2.5 A Superstitious Christmas by Tonya Kappes

Author:Tonya Kappes [Kappes, Tonya]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-12-07T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Even though Grady had reluctantly agreed to get along with Hazel, Maggie still gave him specific instructions to make sure he wasn’t involved with anything to do with the family’s superstitious rituals. Forty-eight hours couldn’t come quick enough. The sooner the better.

She and Belle performed their ritual of placing the candles of each window in the old farmhouse. Maggie walked through the house and made sure the candles were far enough away from Granny’s drapes. The last thing they needed was for the house to burn down. With her luck right now, anything could happen.

“Good.” Hazel inspected each candle with Maggie following close behind. “You know, Paula sold these to me years ago.”

Maggie smiled. She did miss these intimate moments with Hazel. Nowadays she didn’t seem to get enough of them.

“Did you tell Wendy Owens that I was engaged?” Maggie tired not to dwell on what she overheard this morning, but she knew Wendy was still part of the gang and the news would inevitably reach Mitch somehow.

“Oh, that reminds me.” Belle chimed in. Her heavily massacred lashes cast shadows on her cheeks. “I want to throw you a bridal shower at The Hair Pin.”

“What?” Maggie stiffened at the thought. She never imagined having a wedding shower at a beauty salon, much less one in Grandberry Falls.

“It will be wonderful. The theme can be a day at the spa.” Belle waved her hands in the air as though she was showcasing a movie premiere.

“Um. . .and who would come?” Maggie was well aware of her new social status in Grandberry Falls.

The outsider.

“The gang.” Belle shrugged and continued to stack boxes in the family room where they would wait for Grady.

The gang had shunned Maggie years ago and now she’d even lost Mitch. There wasn’t anyone left who would want to come.

Maggie swallowed hard, trying to find the words.

Someone knocked on the door and they both turned to see who it was.

“Hello.” Jenna Greenlee let herself in the back door. “What’s with all the boxes?”

Jenna hurried over to give Maggie a hug.

Maggie loved seeing her aunt. She loved being around family, especially at Christmas.

“Mom, I’m here.” Jenna yelled out to let Hazel know she had made it, and then whispered in Maggie’s ear, “Where is she?”

Maggie laughed.

“Where’s Samantha?” Maggie asked referring to Jenna’s daughter.

“Oh, teenagers. I don’t ever remember being so caught up with friends at that age.” Jenna and Maggie walked back into the kitchen where Jenna made herself a cup of coffee. “She’s home getting ready to do present exchanges with her girlfriends.”

“Merry Christmas Eve.” Hazel jingled into the kitchen with her arms wide open to embrace Jenna. Her bangles had been replaced by an armful of jingle bells. “Where’s my granddaughter?”

“She’ll be there tonight.” Jenna pointed up and down at Hazel’s outfit. “Where did you get that?”

Hazel was in full Christmas regalia, and resembled a Christmas tree. The gold lame shirt had large sequined ornaments all over it, and her green pants added to the mix.

“Paula said it’s all the rage.

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