Winter Fire by Rachel Ann Nunes

Author:Rachel Ann Nunes [Nunes, Rachael Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: Deseret Book Company
Published: 2005-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Amanda lay in bed that night, inundated by thoughts of Blake and his reaction to her dancing invitation. Yes, there was a rather strange look in his eyes when she’d asked, but he’d agreed to go. He’d also flashed her the engaging grin that made her want to laugh.

She had done okay, all things considered, especially since she hadn’t had much practice asking guys out. Of course, maybe she shouldn’t have gone to sleep on his couch, but that wasn’t entirely her fault. That dratted timer!

What had he thought when he’d found her asleep? I hope I didn’t snore, she worried. Or have my mouth open. Yuck. Probably—that was just her luck.

And where had he been, anyway?

None of my business.

She sighed and shut her eyes tight, willing sleep to come.

The next day Amanda felt sluggish from lack of sleep. To make matters worse, a freezing rain had poured intermittently throughout the day, keeping the children in for recess. By the end of school, she felt so drained that she could barely muster a feeling of relief when the last of her fourth-graders left the class room. Though it was a Friday and in the old days she had usually been the first one with a date, she found that today she was actually looking forward to an evening alone. All she wanted was to go home and crash without excuses to anyone.

Visions of a hot bubble bath lured her through the soggy streets to her house. After her bath she would heat up the spaghetti from last night and curl up with a blanket and eat in the family room while she watched Pride and Prejudice. She might even fall asleep.

Hey, she thought to herself, I might even fall asleep here in the car if I’m not careful. The heater was hot now, and she was a little too comfortable.

Then she saw the blue truck parked outside her house, and all her sleepiness faded.

Blake!

Oddly, the truck was empty.

The rain had turned to snow, and she was glad that tomorrow she didn’t have to teach. Scraping snow and ice off her car in the mornings was not something she enjoyed. She really needed to think about building on a garage—or a carport at the very least.

What is Blake’s truck doing here?

Amanda entered the side door of her house with her key. She spied Blake immediately across the room in the kitchen. He wore jeans and a blue work shirt, his face unshaven.

“Hey, you’re in my house,” she said, more curious than annoyed. “Alone.”

He grinned. “Yeah, like you were in my house alone.”

“I was baby-sitting.”

“I was fixing your stove.” He held up his tool box. “Didn’t take much to fix your alarm. It was only a loose wire—fortunately. Not like the stove I had to completely rewire yesterday.”

She couldn’t believe it. “You fixed my stove? You mean, no more being jolted from a sound sleep? No waking up thinking it’s the smoke alarm and that I’m going to burn in my bed?”

He arched a brow.

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