Paradise Falls
“As Gray and his father stepped into the kitchen, Flem held out his hand and was rewarded with a cookie. With a laugh he took a bite before explaining. “Ma was worried that you’d be late. I told her that no matter how many lagers you shared with the neighbors, there was no way you’d be late for Christmas Eve supper.”
“I raised a smart son.” Face flushed, Broderick lowered himself to his chair and waited for Gray to remove his boots and coat.
“So.” Rose turned from the stove. “How many be...ers did you have?”
“Too many.” Broderick grinned. “But how could I refuse, when our neighbors kept asking me to raise a toast to my talented and very generous wife?”
Rose couldn’t keep her smile from blooming. “They liked my gifts?”
“They loved them, Ma.” Gray hung their coats on a hook by the, door and was careful to wash his hands and roll his sleeves.MoreLess
“I raised a smart son.” Face flushed, Broderick lowered himself to his chair and waited for Gray to remove his boots and coat.
“So.” Rose turned from the stove. “How many be...ers did you have?”
“Too many.” Broderick grinned. “But how could I refuse, when our neighbors kept asking me to raise a toast to my talented and very generous wife?”
Rose couldn’t keep her smile from blooming. “They liked my gifts?”
“They loved them, Ma.” Gray hung their coats on a hook by the, door and was careful to wash his hands and roll his sleeves.MoreLess
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