Mary Wilson - Holiday Homecoming

“Divorced.”

Cain had the oddest idea that Holly never gave up on anything, and he wondered why she’d gotten a divorce. Teachers weren’t paid well, either. None of that made sense. “She must need the money.”

“She’s as poor as a church mouse. She’s only been back here a few weeks and is renting the old Sanders place on Eureka.”

Cain remembered the house Jack was referring to. Tom Sanders had built a small bungalow on the same street as the school and the orphanage. It hadn’t been fancy then, and he doubted it was fancy now. “Why won’t she go for the money?”

“Well, I believe Holly Winston has her price. I just have to figure out what it is.”

Anyone could be bought. Cain had found that out in his business. A price was set and either met or rejected. “Does she have any family in town?”

“Sure. Annie at the hotel. She’s her sister, her half sister. The same mother, different father.”

Cain drank more of his mineral water. “Do you have any idea why she’d hate me?”

Jack appeared perplexed. “What in the heck happened on the mountain?”

“Nothing.” Thank goodness. He took chances, huge chances, but he hated to lose. And the idea of losing when it came to Holly Winston left an oddly bitter taste in his mouth. Maybe that was why he’d stopped any impulsive kiss on the mountain. Better not to begin in the first place. He drained the last of his water and tossed the bottle neatly into a trash container near the bar. “Absolutely nothing.”

Jack didn’t look convinced. “Sure, nothing,” he murmured.

“Jack, don’t start.”

His friend shrugged. “She got to you, didn’t she?”

Cain wasn’t surprised that Jack had noticed whatever was going on between the two of them. “She’s frustrating. I hate frustrating. I hate it when I can’t figure where someone’s coming from.”

“How badly do you want to figure out Holly Winston?” Jack asked with the shadow of a smile playing around his lips.

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