Deadly as the Driven Snow
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Allen waved us away and we wandered around to the front porch. It was vacant, so I pulled him toward the porch swing.
“Now, what’s this about a matchmaking service?” he asked when we sat.
“That was a ruse to get you alone for a bit. I wanted to tell you something.”
“Will I like what you’re about to surprise me with now?” He snuggled me close to him.
“I hope you do.” I smiled up at him. “Guess what I bought today.”
“I have no idea. With my wife, it could be anything.”
“I bought a home pregnancy test.”
“Why in the world… Are you telling me…” His face showed complete surprise.
“I haven’t used it yet, but I’m three weeks late. I thought I’d do the test tonight, so you can be with me.”
“Oh, honey.” He grinned from ear to ear. “What do you think? I mean do you… June, I can’t wait until tonight to find out. Why don’t we go inside and do the test now?”
“So, you’re not upset?”
“Of course not. Are you?”
“No. I know we said we were going to wait a while to have kids, but now the idea of a little Jason makes me all excited. I bet he’ll have a wonderful daddy.”
He grabbed my hand. “Or a little June.” He smiled and shook his head. “I sure have my work cut out for me if I have to keep up with two Junes.”
“It’ll be a boy. I’ve already named him.”
“You have?”
“Lee Bradley. How do you like that?”
“I love it.” He couldn’t quit grinning. “If you’re wrong, how about Cynthia June? That was my mother’s name, you know.”
“I like that.”
“Then, what are we waiting for? I’m ready to find out if this is a reality.” He stood and took my hand. “Now, you be careful.”
I laughed. I knew if the test was positive, I was in for pampering for the next nine months.
When we got inside and started up the steps, Jason stopped and scooped me up in his arms.
“Are you going to carry me up those stairs?” I kissed his neck.
“I sure am. I don’t want you to exert yourself.”
Yep. If the results were what I thought they’d be, I was sure in for some pampering. I didn’t mind at all.
About the Author
Agnes Alexander was in the 3rd grade when she wrote her first book. It was a re-write of Beauty and the Beast. It was never published, but she eventually published hundreds of short stories and articles in newspapers and magazines. In 1999 she decided to concentrate on writing novels. Her first published book was released in 2003. Since then, she has had over 40 books published in a variety of genres.
A life-long resident of North Carolina, Agnes loves to travel, and has visited 48 of the 50 states, and Alaska and Hawaii are on her bucket list. She also enjoys jewelry making, old movies, and of course, reading, though she tries to limit herself to one or two books a week. When asked, she will tell anyone her favorite pastime is spending time with her two grandchildren.
She can be contacted at: www.Agnesalexaander.com
BLUE RIDGE MURDER:
A Calendar Clan Mystery
by Agnes Alexander
Wounded in a drug buy gone wrong, June March, a fledgling private detective, is forced to go home to her parents’ farm to recover. Her close-knit family is rocked when her ne’er-do-well brother-in-law, Roger, is murdered, after his part in a bank robbery. In the small community of Edison, North Carolina, nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, secrets are hard to keep—even one as dangerous as murder. When June’s sister, April, is accused of killing her husband, June will do whatever she must to prove her sister’s innocence.
County Sheriff Jason Striker, an old school mate of June’s, is dead serious about bringing the murderer to justice. But how can he find the killer and keep June safe when she insists on being part of the investigation? Nothing has changed since high school—June is still as determined as ever, and she still has a firm hold on Jason’s heart.
June tries to hold old feelings at bay, but somehow, the boy from yesterday has become the man of her dreams—and she’s not about to let him go. With the killer still on the loose, Jason knows that June’s expertise will be invaluable in helping him solve the case—and she’s not about to back away from doing just that. Identifying the killer can mean the death of them both, as a small-town’s secrets protect one of its own…one who committed this BLUE RIDGE MURDER…