Chapter Sixteen
JOSH STILL COULDN’T believe she was doing this. After lunch, he had convinced her to go to the store in Melbourne with him to pick out a Christmas tree and decorations. She groaned, but she still got in the car with him, leaving Larissa in the cabin, since she wanted to put the kids down for a nap. He intended to take full advantage of getting Alanna alone. As they drove, he reached out and took her hand in his, squeezing it.
“What?” she asked, looking at him suspiciously.
He shot her a confused look. “I didn’t say anything.”
“Not out loud, but I still heard you. Out with it.”
He chuckled as he squirmed in his seat a little, still holding tight to her hand. “I was just wondering why you don’t read anymore. I mean, I understand not reading back then, your not wanting to
