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snow from his
jacket, he hopped back into the truck.
    “I love this song.”
    “So do I. Everything all plowed?”
    “Yup. I plowed the road and the
circular driveway and then came back. Did you miss me?”
    She actually had missed him. “Of
course I did.”
    “That’s sweet. Thank you.” He gave
her a bright smile and pushed back a wayward strand of her hair. “I love your
hair. It’s soft and shiny.”
    “Thank you.”
    Austin put the truck back in drive
and headed forward. The house was closer than she thought, just past a row of
tall pines that looked as if they had been planted for privacy. The house was
stunning. The circular driveway had a three-tiered fountain in the center that
would be beautiful in the summer. For now it was coated with a layer of clear
plastic that was buried at the bottom by snow. He pulled into an overhang at
the side of the driveway and shut the truck off. “We’re here. It isn’t much,
but it’s home.”
    It was bigger than her house and
had a beautifully engraved front door. He got out, walking around and opening
her door. Haley groaned. “The seatbelt is stuck.”
    “I don’t think anyone has every
used it.” He leaned into her, pushing hard on the button and it popped open.
“You are free, my little bird.”
    Now she was a bird? Sliding over,
she got out. Austin flipped the seat forward and handed her two bags, taking
the crockpot and the remaining bags himself. Together they headed to the front
door and he let her inside. It was nice to have a protective overhang so the sidewalk
didn’t need shoveling.
    She inspected the living room. It
was tidy with an oriental rug on the floor patterned with large swirling
flowers. He opened a door and the two dogs were on the other side. They trotted
gracefully out into the living room. “If you go sit down they will come say hi.
They both have issue with people hanging over them to pet them. Otherwise they
are very friendly. Whippets tend to be very emotional little dogs.”
    Haley put the groceries on a small
side table and took a seat on the sofa. As predicted, the two dogs jumped up to
either side of her. They both sniffed her over and then lay down, curling up
against her thighs. Austin laughed. “I’ve never seen them do that before. They
really like you.”
    “They are beautiful,” she said as she
slowly put a hand to each dog and began to pet them. They both snuggled closer.
    Austin sat down in the chair. “Now
you have a problem. They don’t like to be disturbed once they are comfortable.
I guess you get to give me orders on how to make dinner from here.”
    She giggled. “I could, but I would
rather help.”
    “Then give them each a soft pat on
the head and say that you are getting up. They understand.”
    She did as instructed and got a
grumble from the dogs. Haley pulled the blanket from the back of the sofa and
covered the two of them up. They poked their heads out to watch as she and
Austin walked into the kitchen. It was an amazing room, a full set of ceramic
lined pans hanging above the stove. There were counters all around it and
plenty of shelves for storing things. He moved the crockpot over by the wall
and plugged it in.
    “Okay, what now?”
    Haley dug through the bags and
pulled out the needed items. She handed him the onions. “They don’t have to be
chopped, just sliced thickly.” Removing the potatoes from a bag, she went to
wash them in the sink. “The onions go in the bottom and then the potatoes and
cabbage. Do you have any flour?”
    He pointed to the canisters against
the wall. “How about a Ziploc bag?”
    Austin opened a cabinet door and
handed her a package. She put some flour in it and then pulled some sea salt
from the spice rack. She ground some into the bag and then did the same with
the mixed pepper. The mixture would be used to dredge the meat to make it brown
nicely.
    Once the meat was cooking, she
stood back, watching him slice the potatoes and then the cabbage. The man
actually