She also informed Nikki she was taking a personal day with her son. They’d been on the road for over two hours and Hunter was listening to his iPod in the back while spinning with the wheels of a toy car. On most days Hunter was a good traveler, which boded well if she decided to do this. There could be a lot of commuting in his future. As she took the exit she kept her eyes peeled for familiar landmarks. The town looked different now that they were in the midst of December. All the colorful leaves had fallen and there was snow on the ground, which she hadn’t anticipated. Braydon was working at the office and unaware that she’d decided to make the trip. Realizing she’d passed the turn off for the mountain, she spun around and took the road a bit slower. When she pulled onto the private drive, her van labored to make it up the incline. The evergreens wore a dusting of white, and patches of brown grass showed through the snow covered ground. There were sled markings on the hill to her left.
