Snowy Ever After Excerpt
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Wrapping her arms around him, she did her best to hold him and let him have his moment of defeat. She felt his tears on her skin and she had no words, so she stroked one hand up and down his back while the other gently scratched through his hair. Mia knew how much he normally loved when she did that and hoped it was helping even a little bit right now.
When he lifted his head several minutes later, he looked just as devastated as he had before. Then, wordlessly, he took her by the hand and led her over to the couch and gently pulled her down with him. “I don’t even know what to say,” he quietly admitted.
With her head on his shoulder, she sighed. “There’s nothing really to say. Mother Nature is doing her thing and there’s nothing we can do about it. If it stopped snowing right now and somehow the town managed to get several plows going, I still don’t think things would work.”
“I hate feeling this helpless. I keep trying to think of what we can do–who we can call–but there isn’t anyone. I’ve never been in this kind of situation before and I don’t like it. I hate that I let you down.”
Twisting, she looked up at him. “Austin, how on earth did you let me down?” She scanned his face. “You’re a very impressive and powerful man, but let’s be honest, you don’t control the weather.”
The smile he gave her was small, but at least he was smiling.
Swallowing hard, Mia continued to look at him. “It’s out of our hands, and all we can do is wake up tomorrow and try to pick up the pieces and figure out how we move forward from here.” Pausing, she chuckled. “Thank God I’m so ridiculously obsessive about insurance, huh? Hopefully we won’t lose all the money we paid out.”
The scowl on his face told her he wasn’t amused.
“Oh, come on,” she whined, pushing away from him. “I have to try to find the silver lining; otherwise, I’m just going to curl up in a ball and cry all night.”
“Maybe that’s not such a bad idea,” he murmured, standing up. Mia watched as he walked to the kitchen and began turning off all the lights. When they were practically in the dark, he was standing in front of her, holding out his hand. “Come on, beautiful girl. Let’s go to bed.”
It was the first time in…well…ever…that those words didn’t inspire any sexy time. She knew they would go to bed and simply hold each other while they took turns crying.
It was the perfectly depressing way to end an even more depressing day, but she wasn’t going to fight it. Deep down, she knew he was right. Maybe if she let herself cry it out, tomorrow she’d be able to hold it together when all the decisions had to be made. So with a sigh of resignation, Mia put her hand in his as she came to her feet. Together, they slowly made their way to the bedroom.
Neither said a word as they went through their regular routines–brushing their teeth, getting undressed–and when they crawled into bed and met in the middle, she found that she felt utterly lost and yet completely comforted at the same time. Together they had weathered so many things, and they’d handle this as well. It was the first time, however, that Austin was just as emotional as she was and it was heartbreaking to watch her strong man crumble like this.
So for tonight, they would hold each other and shed all their tears. And maybe–just maybe–tomorrow would be a better day.
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Wrapping her arms around him, she did her best to hold him and let him have his moment of defeat. She felt his tears on her skin and she had no words, so she stroked one hand up and down his back while the other gently scratched through his hair. Mia knew how much he normally loved when she did that and hoped it was helping even a little bit right now.
When he lifted his head several minutes later, he looked just as devastated as he had before. Then, wordlessly, he took her by the hand and led her over to the couch and gently pulled her down with him. “I don’t even know what to say,” he quietly admitted.
With her head on his shoulder, she sighed. “There’s nothing really to say. Mother Nature is doing her thing and there’s nothing we can do about it. If it stopped snowing right now and somehow the town managed to get several plows going, I still don’t think things would work.”
“I hate feeling this helpless. I keep trying to think of what we can do–who we can call–but there isn’t anyone. I’ve never been in this kind of situation before and I don’t like it. I hate that I let you down.”
Twisting, she looked up at him. “Austin, how on earth did you let me down?” She scanned his face. “You’re a very impressive and powerful man, but let’s be honest, you don’t control the weather.”
The smile he gave her was small, but at least he was smiling.
Swallowing hard, Mia continued to look at him. “It’s out of our hands, and all we can do is wake up tomorrow and try to pick up the pieces and figure out how we move forward from here.” Pausing, she chuckled. “Thank God I’m so ridiculously obsessive about insurance, huh? Hopefully we won’t lose all the money we paid out.”
The scowl on his face told her he wasn’t amused.
“Oh, come on,” she whined, pushing away from him. “I have to try to find the silver lining; otherwise, I’m just going to curl up in a ball and cry all night.”
“Maybe that’s not such a bad idea,” he murmured, standing up. Mia watched as he walked to the kitchen and began turning off all the lights. When they were practically in the dark, he was standing in front of her, holding out his hand. “Come on, beautiful girl. Let’s go to bed.”
It was the first time in…well…ever…that those words didn’t inspire any sexy time. She knew they would go to bed and simply hold each other while they took turns crying.
It was the perfectly depressing way to end an even more depressing day, but she wasn’t going to fight it. Deep down, she knew he was right. Maybe if she let herself cry it out, tomorrow she’d be able to hold it together when all the decisions had to be made. So with a sigh of resignation, Mia put her hand in his as she came to her feet. Together, they slowly made their way to the bedroom.
Neither said a word as they went through their regular routines–brushing their teeth, getting undressed–and when they crawled into bed and met in the middle, she found that she felt utterly lost and yet completely comforted at the same time. Together they had weathered so many things, and they’d handle this as well. It was the first time, however, that Austin was just as emotional as she was and it was heartbreaking to watch her strong man crumble like this.
So for tonight, they would hold each other and shed all their tears. And maybe–just maybe–tomorrow would be a better day.
Don't forget to preorder SNOWY EVER AFTER at the special low price for 99 pennies!!
Price will go up after release!!
Amazon: https://geni.us/SnowyEverAfterKindle
Apple: https://geni.us/SnowyEverAfterApple
Barnes & Noble: https://geni.us/SnowyEverAfterNook
Kobo: https://geni.us/SnowyEverAfterKobo
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