Blackstone Ranger Chief by Alicia Montgomery

Author:Alicia Montgomery [Montgomery, Alicia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

“Wow,” Anna Victoria exclaimed as she looked at the sights around her. “This is amazing. I’m so glad you brought me here.”

“It’s only the second year they’ve done it,” J.D. said. “But it was such a big success the first time, I guess the businesses decided to bring it back. It’s a great way to get people to go out and spend after the holidays.”

The Blackstone Winter Carnival was in full swing, and Main Street was dressed to the nines. The road was closed to vehicles, and various booths lined the street, selling everything from handcrafted winter wear to homemade baked goods and hot drinks. It was crowded, and everyone was in good spirits. Couples walked by holding hands, families flitted from booth to booth excitedly. As if on cue, snow began to flitter down from the sky.

“It’s so magical.” Anna Victoria closed her eyes, taking in the clean scent of the cold air.

“There’s no snow where you come from?” J.D. asked.

“We do get snow,” she explained. “Albuquerque’s actually a desert in high elevation, but around this time, we’ll get one to two inches the whole month. Less than ten the entire season.”

J.D. guffawed. “The whole month? You should have been here two weeks ago! We saw a record snowfall. Over thirty inches high up in the mountains, I think.”

“Wow.”

“C’mon.” J.D. dragged her toward one of the booths. “I want to try this hot chocolate wine.”

“Ooh, I’m in!” Thank goodness her paycheck finally came through yesterday. It was a relief, finally having some money to spare. It wasn’t much, but she was able to set aside half of her rent, plus, she could afford to splurge on a few treats tonight. They lined up at the booth, chatting as they waited their turn.

“Hey, J.D.! Nice to see you here.”

“Kate, you made it out! Glad to see you, too.” J.D. greeted the woman who had come up to them. “Is that Sofia?” She nodded at the dark-haired child bundled up in winter gear at her hip. “She’s so big.”

“Yeah, she’s getting big, my girl.” She kissed the baby on the cheek, making her laugh. Sofia grabbed a handful of her mother’s dark blonde locks which were tipped with aqua green and matched the studded jewel on her nose.

“By the way, Kate, this is Anna Victoria.”

“Oh, so you’re Anna Victoria. J.D.’s told me all about you.” She held out her free hand. “Kate Caldwell-Thalassa. It’s a mouthful, I know, but I didn’t want to totally get rid of my maiden name. My husband’s kind of traditional, so we compromised.” Her eyes sparkled with mirth. “And this is my daughter, Sofia.” The adorable baby giggled when Kate bounced her up and down.

“Hello, Sofia. And nice to meet you, too, Kate.” She looked slyly at J.D. “What did J.D. tell you about me?”

“All good stuff,” she said. “Actually, I’m glad we bumped into each other. If you guys don’t have anywhere to be, we should go have a chat with the others.”

“Others?” Anna Victoria asked.

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