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“Your cousins told ,” he said flatly Then he shook his head and added, “Never ht be a little problem with that”

In her hand, her phone beeped She glanced at the screen Maisie had texted back: Glad you’re safe Stay wherever you are There’s a wicked storet you once the roads are clear Oh…and bthere are you exactly?

Penelope blinked, processing that “No, this cannot be happening” She rushed to the bedroomand found a winter wonderland outside “There’s a storm?”

“A bad one,” Darryl said, behind her “We’re going to have to ride this out Unless you know of anyone with a snow mobile?”

“I don’t know anyone here but lanced around, suddenly very aware that she stood in the bedrooet, and his bed was right there “How long do we have to wait before the stor focused

“Hmm…” Darryl sidled up next to her, and the ne infused the air as he said, “By the looks of the clouds, I’d say we’re in for another few inches of snoithin the next couple hours”

Penelope pressed her face to theand studied the sky “You can seriously tell that?”

He chuckled

She turned to hi?”

“Just a little tug” He winked, leaning his shoulder against the wall, hand tucked into his pocket “The weather station said we’re likely to get haht Hopefully the snoill stop in the early et the roads cleared”

She blinked “Wait a second Are you saying…?”

“That’s right You get another night with Ebenezer” He grinned before he turned away and left the bedroohts and a T-shirt in his hands “Thought youa little more comfortable”

God, only then was Penelope reht Clothes that suddenly in’ classy! But soon that thought faded away as she realized he’d handed her another wo His ex-wife’s? Maisie told Penelope when Darryl e, and she also told her when he divorced sixin her hands

Darryl gave another low laugh “They’re ently “She lives in England right noith her boyfriend but stays here when she visits and always forgets soaze traveled her body all the way to Penelope’s toes and then back up to her face “You look about the same size?

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