Love Blooms in Winter
“He wagged his head, becoming even more annoying. Mae wondered what she’d ever seen in him.
“Say you’ll be my bride first.”
“She don’t have to!” Jeremy yelled.
Jake smiled, pulled something out of his pocket, and tossed it at her. “But she will.”
Mae’s hand quickly covered her younger brother’s mouth before he could say anything more. She glanced down and saw the ring she’d given back to Jake in the snow at her feet. Now she was really getting mad. “You can’t blackmail me, Jake!”
His tone tightened. “I understand you’re under duress, darling, but I’m deadly serious. Promise you’ll accept that ring and we’ll never mention this again.”
A pair of brown eyes appeared at Jake’s side. A pink tongue lolled as the missing dog peered over the rim. His tail shot up and he barked when he spotted Jeremy.
Jeremy pushed Mae’s hand away and grinned. “Seven!”
“Mae, stop this nonsense. I’m cold too, you know.”
Drawing a deep breath, Mae took off her glove, bent down to pick up the ring, and placed it o...n her finger, knowing full well it wouldn’t stay there.MoreLess
“Say you’ll be my bride first.”
“She don’t have to!” Jeremy yelled.
Jake smiled, pulled something out of his pocket, and tossed it at her. “But she will.”
Mae’s hand quickly covered her younger brother’s mouth before he could say anything more. She glanced down and saw the ring she’d given back to Jake in the snow at her feet. Now she was really getting mad. “You can’t blackmail me, Jake!”
His tone tightened. “I understand you’re under duress, darling, but I’m deadly serious. Promise you’ll accept that ring and we’ll never mention this again.”
A pair of brown eyes appeared at Jake’s side. A pink tongue lolled as the missing dog peered over the rim. His tail shot up and he barked when he spotted Jeremy.
Jeremy pushed Mae’s hand away and grinned. “Seven!”
“Mae, stop this nonsense. I’m cold too, you know.”
Drawing a deep breath, Mae took off her glove, bent down to pick up the ring, and placed it o...n her finger, knowing full well it wouldn’t stay there.MoreLess
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