Chapter 16
Janie rubbed her hands together and knocked her boots on the floor, tapping the snow loose. A whoosh of cold air swirled around her as the door to Misty Mountain Café closed behind her. It had been snowing steadily since last night. She’d woken this morning to learn classes were canceled, not because of the snow, but because the boiler broke at the elementary school. Snow didn’t stop much of anything in Alaska, but lack of heat did. She glanced around the coffee shop to see if her mother had arrived yet. When she didn’t see her, she went to stand in the back of the line. The air was scented with gingerbread and the café decorated with lights and a small Christmas tree on one of the tables. As she waited, her mind spun to last night. Travis had ended up spending the night. Just
