The landline phone ringing in the hallway jerked Kaitie awake. After breakfast, she had helped Jake get comfortable on the sofa for a nap. She had mixed the bread dough and had set it to rise before while she relaxed with her book by the fire. That was all it took for her to fall asleep.
Kaitie tossed her blanket off and hurried to reach the phone. She skidded to a stop and grabbed the receiver. Kaitie was panting as she answered the phone.
“Hello?”
“Do I want to know what you and Jake were doing for you to be that out of breath?” Allie laughed.
“Jake is taking a nap on the sofa, and I had fallen asleep in my chair by the fireplace while attempting to read my new book,” Kaitie grumbled. “I ran to the phone after it startled me awake.”
“I was napping,” Jake yawned from the sofa. “Hell
