Parson Clay's Christmas Pup: A Wyldhaven Series Christmas Romance Novella by Lynnette Bonner

Author:Lynnette Bonner [Bonner, Lynnette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Serene Lake Publishing
Published: 2019-11-25T00:00:00+00:00

Kin nodded to Doc that he’d be happy to escort Maude to the parsonage.

Since he’d had what Doc claimed were both kinds of measles as a kid, he had planned to continue sleeping in his room at the parsonage. But now it looked like maybe he and Tommy would be giving up their beds for a couple of girls.

As the meeting broke up, Kane Carver said a few quiet words to his sister and then he and Seth headed out. Maude stood to one side of the room, waiting quietly for him. Kin said goodbye to Jackson Nolan, retrieved his hat, and swung on his coat. He swept a gesture to the doors, indicating she should precede him.

She gave a little dip of her knees and then headed outside. The church steps were still very icy, and without thought he took her elbow to assist her down the steps. When they reached the bottom, she gave him a little glance before she stepped away from him.

He was a little disappointed. He’d thought she might flirt with him, at least a little. Maybe he’d misunderstood her scrutiny this morning. But really, what did it matter? He’d only been hoping for a little entertainment. He wasn’t interested in her. He’d be leaving town in just a few days, anyhow.

Right. From here on, he would keep his hands to himself. He thrust them deep into the pockets of his duster and pointed the way to the path up the hill.

“Just there.”

“Thank you.”

What did one talk about with a woman, anyhow? Sure, he’d had plenty of conversations with Zoe and Aurora, but they were more like sisters.

He was still pondering what topic to broach, when from behind them, he heard a shout. “Hey Kin!”

In all honesty, he’d never before been so happy to hear someone yell his name.

He turned to see Jackson Nolan jogging up the hill toward them. Jackson cast Maude a quick glance as he panted, “I forgot that Pa wanted me to ask you if I could borrow your…shovel!”

Kin turned his snort of laughter into a sneeze. And he could tell by Jackson’s red neck that he knew just exactly what that sneeze had been.

“Your pa wants to borrow my shovel.”

“That’s what I said, ain’t it?”

Kin thrust his tongue into his cheek and nodded. “All right.” With his hands still in the pockets of his duster he swept a gesture to Maude. “This here is Maude Carver. Maude meet Jackson Nolan.”

Jackson was grinning from ear to ear when he stretched his hand in Maude’s direction. “Pleased to meet you Maude Carver.” He swept her with a glance from her head to her toes and back again, hanging onto her hand the whole time.

Maude was nearly as red as Jackson by the time she had extracted her hand from his.

Jackson strode along jauntily beside them. “So where are you from originally, Maude?”

She swept a gesture to the east. “Over Montana way.” The words were so soft-spoken that both Kin and Jackson had to lean in to hear them.

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