Holiday Intercepted_Maple Grove by Katana Collins

Author:Katana Collins [Collins, Katana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-24T16:00:00+00:00

9

Taylor

The next morning, I let Paige sleep in and Maisey and I snuck out of bed to cook breakfast.

Shivering, I padded my way down the stairs in my boxers, hugging my arms into my bare chest. “Jesus, it’s cold, huh, Maisey?” She turned those big, brown eyes at me and pushed her nose into the closed door.

Stupidly, I’d left my duffel bag downstairs with all my clothes, so I had to roll out of bed freezing, wearing basically nothing. I bent, quickly grabbing a pair of sweatpants and a long-sleeved t-shirt. I didn’t quite have the shirt overhead yet, but with Maisey whining and pawing at the door, I opened it for her, still half naked.

She bolted out into the snow, nearly knocking over a startled looking Scott, there at the front door, ready to knock.

He looked as shocked as me, standing there in his down winter coat with the hood pulled up around his ears. “Taylor,” his gaze swept down my body, pausing briefly at my shirt that was still only halfway on revealing my bare abs. “What the hell are you—”

His gaze shifted from me to the staircase and back again to me. His voice lowered into a dangerous whisper. “You better not just be using her. I swear to god, I don’t care if you are my brother. Or if I am sorry for lying to you… I’ll kick your ass so hard, you won’t be able to play in this year’s Super Bowl. Which will suck for both of us because then all of New England will blame me if we lose.”

I put out a hand in an effort to calm him down. “Easy, Scott. I’m not just using her.”

His blue eyes narrowed even more. The same shade of blue as mine. And even though his hair was lighter, somewhere between mine and Paige’s coloring, I couldn’t deny he and I looked a hell of a lot alike. For the first time since high school, I was face to face with my brother. And I didn’t feel so alone in this world.

A lump lodged in the center of my throat.

“You’re not?” he asked.

“I’m not. I’m also not going to stand here and profess eternal love. She and I only just reconnected last night, but I can tell you that I like her. And I want to see where this goes.”

Like a single piece of chocolate on a summer’s sidewalk, I watched as his expression melted. “Okay, then,” he said quietly. “I, uh, I came by to shovel her walk,” he hitched his thumb over his shoulder. “And check on her. See if she wanted to do breakfast together since it’s Christmas Eve and all, but…” His gaze flicked briefly again to the stairs. “Obviously she has other plans today.”

He cleared his throat and as he turned to leave, giving a quick pat on Maisey’s head, I called out, “Scott, wait.”

He froze, his shoulders tightening around his ears and spun slowly to face me.

“I was going to come find you today,” I began, but the words tapered off.

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