A Christmas Surprise_Second Chance Christmas by Hayley Wescott

Author:Hayley Wescott [Wescott, Hayley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Bachelor, Single Woman, Hearts Desire, Clean & Wholesome, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Military Service, Christmas Holidays & Celebration, Christmas Time, Holiday Whimsy, Festive Season, Winter Weather, Sister's Wedding, Resolve Past Issues
Publisher: Sweet River Publishing
Published: 2018-07-11T04:00:00+00:00

9

As she soaked in the tub later that evening, Kristin decided that she needed to talk to Jeremy. There were things they needed to discuss. He had been behaving so out of character since Cole came home. She wasn’t okay with how he was acting. And if she could get over what had happened in the past then it was time Jeremy did, too. She heaved herself out of the now lukewarm water, toweled herself dry and pulled on some sweats and her sneakers.

Just thirty minutes later, she stood on Jeremy’s doorstep. His roommate opened the door. “Hi Charlie, is Jeremy here?” Kristin asked.

“Yep, he’s in the kitchen.” He smiled. “Come on in. Jeremy! Kristin’s here!”

Jeremy walked in and his face lit up. “Hey, I wasn’t expecting to see you until Christmas Eve at church,” he said.

“Well, I want to talk to you,” she said. “Can we maybe go to Benny’s for some wings and nachos?”

“Sure,” he said grabbing his coat. “You do know I am sorry about the other day, don’t you?” He slammed the door behind them.

“Sure.” She bit her lip all the way to Benny’s, wondering how she was going to tell Jeremy that she and Cole had decided to be friends. That would be difficult enough, but she knew Jeremy would balk when she told him she wanted him to back off. She thought it was probably too much to ask for him to welcome that news, but she had to ask. It might be unreasonable to hope for both men to put aside their childhood grudges, just for her.

“So, what’s up, Kris?” Jeremy asked, once they had their food in front of them. “What’s so important that you had to bring me to Benny’s to wine and dine me?”

His eyes were bright, and his tone excited. Kristin wondered what he was thinking she had brought him here to say. It was almost as if he had completely forgotten about his rude behavior. His off-the-cuff apology said, it was as if he had banished it entirely from memory. “I spoke with Cole today,” she said quietly.

His expression changed instantly, a black cloud coming over his slightly chubby features. “You ran into Cole?” he repeated. “Did he bother you? If he did, I’ll…”

“You’ll what?” Kristin asked. “He’s double the size of you, and you aren’t exactly a fighter, are you?”

He looked a little embarrassed and for a moment Kristin felt bad for bringing up their physical differences. She suspected part of Jeremy’s resentment came from the fact that Cole had been all the things he’d wanted to be in school, but wasn’t.

“But, we can do things. If he’s pestering you, we can get a restraining order, or whatever it takes,” Jeremy blustered. “I’ll help you.”

“I didn’t run into him, Jeremy. I went to see him,” Kristin admitted. “I wanted to talk to him.

“Why in Heaven would you do something like that?”

“Because someone had to apologize for your terrible behavior. It was embarrassing and out of line,” Kristin said calmly.

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