Jingle-Bell Jam (River's End Ranch Book 32) by Pamela M. Kelley & River's End Ranch

Author:Pamela M. Kelley & River's End Ranch [Kelley, Pamela M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Piping Plover Press
Published: 2017-11-11T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Bryan was up early the next morning. After feeding the cats, he took a walk outside to investigate and see if the power lines were still down. He was very glad to see that the lines were back up and power had been restored. He was sure Melanie would be eager to get home once she was up and had some coffee.

He made a pot of coffee, and while it was brewing he pulled out a carton of eggs, some butter, bread, raspberry jam and bacon. He still had a half a package of bacon from before he decided to eat healthier and he didn’t want it to go to waste. A little bacon on a lazy Sunday seemed like a good idea. And he was excited to make his favorite French toast with raspberry jam for Melanie.

Ten minutes later, he turned at the sound of footsteps on the stairs. Melanie walked into the kitchen, looking sleepy and disoriented and very cute.

“Morning,” he said. “Coffee?”

“I’d love some. Thank you.”

He poured her a mug and while she was adding sugar and milk, he pulled the bacon out of the oven.

“I thought I smelled bacon. It looks amazing.”

“Are you hungry? I just made breakfast.”

“Sure. Can I help with anything?”

“No. Just have a seat. Everything is done.” He plated up the French toast for both of them, dusted it with powdered sugar and a thin layer of jam and brought everything to the kitchen table. Rudy and Holly were hot on his heels, so he cut a few small bites for them too and set their plates on the floor.

Melanie looked impressed and a little surprised after she took a bite, “This is delicious.”

He grinned. “I’m not much of a cook, but I can make French toast. Did you sleep okay?”

“I did, thanks.” She glanced out the window. It was starting to snow again, just light flurries and it wasn’t supposed to amount to much. But they didn’t think it was going to do much yesterday, either. He was sure she was eager to get home.

“We can head out to the ranch after we eat if you like. We’re back on regular power now, and the lines have been repaired.”

“Oh, that’s good. I am curious to see how they fared at the ranch. Hopefully the power is back there if it went out, too.”

When they finished eating and both had a second cup of coffee, they headed out into the cold. Bryan would have been happy to hang out with Melanie all day. He’d been surprised by how much he’d enjoyed her company the day and night before. But he was sure she had plenty of other things she’d rather do than spend more time with him on a Sunday.

The roads weren’t too bad. The plows must have worked through the night clearing snow away and though they saw the occasional downed tree, there were no downed lines anywhere that they could see.

Bryan pulled up to Melanie’s cabin and was relieved to see that her outside light was glowing.

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