Trapped with the Blizzard by Huxley Adele

Author:Huxley, Adele
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romantic winter thriller
Published: 2015-11-15T05:00:00+00:00

A half an hour later, the baby monitor beeped in my sweatshirt. With a secret grin, I pulled it from my inner pocket and tried to look inconspicuous.

“Yes?”

“You’ve been a good girl?”

I giggled and bit my lip, a glimmer of what he was planning becoming clear. “Yes…”

“Good.”

The intercom system came to life around us. There was a rustle of fabric against the microphone followed by the tinny sound of music.

“Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus, Right down Santa Claus Lane.”

Everyone paused and looked to each other for an explanation. Many glanced at me, and while I wasn’t part of the plan, I had a good idea of what Bryan had hidden up his velvety red sleeve.

“Merry Christmas, everyone!” came his booming voice. “We have a special Powder Mountain announcement. Santa heard about the storm and wanted to do something extra special for all those good boys and girls here at the lodge.”

A few of the kids gasped in wide-eyed excitement. I glanced down to Dani who had pulled one ear bud from her ear to listen.

“So before he sets off for the big night, Santa wants to come down and say hello. Would anyone like to say hello to Santa?” The crowd cheered, high voices much louder than the laughing parents. “All right! Back by popular demand… Santa Claus!”

I danced with Jack to the music as the lodge nearly imploded with excitement, except for one dour-looking kid sitting by the window.

“That’s impossible. It’s already Christmas in Australia,” the nearby kid whined. A few younger ones near him went from excited to confused. “Only an idiot would think Santa is actually here.”

“You’re wrong.” Dani pulled out her other ear bud. The snotty kid looked at her dubiously, but because she was older, seemed taken aback. “Santa uses time travel to get all the presents everywhere, obviously. Only an idiot believes he goes around on an old sled. That’s just a story they tell dumb kids who don’t know any better.”

I caught her eye and gave her a thumbs-up, but she rolled her eyes and disappeared back into her music and shell. As rough as our relationship got, these were the little glimmers of humanity that kept me from giving up on her.

A huge cheer rang out as Santa appeared at the top of the stairs. With Jack on my hip, we all pushed to the bottom to watch him come down. Bryan had gone all out again, right down to the shiny boots. I couldn’t stop the goofy smile from spreading across my face as he grabbed his belly, let out a laugh, and dug into his big bag of goodies. Squealing kids gathered around the side of the staircase as he tossed random Powder Mountain swag from above.

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