Jimmy lay on the rug in front of the ballroom fireplace where Maddie and Maya were playing a game of Old Maid. He was dozing but awake enough that he would grin when he heard peals of laughter come from two of his favorite people. The rest of the room was beginning to come alive as people woke and ate their breakfast.
He sighed and opened his eyes to see the morning light streaming into the room. It was still cloudy, but the cloud cover was lighter, and the snow had stopped falling. He rolled his head and smiled at Maddie and Maya.
The pair was down to Maya with one card and Maddie with two. That meant Maddie was holding the old maid, and it was up to Maya to choose the right card. Maya studied Maddie’s cards intently before she slowly reached across and took a card. She yanked it from
