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He smirked at her, giving her a shrug. He didn’t bring it up much because he’d been so busy with Hannah’s needs.
After they finished their coffee, they packed. Nora helped Hannah get dressed and helped her figure out what she wanted to take. A couple of hours later, they were on the road. He was relaxed in his seat as he drove while Nora sat in the passenger seat. Hannah sat in the back, watching shows on a tablet.
“How are you doing?” he asked, glancing at her for a moment. He noticed she seemed rather calm.
“About what?” she asked, looking at him concerned.
“About yesterday. I wouldn’t think you’d be willing to go into the middle of nowhere with me after everything you saw.”
“I’m okay with it,” she said, giving him a smile. “And thank you for telling me. I imagine it was hard to keep that to yourself.”
He looked at Hannah. He kept it to himself because he needed to find someone for Hannah. Hannah always came first. He didn’t like keeping the information from her, but now that she did know, it was like a weight was lifted off his chest.
They arrived at the mountain cabin, and her mouth dropped. He knew why. The home was a large, gorgeous building with two stories and a wrap-around porch. There were huge windows that allowed natural light inside and lovely cedar siding. It looked more like a hotel than it did a house, which was why he didn’t often come here.
It was just beginning to snow, so they hurried inside, where Nora’s eyes grew to the size of saucers.
The cabin had a large fireplace, a huge living room with two couches, and a rocking chair. There was a large kitchen with a huge island, and right next to it was an enormous dining table with ten chairs. The space was covered in natural light even as it snowed outside.
He helped Hannah onto a couch and turned. “I’ll grab everything, and we can get settled.”
Hannah chuckled at her. “It’s nice, isn’t it?”
Nora looked at Hannah with large eyes. “You’ve been here?”
Hannah nodded. “Yeah, my dad brought me here a few times. Hudson does some of his meetings out here.”
She looked at him. He nodded in agreement. It was the main reason he bought the place. He needed a space large enough for everyone to fit inside when he had to have a meeting.
After everything was out of the car, they had dinner and settled in for the night. They would start actually enjoying the three-day weekend tomorrow.
The following morning, he got up early to start breakfast. He had a feast made up of pancakes, bacon, and eggs. Just as he was finishing, Nora emerged from her bedroom.
He handed her a cup of coffee with a smile. “Morning.”
“Good morning. You seem to be in a good mood.”
He nodded, making her a plate of food. “I am. Hannah said she wanted to go sledding, and I thought it was a great idea.”
Nora took the plate, looking over to find Hannah already eating at the large table. She smiled at her. “Morning, Nora.”
“Morning, Hannah. How long have you two been up?”
He didn’t want to admit that he’d had a particularly sexy dream that forced him awake. So he decided to start on breakfast instead.
“Just a little bit ago,” Hannah answered, taking a bite of pancakes covered with chocolate and strawberries. It smeared all over her face.
He walked around, wiping at her face and shaking his head.
They packed up their stuff and headed out after breakfast. He helped Hannah onto the sled and looked at Nora. “You want to sit with her?”
“It’s going to be too heavy if I sit in it. I can walk.”
“Nonsense,” he said, waving at the sled. “Sit.”
Nora sighed, choosing not to argue with him. She sat behind Hannah.
He smirked. “Hold onto her.”
