Winter Woods by ID Johnson

Author:ID Johnson [Johnson, ID]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2017-12-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Memphis pulled into the drive beside his cabin and turned the truck off, leaning back against the headrest for just a minute. The snow was coming down a lot heavier now, and the wind had begun to pick up. It wasn’t the weather that had him lingering; it was Olivia. How he had longed to kiss her just now, before she rushed out of his truck and up the porch faster than he could even get his door open to walk her in. Despite her reaction to the small, quiet moment they’d shared, when he’d been so tempted to lean in and find her lips with his, he knew she was interested in him, too. He could see it in the way she looked at him, the way she reacted when he touched her arm. It was hard to blame her for avoiding anything more than a friendship at this point, however. They both knew they’d be going their separate ways soon enough. What good was there starting a relationship with someone who lived so far away?

With a heavy sigh, he pushed open the truck door and dropped down onto the snow-covered driveway. Little flecks of ice were falling now, too. Luckily, it hadn’t coated any of the walking surfaces so he didn’t have to be too careful making his way to the house. In the distance, he could see smoke coming from Olivia’s chimney. He hoped she’d stay safe and warm tonight and get more of her story written. He’d never heard of her before, but he knew she was a talented writer. Not only was her success proof of that, but having spent some time talking with her now, he could see she had a way of telling a story, of carrying on a conversation. She seemed to understand people in a way most never would.

The cabin was quiet when he entered. He decided not to track snow into the house, so he took his boots off by the door and slipped out of his coat, hanging it by the entryway. Making his way to the stairs, he rested his hand on his back pocket where his phone was located.

“You back, Memphis?” his dad asked, stepping around the corner. “Roads pretty bad?”

“They’re okay,” he replied, pausing at the bottom of the stairwell. “Getting worse, though.”

“Olivia happy to be back inside?”

“I suppose so. She jumped out of the truck pretty quickly.” He wasn’t sure why he shared that with his dad. It seemed kind of self-depreciating. “Where’s Nash and Gramps?”

“Gramps is asleep by the fireplace, and I think Nash is still on the phone with Laney. He wanted to call her before he lost service.”

“That’s a good idea. In fact, I was just about to call Mom.”

Lyle nodded and folded his arms. “You know, Memphis, your mom’s been talking about moving out this way. Now that she’s going to be a grandma, she wants to be closer to Nash’s family.”

“I know,” Memphis nodded. “I’m surprised she’d ever leave Texas—unless she was going back to Tennessee.

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