Rebecca stood on one side of the kitchen island, cutting ingredients for the dressing while JV sat at the dining room table, peeling potatoes. With as many people as they expected, there were a lot of potatoes to peel. The two women chatted while they worked, comparing favorite movies and music. Steve had pulled out a paring knife and was helping with the potatoes. Nick had asked him to stay close to the house. There would likely be people in and out for most of the day and he didn’t want to have to worry about Rebecca while he was working.
As he’d left, he’d said something about lost cattle that had to be found, then he’d disappeared through the back door. A few moments later, JV had heard the buzz of a snowmobile as he’d headed for the barn.
Several hours had passed when Rebecca turned
