Christmas at Glacier Grove (Holiday Homecoming Book 1) by Parker Sage

Author:Parker, Sage
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-28T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 8

Stella left the lesson early as well and met up with Lori fifteen minutes later in the lodge. Lori was sitting by the fire, staring up at the massive Christmas tree that her family put up every year in front of the floor-to-ceiling window when Stella ran over and took a seat next to her.

“There you are! Why did you run off? It looked like you were really getting the hang of things with that second run.”

“Yeah, well, I just decided that I needed a break.”

“Do you think you’ll go out on the mountain again? We could always sign up for another lesson with Peter. You two seem to have a good rapport going.”

Lori rolled her eyes as Stella grinned mischievously, and then she made an attempt to change the subject. “You just want to sign up for another lesson because you hope to run into that guy you were making eyes at on the bunny hill.”

“Oh, you noticed that?”

“How could I miss it? You two kept stealing glances and giggling. Who was he?”

“I didn’t catch his name,” she said. “But he has an accent. I think he might be from Germany. He was wearing these huge goggles, so I didn’t get a good look at his face, but I have a feeling he’s really cute… Speaking of cute, can we talk about how attentive Peter was with you?”

“No,” Lori said, getting to her feet. “We can’t talk about that because I have to...find my dad. We were supposed to have breakfast together.”

Stella frowned. “Since when?”

“Since…always. Don’t worry about it. I’ll catch up with you later, okay?” And just like she had done with Peter, Lori took off in the opposite direction without even waiting for Stella to respond. She headed toward the check-in desk and slipped through the door that said ‘employees only.’ She thought she might find her father in the back office, and she figured if he was around, she might as well invite him to breakfast so she could add some legitimacy to what had apparently become her go-to excuse.

She didn’t find her dad in the back room, but she did find her sister, and Sofia, the old groundskeeper who had been working at the lodge since Lori was a little girl. When Sofia spotted her coming through the door, her face lit up and she went to give Lori a big hug,

“Oh my goodness, is that really you, Miss Lori?”

Lori bent down so that the short, elderly woman could wrap her hands around Lori’s neck. She smelled exactly how Lori remembered, like soil and patchouli, and even though she had more wrinkles on her face and hands, she still appeared to be as sturdy and strong as ever.

“Hey, Sofia,” Lori said. “It’s so nice to see you. How long has it been?”

Sofia smiled up at her as they broke apart. “Too long.”

Angela remained seated behind the desk and offered her sister only an expressionless nod in lieu of a proper hello or good morning. “What are you guys up to?” Lori asked as Sofia lowered herself back down into the other chair.

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