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Later in the day, Mrs. Weaver, the housekeeper at the Travis B&B dropped off a variety of baked goods and wished them a Merry Christmas. She waved when she left and once again, Drew and Avri stood at the front window; watching and waiting.As the sun set, Avri made grilled cheese and tomato soup for dinner and then they settled in front of the TV and watched Drew's favorite Christmas movie. Memories of Christmas's past; Avri as a child before Dillon, with Dillon before he joined the Army, and the long four years she spent waiting for him to return. Last year was the first Christmas all three had been together, and it was her most treasured. When the doorbell rang, Avri and Drew both jumped and raced to the door. "It has to be Daddy," Drew said."He wouldn't ring the bell, he'd walk right in," Avri said, as she unlocked the door and opened it."Uncle Chase, Mom. It's Uncle Chase." Drew said as he hugged Chase's legs. "Is Dillon back yet?" Chase asked, shifting his feet, a wrapp
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A few hours later, Dillon was sleeping in his own upstairs. Mitch had helped Dillon up the stairs and into bed where he fell asleep almost instantly. Avri and Drew took turns checking in on him to make sure he was warm enough and had no signs of hyperthermia, but he continued to sleep soundly.Avri and Drew baked Dillon's favorite cookies and sang Christmas songs. When Drew yawned early afternoon after lunch, Avri said, "Drew, how about we rest in bed with Daddy?""I'd like that, all of us in bed like before Daddy went away.""Okay, let's go. We'll snuggle and rest and maybe even fall asleep. We were up really early this morning, weren't we?" Avri said, as she took her son's hand and walked up the stairs with him."Yeah, Daddy surprised us early, didn't he?" Drew asked, as he jumped on the bed and toes off his shoes."He sure did but we have some Christmas surprises for him too," Avri tousled his hair as she lay down beside him, careful not to disturb Dillon."Yeah, we do. Wait t
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VOLUME FIVE: MOONLIGHT KISSES AND MUGSHOTSAttorney Wilkins' words of Aunt Sally's last will and testament echoed in her head, Sally Marie Travis, bequeaths to her niece, Veronica Travis, Travis Bed and Breakfast in Saddle Creek, Wyoming to commence as soon as possible but with the following contingencies:1.) After a period of twelve months of living on-site and managing the Travis B&BOR2.) When Attorney Wilkins receives forthcoming information to release the following sum of $2.5 million dollars will be available to her to do with as she wishes.Veronica, or as everyone called her, Ronnie, pondered her options as she sat in the hot sand. The steamy Miami South Beach breeze blew her hair onto her face, where it stuck to her sweaty forehead. She wiped the perspiration on her forearm and fluffed her short hair. With her knees pulled into her chest, she leaned forward and wrapped her arms around them.What to do? What to do?Ronnie's parents were fine with whatever decisi
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"Hello?" An older woman came to a stop when she saw Ronnie."Hello, I'm Veronica, but everyone calls me Ronnie. You must be Marie Weaver, the housekeeper." Veronica held out her hand. "We spoke on the phone."Instead of shaking hands, Mrs. Weaver beelined it across the room and hugged her tightly. When she stepped back, she said, "I'm so glad to finally meet you, Ver - , I mean Ronnie. You're much prettier in person than pictures I've seen over the years. Your eyes are so crystal blue, and you look so much like your aunt." Mrs. Weaver placed a warm hand on each of Veronica's upper arms. "I've heard so much about you for so many years, it's so wonderful to finally meet you.""Really? I had no idea Aunt Sally, uh, uh, had me in her plans. She never told me anything." Ronnie's gaze searched the room, found the stone gas fireplace, and she moved toward it. "Sorry, I'm freezing. Not used to this weather yet." She chuckled and held her hands out to the warmth while she continued scanning
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Ronnie woke early, warm and snuggly in the king-size bed. She had a lot to do today but didn't want to move. One glance around the beautifully decorated room, and she pinched her arm. Ouch! It was true. This was her room, her new responsibility, her new life. With that, she climbed out of bed and rushed to the bathroom for a quick shower.The hot water sluiced down her chilled skin and warmed her inside and out. She dug out blue jeans with a layered T-shirt and dark-blue sweatshirt and dressed quickly. She unpacked and put away the remainder of her things and opened her bedroom door."Ummm!" The aroma of fresh coffee filled the air. Fresh-baked muffins and scrambled eggs sat on warmers on the coffee bar, so Ronnie helped herself. "Good morning, Marie.""How did you sleep?" Marie entered from the laundry room and poured herself a cup of coffee."Wonderful, once I got the sheets warmed up. They were really cold.""Now that someone is sleeping in them every night, they'll retain
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Mitch let the outside door slam behind him and walked the few feet into his office doorway. MugShot sat up, and Mitch scratched behind his ears before he rounded his desk. MugShot sighed and laid his head down on his front paws. Deputy Sykes snored in Mitch's chair, his dirty boots propped on the corner of his desk. Mitch knocked the muddy boots to the floor with his gloved hands. Damien jerked awake, grabbing for the desk but only reached air in an attempt to catch himself from falling to the floor. His ass hit the hard surface with a thump, and he quickly clambered to his feet, his right hand massaging his butt."Any calls?" Mitch asked, settling in his still-warm leather chair."One call, and Adam took care of it. It's been quiet." Damien shuffled his feet.The outside door opened, and Damien stuck his head out of Mitch's office then turned back with his eyes wide, his eyebrows raised. Mitch stepped around him and halted at the sight of who marched inside. Simultaneously, his
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"Well, Sheriff Rogers seems very nice. In fact, we met yesterday at the shooting range but didn't know each other, so you can imagine the surprise today, for both of us," Ronnie chortled."I'll bet you had to do a double take, right?" Marie dipped a piece of buttered bread into her stew."I sure did and so did he. He's very handsome." Ronnie covered her mouth and chuckled. Then told Marie she'd have her own office and would be working as a partner with the sheriff for now.Marie's eyes sparkled. "Yes, a very handsome man, and extremely dedicated to his job. You don't see him out on dates or running around with women. He works too hard and doesn't take the time to have fun.""That's too bad. Maybe he had a bad breakup or something and has sworn off women. I know people who do that. And what's up with his dog? If it weren't for the sheriff grabbing him, it would have attacked me.""That dog is very loving and takes after his owner." Marie slurped some broth from her spoon."I
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"Well, you should be thankful I'm here, I am a guest after all, and like I said, I only need a place to sleep. I eat at Rosie's most of the time.""Who's Rosie?" Ronnie asked and then wished she hadn't. She sounded like a jealous girlfriend."You haven't been to Rosie's Diner yet?" She shook her head, and he continued. "I can't believe it. It's where all the happenings are that make Saddle Creek such a great small town.""That's all well and good, but why are you raiding the fridge in my kitchen, in the middle of the night, and in your bathrobe, to boot?""I'm hungry, I couldn't sleep, and the stew smelled so good when I came in, I helped myself. Sometimes I don't get to eat, so Marie and Aunt Sally always welcomed me to the leftovers. Even if I only wanted a snack." He overlapped each side of his robe across his lap. Then he picked up his fork and stabbed at a piece of meat.Ronnie didn't move but simply shook her head. He was a paying guest helping himself to leftovers in t
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