Bitter Spirits (Roaring Twenties #1)(101)

“That house is built like a rock. He won’t hear anything.” He kissed her bangs and gave her a playful swat on her backside. “And as much as I’d like to take you up on that offer, we need to get going. The station called to say that the train’s running early. It’s scheduled to arrive in an hour, and we need to pick up Astrid from school on the way.” For the first time since his accident, Winter had been driving on occasion, and Astrid was no longer banned from learning how to drive. She claimed Winter shouted too much when she made mistakes, so she insisted that Bo do most of the teaching.

“All right. Grab those cookies Mrs. Lin left, would you?” She retrieved her handbag from a locked drawer in her desk and grabbed her coat and hat from the nearby coatrack, then turned off the lights.

Winter held the door open as she took down the leash hanging on the wall and whistled to the mastiff.

“Come on, Sam,” she told the dog. “It’s time to meet the rest of the family.”