Do You Believe in Santa? (2015)
“Chapter 14 As soon as they were inside, Mandy went to the window to pull the curtains open, letting in a view of the snowfall. Jake remembered she’d told him how excited Southern Californians got about snow. Tonight, he couldn’t blame her. One freak October snow flurry couldn’t solve everything. But it had come at the right time, lightening the mood, and the flakes swirling in the darkness outside were dazzling to look at.
Jake joined her at the window and put his arm around her. “Do you have a...ny wood?” he asked. “I could build a fire.”
“There’s a wood pile behind the house.” Hesitation flickered in her eyes. “But you’ve been out in the cold enough for one night.”
Her answer gave him an out, but she didn’t quite tell him not to do it. “I don’t mind.” He lifted a strand of her hair with fingers that were still numb. “Show me where it is, before I thaw out.”
“I’ll make hot chocolate,” she offered.
“Deal.” He grinned. “Or I could make the cocoa, and you could carry the firewood.”MoreLess
Jake joined her at the window and put his arm around her. “Do you have a...ny wood?” he asked. “I could build a fire.”
“There’s a wood pile behind the house.” Hesitation flickered in her eyes. “But you’ve been out in the cold enough for one night.”
Her answer gave him an out, but she didn’t quite tell him not to do it. “I don’t mind.” He lifted a strand of her hair with fingers that were still numb. “Show me where it is, before I thaw out.”
“I’ll make hot chocolate,” she offered.
“Deal.” He grinned. “Or I could make the cocoa, and you could carry the firewood.”MoreLess
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