Unwrapped by Megan Hart

Author:Megan Hart [Hart, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carina Press
Published: 2010-12-05T16:00:00+00:00

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Leah had meant what she said when she’d told Brandon to go, but it had been a few hours and she’d finished her book. Figuring she’d be spending the days on the slopes and the nights drinking, dancing and making love, she hadn’t thought to pack more than the one she’d been halfway through. It had taken her only an hour and a half to whip through the rest of the book, a decent suspenseful thriller that had ended too predictably but kept her interest, at least. Now she’d flipped through the condo’s impressive and extensive selection of cable channels, predictably finding nothing to watch.

She was bored.

She glanced at her phone but decided against texting Brandon. He’d come home early if she wanted him to, but she didn’t want to ruin his ski time any more than she already had. It was only a little after three, and before he’d left he’d promised to be home by five.

She looked out the window, which overlooked the center courtyard of the condo complex. There was a nice little restaurant and lodge just past it, along with the small convenience store that sold magazines, paperbacks, snacks and rented DVDs. The question was, would she be able to hobble her way there and get something?

By that point she was sort of desperate enough to do anything. She stood, testing the pain in her twisted ankle. It was tolerable, especially if she rested it frequently. She figured it would be worth a shot, anyway. Get down there, pick up something to read, maybe a movie or two for tonight, head back. They could order in.

Unfortunately, in this whole scenario she hadn’t imagined the part where she made it down the condo’s stairs and across the courtyard, only to set her foot wrong on a patch of ice and twist her ankle again. Fortunately, she didn’t scream, though the pain was instant and agonizing enough that she wanted to. Somehow, though, she managed to get herself into a chair next to the big fireplace. So much for not being bored—now she was still without a book and stranded, to boot.

Her phone vibrated in her pocket and she pulled it out to spy a familiar number. “Hi, Caroline.”

“Hi, honey. It’s me.”

Leah smiled. Brandon’s mom always said that. “How are you?”

“Oh, fine. How’s everything out there?”

Leah looked around the lodge, so festively decorated, and felt a sudden and extremely unexpected pang. The tree in the corner twinkled, the presents underneath assuredly fake. She’d only spent one Christmas with Brandon’s family, but it had seemed so much more like what the holiday should be than this did. She and Brandon had given each other this trip instead of presents, which meant there’d be nothing to open on Christmas Day. No tree or stockings stuffed with trinkets.

“It’s okay, I guess.”

“Just okay?” Caroline sounded concerned. “What’s wrong?”

Brandon was just like his mother in that way—honing in on the slightest hint of trouble. Leah tried to be annoyed and failed. “Oh…I twisted my ankle and so I’m not skiing, I’m just here in the lodge.

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