Her Christmas Hero

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Author: Linda Warren
surprised. The moment she saw him curled up with the blonde, drug paraphernalia on the nightstand, the fairy tale had ended. Abruptly.
    And forever.
    He’d begged and pleaded, told her it meant nothing, that it was something he did for stress. She was shocked and sickened at his cavalier attitude. The diseases he had exposed her to were too much to contemplate. She’d walked out there and then, and had never looked back.
    After that the threats began. He said she would rue the day she’d left him. Funny, she never had. She just regretted the day she’d met him.
    Allowing him access to Dillon was the hardest thing she’d ever had to do. One of his high-priced attorneys made sure it happened. Now she had to deal with Phil for the rest of her life.
    She worried about all the bad influences Dillon was exposed to while in Phil’s care. That’s why she had to make sure this custody attempt was shut down quickly. But for now, she was stuck.
    Waiting.
    â€œDo you live with your mother?”
    That voice. She was beginning to really like Quinn’s smooth, confident voice. The kind that made a woman for get she had morals. Made her forget her distrust of men. And made her forget her dire situation. She’d never met any one who was so easy to talk to.
    â€œNo. I live in Austin. My grandmother lives with my mom, and she’s a handful.”
    â€œYour grandmother is?” His eyes twinkled.
    â€œShe’s had a lot of sadness in her life and it’s hardened her. She doesn’t take crap from anyone.”
    â€œSo she’s an angry old woman?” He ran a hand around the collar of his shirt to loosen the drying mud.
    â€œShe’s hard-nosed about a lot of things. It’s not easy to explain.” Britt gazed into the distance. “One October her neighbors made a Halloween scene on their lawn with hay, pumpkins and ghosts. My grandmother said part of it was on her property, and she asked them to remove it. They didn’t, so she set fire to it.”
    He laughed. “You’re kidding.”
    â€œNo.” Britt shook her head. “The neighbors called the cops and they contacted my mother. To keep my grandmother out of jail, my mom paid for the damages, but never told Onnie. That’s what I call my grandmother.”
    â€œDoes she do things like that often?”
    â€œYes, and it’s very frustrating for my mom. The last episode was the straw that broke the camel’s back, so to speak. Onnie always has a big garden in her backyard, and she does a lot of canning. Two years ago she said her neighbor, not the same one, was stealing her tomatoes. My mom told her she just forgets she’s picked them, but Onnie wouldn’t believe that for a second.”
    â€œWhat did she do?”
    Britt didn’t miss the laughter in Quinn’s voice. That was not the usual effect Onnie had on people.
    Britt shifted into a more comfortable position. “Her uncle Enzo is ninety-two, and he gave her an old World War II pistol for protection after my grandfather died. I’m not sure it even has bullets, but Onnie took it over to the neighbors and told them if she caught them in her garden she was going to shoot them. Of course, they called the police about the crazy lady with a gun. My mom thought it was time for Onnie to move, since she wasn’t welcome in the neighborhood anymore.”
    â€œSo she moved in with your mother?”
    â€œYes, and it hasn’t been easy. Onnie is stubborn, but they’re managing to get along. At least Mom is keeping her out of trouble.”
    The drying mud was becoming uncomfortable. Britt shift ed again to ease the tightness of her jeans. “These pants are drying like paint, and I’m never going to be able to remove them.”
    â€œCall me and I’ll come help you.”
    She glanced at him, expecting laughter on his face, but there wasn’t any. “I never know when you’re
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