The Cabin at Candy Cane Lane: A Christmas Romance Novella (Blizzard Bluff Book 1) by Laramie Briscoe

Author:Laramie Briscoe [Briscoe, Laramie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Laramie Briscoe Books
Published: 2022-12-01T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

LUCAS

As I’ve spent the afternoon working, it hasn’t escaped my attention how dark it’s gotten in the cabin, which means it’s gotten just as much outside. It’s also gotten colder, and the wind started to pick up about an hour ago.

All of that points to one thing.

The storm has moved in.

“Oh my gosh,” Holly whistles as she stands at the front window, looking out over the small yard. “It’s coming down fast out there. Luke, I can barely see your truck.”

This is what they’ve been warning us of for the last week. “The weather report said it could come down at a clip of seven inches an hour. Looks like that’s what it’s doing.”

“You can’t go out in that,” she hugs her arms to her stomach. “You’ve got to stay here.”Earlier, before I knew it was her who was in this cabin, I’d been worried about getting snowed in. Over and over in my head I’d been thinking about all the work I would miss out on. Now, knowing it’s her? It sounds like the best idea ever. “Are you sure it’s not a problem?”

“Not unless you absolutely have somewhere you need to be. Someone waiting for you at home?”

The way she phrases the question might be considered innocent by most people, but I know her. “There’s no one waiting for me at home. Just me and my long nights running this business. There are people I should’ve gotten today that I didn’t, so I’ll need to text them, but I’m fine to stay here with you.”

She smiles brightly. “Good, I’d worry about you if you were out in this.”

I try to remember when someone besides my mom worried about me, and I can’t help but have a visceral reaction to it. “I appreciate that, Holly.”

“I’m not saying it to be nice, I’m saying it because it’s true. I didn’t expect to see you today, but now that I have, I can’t imagine any other way this day would’ve gone. It’s like we were meant to be in the same place at the same time.”

I’ve never been the type of person to believe in kismet or all that other hokey shit, but I’m wondering if she’s right. All the anxious energy that’s flowed through my body the last few months is gone. In this moment I feel at home, and I crave more of the feeling. I don’t want to leave and go back to the craziness that’s been my life since Dad died. I want this familiarity, this peace.

I’ve needed it for far too long, and if she’s the person to give it to me, I’m not going to let it slip through my fingers again.

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