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If the road wasn’t even visible, how on earth would I get home? Assuming I could even change my flights. I didn’t have the spare money to get a hotel over Christmas, and I really didn’t want to call my mom to bail me out.
Pulling on an oversized jumper, leggings, and some thick, woolly socks I’d bought for Adam, I ventured down into the house.
‘Alright, poppet?’ Damien said as I followed the mouth-watering smell of bacon to the kitchen. Sebastian sat at the head of the table, reading a book and drinking coffee while Damien manned the stove. ‘Sleep okay?’
The pet name was weird from a guy I barely knew, but the cheeky smile he threw along with it made me blush.
‘Yeah, eventually.’
‘Hungry?’
‘Famished.’ I sat gingerly down at the table and pulled out my phone. ‘Is there a way I can try to call Adam?’
‘Wi-Fi password is Password1,’ Sebastian said without looking up from his book.
‘That’s a shit password,’ I said, while quickly logging on. ‘Aren’t you worried about someone stealing it?’
‘Unless the sheep learn how to work an iPhone, I think we’ll be okay.’
With a roll of my eyes, I pulled up Adam’s number and rang it, but the tone kept ringing and ringing until I gave up. Texting him, I demanded he ring me.
‘He’s not going to answer. Adam’s always been shite at confrontation.’ Sebastian sipped his coffee before finally looking up.
Damn, how had I missed his eyes the night before? They were a piercing icy blue that held me rapt for a few moments, unable to look away.
‘I can’t believe he has a fiancé,’ I said at last.
‘Sorry, love,’ Damien said as he placed a bacon sandwich and steaming mug of coffee on the table. I added milk when no creamer appeared and closed my eyes, taking a sip.
‘He pursued me. Made me fall for him. And all the time he had a whole assed fiancé back home?’
‘He’s an idiot. Nice lass like you and he goes and leads you on.’
We ate our sandwiches in silence, an awkward tension hanging over us. The kitchen was large and roomy, but with old features. Dark wooden beams striped the ceiling, and the windows were set into stone walls that must have been a foot deep. Damien tended to the big green range cooker as he fried up more bacon between eating.
‘Are you a couple?’ I asked, curiosity winning out.
Damien shook his head, but with a furtive glance at Sebastian. Hmm, they may not be, but he looked like he liked the prospect. I already knew that Adam only lived with his dad after his mom cheated. He’d spoken so cruelly about her, all the while doing exactly as she did. My blood boiled at the thought.
‘I’m guessing we’re not getting to the station,’ I said.
‘Not unless you’ve the means to melt a road’s worth of snow,’ Sebastian quipped. God. It wouldn’t hurt him to crack a smile.
‘What should I do?’ I asked.
‘Guess you’ll be spending Christmas with us,’ Sebastian said.
Trust me to mess everything up so badly.
But looking from Damien to Sebastian, I figured I could have been stuck in a worse place. Both were attractive men, despite being much older than me. At least Sebastian would be nice enough to look at, even if he wasn’t much company. Damien emitted a kind warmth all wrapped up in a cheeky chap type package.
‘Thank you,’ I said at last. ‘For letting me stay.’
I collected my dishes and took them to the sink, figuring it was the least I could do. Squirting the dish soap into the basin, I filled it with hot water. I began cleaning the plates, when a body brushed up behind me. I froze in place and glanced over my shoulder. Damien reached around my waist to deposit his dishes into the water. Swallowing hard, I told myself that the zinging I felt in my spine was nothing. Only the previous day, I’d been in love with Adam, and being alone with two hot older men didn’t change anything. It was probably just misplaced appreciation for them helping me out in my time of need.
Yup.
That had to be it.
