Chapter 15The following morning, April and I woke up before everyone else and exchanged our next holiday present. It was her turn to open a gift from me, one that had a tie-in to seven swans a-swimming. I'd bought her something we could use in the spring when the weather warmed up. I'd hidden it in the garage behind a bunch of old boxes she'd moved from her house and hadn't found time to organize.
I carefully escorted her through the mudroom and guided her several steps down into the garage, careful not to trip over Baxter's dog toys. “Keep those eyes closed a few more seconds, babe.”
April's teeth chattered in opposition. “There's no heat in here, and it's barely twenty degrees outside. Hurry, please!”
When I removed the blindfold, she tentatively lifted an eyebrow at me and smirked. “
