Affinity's 2012 Christmas Collection by J.M. Dragon

Author:J.M. Dragon [Dragon, J.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-12-09T22:08:21+00:00

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Danielle closed the door to the new housekeeper’s room and deliberated what to do next. There wasn’t a choice—the children had to come first. Climbing staunchly back down the stairs, she gave a quick yearning glance towards the door of her office. “That will have to wait,” she murmured regretfully and then took the steps down the two levels two at a time.

A few moments later, she opened the old parlor door and saw the children watching TV. They all looked up with attentive faces. TV this early in the day was almost unheard of. One of the ups of having to work from home had been the upgrades she’d undertaken on the telecommunications at the farm. At best they had been serviceable, she needed more than that and had the bills to prove it. This of course meant that the TV reception was clear, unlike previously at this time of year and definitely with the weather, not only would it have been snow outside but in too—on the screen.

“Hey, look, I was going to tell you about the housekeeper person. I just wasn’t sure if we would get anyone.” Danielle said quietly.

Liam screwed up his eyes then replied, “She looks nice. Can she cook better than you, Danny? I’m starving.”

Danielle gave Liam a mock hurt look. “I hope so.”

Sally’s expression closed as she pointed out, “She looks like mom.”

The quiet observation had Danielle on the back foot. Does she? How the hell did I miss that? Must be the hair. “Yeah? Is that a problem, Sally?”

Jack spoke, “She’s all squashy like mom was. Can we still watch TV, Danny? Sponge Bob is looking for his best friend.”

Danielle watched the youngest child give her a beguiling smile before turning his attention back to the TV. “Sure,” she said glancing at Sally who now had her attention turned back to the TV too. Biting her bottom lip slightly, Danielle reluctantly left the room.

Her footsteps took her back to the kitchen and she wiped her hand across her lower face as her fingers touched the burn marks—the vivid memory of how she achieve such prodigious marks flew into her mind. Sighing heavily, she placed a full kettle of water she always had ready onto the AGA. She then went through the mudroom to retrieve her outdoor wear so she could go back outside and into the cold. The kids were engrossed, which meant bringing in packages of Christmas gifts would be a breeze. She knew it was going to take meal time to prize them from the screen.

Ten minutes later, she was rummaging around in the back of the Jeep collecting several brightly colored bags. Turning back towards the house, she glanced up at the sky. More snow would be the order of the day and who knew what it would be like tomorrow morning. The squawk of chickens and the crowing of a couple of roosters highlighted their predicament too. Moving the packages inside the house, Danielle stowed them in a

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