right thing. They’d seemed excited about it.

Halfway up the hill her tummy rumbled unhappily. She should have made an omelet like she’d planned, but when she’d found a box on her doorstep with a whole pumpkin pie inside, eggs and vegetables didn’t sound as good as a slice with whipped cream on top.

The note on top read: Forget the last piece, you can have the whole pie. Forgive me yet?

Not completely, but he’d scored a few points with that one.

When she rounded the front of the house, Jace burst out of the door, wearing a Christmas plaid flannel and blue jeans. His hair was spiked up, like someone had run a bucket of gel through the short, golden strands.

“Hey, Merry. Daisy!” At his high-pitched greeting, the puppy yanked with all her strength until she could reach his face with her tongue.

“You look nice, Jace. New clothes?”

“Victoria bought them for me for family pictures. We’re all supposed to match. She has something for you too.”

“Of course she does.”

“Can I take Daisy inside to see Butch?”

“Sure.” She handed off the leash to him and he jetted back up the porch steps. When she walked into the living room, Nick and Clark were changing their shirts, but her gaze locked on Clark’s open flannel, framing a set of washboard abs too pretty to cover up.

“Hey, Sis,” Nick said, jerking her attention away from Clark’s six-pack.

“Hi.” She cleared her throat, afraid to look at Clark again. “Where is Mom?”

“She’s in the back getting changed.”

“Great, thanks.” Merry stole a glance at Clark, wondering what he was thinking. They’d left things up in the air when she’d shut the door on him, but she’d needed time to think about where they went from here. If he wanted her, he was going to have to stop all this back and forth.

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