Marrying Miss Kringle: Frost by McConnell Lucy

Author:McConnell, Lucy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Orchard View Publishing LLC
Published: 2018-10-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Frost caught a couple of hours of sleep and was up and dressed in a pair of red leggings with white reindeer silhouettes and an oversized white sweater that perched precariously on her shoulder, threatening to fall off at any moment. She usually tried to avoid white, what with her snow-colored hair and all, but she felt so festive she went with it. The black Santa boots were the perfect accessory. If Tannon didn’t look at her and think “Christmas spirit,” then she’d failed holiday fashion 101. But Frost never failed in fashion. Her Kringle purse provided makeup, a flat iron, and hair serum, so she didn’t have to look ruffled at all.

Tiptoeing down the stairs, she set about making cinnamon rolls and sugar cookies. The rolls were for breakfast, and the sugar cookies were for decorating after having some fun in the snow.

Just as she was pulling the buns out of the oven, Mary breezed through the door. She came up short. “Oh!”

Frost tucked her hair behind her ear. “Morning. I so appreciated your hospitality that I wanted to make breakfast. I hope this is okay.” She waved a hand to the hot chocolate station she’d set up along the bar with several flavors of hot chocolate, tree-shaped marshmallows, and a jar of candy canes.

“Where did all this come from?”

“I found it in the pantry.” Not a lie. She’d stood in the pantry as she wished for items from her Kringle purse. Thankfully, the purse hadn’t joined the reindeer and the elves in disowning her and worked perfectly.

“I don’t remember buying any of this.” Mary inspected a raspberry hot chocolate package.

“Maybe you picked it up on sale?” Frost spun from the stove, a pan of boiling water in her hands. She proceeded to pour the perfect amount of water into the mugs.

“Maybe.” Mary sifted through the different flavors and settled on mocha. “Hm. I haven’t had a specialty hot chocolate in ages.”

“Oh?” Frost refilled the pan in case they needed more water and set it to heat. “Why’s that?”

“They used to serve them at the coffee shop on Main, but the town’s cut back on their celebrations. They aren’t even doing a tree in the park this year.”

“That’s sad.” Frost put a park tree on her list of things to do for the town. She’d set one up in the middle of the night if needed; no town should be without decorations. “When do they put up the other decorations?”

Mary mixed her drink and nodded a thank-you when Frost set a plate with a warm roll in front of her. “They’ll string some lights up this week.”

“I’m sure the local businesses have their own decorations though.”

“Some.” Mary’s lips tipped up. “Maybe that’s why I like to decorate so much. My family always had a merry holiday. I want that for Tannon and Brody.”

“And for you—you deserve a Merry Christmas too.” Frost selected a cinnamon chocolate mix and made herself a cup of cocoa. “May I help you with the decorations?”

Mary waved her off.

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