Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe: a Short Story (The Brides Series 1.5)
“Jem stepped inside and shook himself, reminding Becky of a dog shaking water out of its coat. A shower of snow fell to his boots. Then, as he pulled off his snow-dotted black Stetson, another huge clump of snow plopped at his feet, scattering more of the white stuff everywhere.
“Jem!”
“Sorry, Becky.” Jem slammed the door behind him and surveyed the rapidly melting snow at his feet. Puddles the size of flapjacks were already forming there.
On her freshly scrubbed floor.
“I’ll cle...an that up,” he promised.
Becky pursed her lips and folded her arms over her chest, partly teasing him, partly ensuring he’d actually follow up on his promise this time. She’d already mopped up after him once this morning when he forgot.
“How’s she doing?” she asked, thinking of the sweet but temperamental mare Doc had left in Jem’s charge while he visited family in Colorado.MoreLess
“Jem!”
“Sorry, Becky.” Jem slammed the door behind him and surveyed the rapidly melting snow at his feet. Puddles the size of flapjacks were already forming there.
On her freshly scrubbed floor.
“I’ll cle...an that up,” he promised.
Becky pursed her lips and folded her arms over her chest, partly teasing him, partly ensuring he’d actually follow up on his promise this time. She’d already mopped up after him once this morning when he forgot.
“How’s she doing?” she asked, thinking of the sweet but temperamental mare Doc had left in Jem’s charge while he visited family in Colorado.MoreLess
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