Stranded for the Holidays (Love Inspired) by Lisa Carter

Author:Lisa Carter [Carter, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-12-01T06:00:00+00:00

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Driving away from the Greens’ home, Jonas waited with trepidation for a storm of questions to erupt from AnnaBeth.

Instead, she gave his son a bright smile. “Would you like to play a game on my phone?”

Hunter fist-pumped the air. “Yay!”

After digging through her purse, she handed his son her cell phone. She showed him what to do. And other than the pings, bells and whistles emanating from the app, silence reigned in the truck.

But then...

“You said we were going to check on my car, right?”

Wary as a long-tailed cat on a porch full of rocking chairs, he nodded.

“Is your cousin’s shop far?”

He headed toward Main Street. “Nothing in Truelove is far from anything.”

“While we’re here, I’d love a tour of Truelove’s main attractions.”

In his humble but accurate opinion, right now the woman sitting beside him was the best thing Truelove had going for it.

“The Mason Jar.” He pointed. “City hall has the fire department, paramedics and the police, too.” He veered around the square. “There’s the library.”

Hunter looked up from the game. “There’s my school, AnnaBef.”

She snuggled against his son. “Looks like you have fun there.”

“With my best fwend, Maisie. Over dere.” He gestured toward the gazebo on the green. “I told Santa I didn’t want any toys for Chwistmas. Just a mommy.”

And so it began... The awkward conversation he’d been trying to avoid since they first met.

The look she sent Jonas’s way could’ve peeled paint off a house. Hunter returned to the game.

Maybe if Jonas made out like it wasn’t a big deal, he could head her off at the pass.

“Funny, huh?” He dared not look in her direction. “And you were the next woman we ran across.” He forced a laugh. “Literally, almost ran across.”

But AnnaBeth didn’t laugh.

Wincing, he pulled into the auto-repair-shop lot. Zach had the sports car docked in the open bay of the garage.

Somehow, despite the height difference, she managed to look down her nose at Jonas. “I’m sure any female would have fit the bill.”

He’d never met anyone who did haughty as well as she did.

“That didn’t come out right.” He sneaked a look at her face. “It was the bow on your head. The fancy dress. You looked gift-wrapped.”

Hunter glanced up. “The best Chwistmas pwesent ever, AnnaBef.” His eyes shone. “I want you to be my mommy more dan anyone else in de world.”

Knuckles white on the wheel, Jonas held his breath. Please, please don’t crush him...

“I love you, too, Hunter.” Her eyes shimmered. “Nobody’s ever wanted me more than anyone else in the world,” she whispered.

Jonas fell against the seat. He could see how she’d feel that way after that Scott dude jilted her. He could relate. He had his own abandonment issues.

She hadn’t said much about her family. But surely that didn’t apply to them? What about her father?

“Wook, Dad!” Hunter leaned forward. “Zach is waving for us to come inside.” In a flash, he undid the buckle, threw open the door and hopped out.

“I’ve tried telling him, but he won’t listen to me.

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