Home For Christmas. Carrie Weaver. Читать онлайн. Newlib. NEWLIB.NET

Автор: Carrie Weaver
Издательство: HarperCollins
Серия: Mills & Boon M&B
Жанр произведения: Зарубежная классика
Год издания: 0
isbn: 9781472051554
Скачать книгу
you have my best interests at heart. And someday I might date again. But not now and not with Beau Stanton. Did the waiter say what today’s special is?”

       “Veal Parmesan. I’ll allow you to change the subject, but only for a while. Then I want all the details.”

       Opening a menu, Nancy hoped Emily would forget about Beau. “How are the kids?”

       “Bickering and fighting nonstop. Ordinary kids. They’re anticipating the first snow and Thanksgiving break. I promised them a day trip to do some sledding.”

       “Is it almost Thanksgiving already? It hardly seems possible,” Nancy murmured, disturbed by a trace of wistfulness.

       “Probably because you’ve been working so hard. How’re things going at the real-estate office?”

       “Not bad, considering it’s my first year. And by the way, thank you for referring Beau, even if he is a pain in the rear at times.”

       Emily beamed. “My pleasure. Are you going to your mother’s for Thanksgiving?”

       Sighing, Nancy wished the holidays were as simple as when she’d been a kid. Things got so complex in adulthood. “I’d considered making the trip, but I think we’ll stay home this year. My mom’s pretty outspoken in her opinions about foreign adoptions.” She selected a bread stick from the basket and started tearing it into little pieces. “I’d love for her to be a grandmother to Ana, but she just can’t seem to accept her. This is Ana’s first holiday with me and I don’t want her to feel rejected by Mom in any way. Our Thanksgiving can be kind of quiet, but I want to make her first Christmas magical. I intend to research Russian orthodoxy and see if I can incorporate some of their traditions for Ana.”

       Emily squeezed Nancy’s hand. “That sounds terrific. If anyone can do it, you can. How about coming to our house for Thanksgiving?”

       “But—”

       “No buts. That’s an order. We have so many people coming, nobody will notice two more. Besides, I need you to show me how to do some of that fancy presentation stuff with food. You know, where you make radishes look like roses and all the other ways you create a beautiful meal. My great-aunt Beatrice will be there, and it will hack her off no end if I suddenly seem domestic. She’s the one who said I’d never amount to anything and calls my children little heathens.”

       Nancy chuckled. “In the interest of hacking off Great-Aunt Beatrice, I’d be delighted to spend Thanksgiving at your house. And I’m sure Ana would love to tag along with your kids.”

       “It’s settled then. I can hardly wait.”

      Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.

      Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес».

      Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес.

      Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.

/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAgEBLAEsAAD/4RzLRXhpZgAATU0AKgAAAAgACAESAAMAAAABAAEAAAEaAAUA AAABAAAAbgEbAAUAAAABAAAAdgEoAAMAAAABAAIAAAExAAIAAAAcAAAAfgEyAAIAAAAUAAAAmgE7 AAIAAAAPAAAArodpAAQAAAABAAAAwAAAAOwALcbAAAAnEAAtxsAAACcQQWRvYmUgUGhvdG9zaG9w IENTMiBXaW5kb3dzADIwMTM6MTI6MTkgMTM6MzE6NDUAV2VhdmVyLCBDYXJyaWUAAAAAAAOgAQAD AAAAAQABAACgAgAEAAAAAQAABXigAwAEAAAAAQAACKUAAAAAAAAABgEDAAMAAAABAAYAAAEaAAUA AAABAAABOgEbAAUAAAABAAABQgEoAAMAAAABAAIAAAIBAAQAAAABAAABSgICAAQAAAABAAAbeQAA AAAAAABIAAAAAQAAAEgAAAAB/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAgAASABIAAD/7QAMQWRvYmVfQ00AAf/uAA5B ZG9iZQBkgAAAAAH/2wCEAAwICAgJCAwJCQwRCwoLERUPDAwPFRgTExUTExgRDAwMDAwMEQwMDAwM DAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwBDQsLDQ4NEA4OEBQODg4UFA4ODg4UEQwMDAwMEREMDAwM DAwRDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDP/AABEIAKAAZQMBIgACEQEDEQH/3QAEAAf/ xAE/AAABBQEBAQEBAQAAAAAAAAADAAECBAUGBwgJCgsBAAEFAQEBAQEBAAAAAAAAAAEAAgMEBQYH CAkKCxAAAQQBAwIEAgUHBggFAwwzAQACEQMEIRIxBUFRYRMicYEyBhSRobFCIyQVUsFiMzRygtFD ByWSU/Dh8WNzNRaisoMmRJNUZEXCo3Q2F9JV4mXys4TD03Xj80YnlKSFtJXE1OT0pbXF1eX1VmZ2 hpamtsbW5vY3R1dnd4eXp7fH1+f3EQACAgECBAQDBAUGBwcGBTUBAAIRAyExEgRBUWFxIhMFMoGR FKGxQiPBUtHwMyRi4XKCkkNTFWNzNPElBhaisoMHJjXC0kSTVKMXZEVVNnRl4vKzhMPTdePzRpSk hbSVxNTk9KW1xdXl9VZmdoaWprbG1ub2JzdHV2d3h5ent8f/2gAMAwEAAhEDEQA/AO5sJrrc+1zB W3Te6eJDWt/l2Pd+j2f6REZsLA4M3SNJjg6/5qodZwrMrFYcZwaKrA+xz37A1sOrGULHfnYL3fa/ f/ObP9J6SpY2PkZeW63F+tHqY2Ta932YNqL4Nj/0GO9z/UazY70Wv9P/AISv/A+nkezH24TExxSM gY0Tw8PDw/4za4pmUgIHhjXq/vPQBh3bOGEcf+R/dSZLDteCG9lgHoP1ocwUP+sPrY763VW78Zhc Rua3Zs93qNfRvbZa+71GP/0vrfotDpr24Bfi9Q6l9uygYfa9uxlYa11rKnCr9Wxntq3v99jLrakv av5ZcR39IkfT4+laZ1vp5ukdoHt1JPHb4wpNhzpcBws3o9uZmOt6jaXfY8jTDpOjTU1z/SyWsH83 9oq9N/u/S2fpPU9n2eijRbfS9rvTc0ta8sLgZAc07LW/1q3+z/oJSx8MjEkemrFfpfuoE+IXVX+T OCxuh57Jie3PfaVl5eWLcz7KzNZjU11usuta9ge8tc6l+NTbZuZV9n2fr9jf01HqY9f6L1FRy8qq gud03Ivc+oN2vde+6m+6za7H6WxmVZduuyqnb/WxvS+x/o7fU/nK08YZGh8tj/BH9+X9ZYcgF9a/ l6Yu+1zQHH6IPc8JbjoXQNIHbnzQacynLoF1D91JcQx30d4a709zN302WP8A5tzf0d2/9GmvyaMf ay97am2O2V7iGlzp+gze73fSUFEemjY8OH1f3WUEHW/xSfRkOiQZkaf5qGbGQC2yOZJPw/eQ23Y+ y14tZLC5txDmkMc0b7G2un9G6tj/AFH+ogP6l08+iwXVuZk6Y7w6fUH5xp273Wem0+935iFHoD/L 1f8ARXiu7Z/Sept3d539/ht+j/5gkoej7fT3O2R9Kdf/ADhJM1/FfQf/0K31o6/ldWyPQxGvrwa3 tFG5wa22xhLzk2seK9jHM/R+lbv2LCx/0Oc5z79v2dgsL62vJET6lm+tzLKPSdsf621VMXNrubZV lbRYfc149hdH5jHfmP8A6qv0WWVtb0yq0Ch4c4k/SdJl1OQ2P0jmTt/T+p6X0FSEBAcNVX8t3o8M sRhA4iBjH78tRLX05IR4Pm/e4nuMf679Oq6LXTZfZZ1VmNDXtqe8mza4Y9ljrfpOdt/SPt9nqILP rR0RuKAbLLDSycPAYxxrFs72ZGfc7+mZHrfrFttn6Fl36VlV+V6eSsHp/R6W459ZrnvcS5jCduxs e2v9Fsbu/fWZ1Z32Cp3vsrvP0GOa3b8dxDtybinDiMYi5Xd9D/6C0M+DlOKU5nIBrpjEDH/APHF6 e3qnTWbXY/U8j19aqrPs7h6VZYzGZdVNn9IxcRtzPUc1+/7Rd6H2S3JyMhKrP6DS1lNeW9mNXYLW UsxHkBzAxlFjn3XWevfj7bLWWZDfS+02+vdRb6FFK4vpNnUOo5QodktqaBue4sZwPkh9QzMvCzn0 DKbdUBILWN7/AJv0fzVOfdPo49hew/7xijj+GUZcPMVemsPT/wA99EZ9Y+h42BfjUk2vstdZjufj vPpusdt9