This won’t end well. We can’t do it again.
Chapter Sixteen
GEOFF
Geoff watched the snowstorm swirl outside.
Well, this is it.
He walked in to see Teddy and Ciaran cooking.
“You two are cooking breakfast again?” Geoff said.
“Morning, honey,” Teddy said. He wiped his hands on his apron and gave Geoff a hug and kiss. “Ciaran is helping me in the kitchen. It’s nice to have an extra pair of hands.”
“You rarely want my hands,” Geoff teased.
Teddy raised an eyebrow. “Ihaveasked you, but you seem to want to eat more than cook.”
“Fair enough,” he chuckled. “So, what are we having?”
“It’s going to be a well-balanced breakfast of the same things we eat almost every morning,” Ciaran laughed.
“Sounds wonderful,” Geoff said. “Oh, did you guys see the snow?”
“Yup,” Teddy said. “We’re stuck in the house for a while.”
“I’ve never seen a blizzard that bad,” Ciaran said. “How long do they last?”
“Couple of days, maybe a week,” Teddy answered. “No telling.”
“We have a generator, so our power will be fine,” Geoff said. “We’ll just need to keep ourselves busy.”
“Now, we need to get back to making breakfast,” Teddy said. “We’ll call you when it’s ready.”
“I’ll be waiting,” Geoff said.
He left the kitchen and looked around. With the storm raging outside, he was stuck here, so he grabbedThe Girl on the Trainand sat in his chair to read. When the aroma of sausage and eggs wafted out of the kitchen, he stopped reading, thinking of the image of Teddy and Ciaran cooking, and it felt right. They seemed to belong in the kitchen together, making breakfast.
“So, what are your plans for the day?” Geoff asked Ciaran after they’d filled their plates.
“Probably get some reading done. I’m still readingThe Last Sun.I also have some work to do.”
“Sounds fun.”
“What about you?” Ciaran asked.
“I’ll probably fill up the box with logs for the fire before the snow gets too heavy for me to get to them. Then I think I’ll go back to reading.”
“I’m going to clean up the kitchen and relax. This is the first time in a long time that I don’t have to worry about reservations,” Teddy offered.
“What have you got going on, Ciaran?” Geoff asked.
“Nothing really,” Ciaran said. “I could just read.”
“Would you be up for starting work on our website?” Teddy asked.
“Yeah, I could do that.”
