Teaser for Merry Christmas, Cowboy: “I’m taking a break,” he told Nicole. “Stringing lights is hardly a break. And besides, I promised we wouldn’t disrupt your life.” “It’s not a disruption, if I’m offering. Which I am.” He wanted her down from that ladder before she broke her neck. “Well, okay.” Her shoulders slumped as if she was giving up something precious. “Just as long as you’re volunteering.” She started down the ladder, missed a rung and fell backward. He caught her fall and the next thing he knew they were both wrapped up in colored lights, just inches apart. Just like yesterday. “This is getting to be a habit,” he said lightly. He breathed in her sugary scent, reminding him of freshly baked cookies. “I’m a little… clumsy sometimes.” “I’ll keep that in mind.”
“I’m taking a break,” he told Nicole.
“Stringing lights is hardly a break. And besides, I promised
we wouldn’t disrupt your life.”
“It’s not a disruption, if I’m offering. Which I am.” He
wanted her down from that ladder before she broke her neck.
“Well, okay.” Her shoulders slumped as if she was giving
up something precious. “Just as long as you’re volunteering.”
She started down the ladder, missed a rung and fell
backward. He caught her fall and the next thing he knew
they were both wrapped up in colored lights, just inches
apart. Just like yesterday.
“This is getting to be a habit,” he said lightly. He
breathed in her sugary scent, reminding him of freshly baked
cookies.
“I’m a little… clumsy sometimes.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”