A Family For Christmas (Hearts In Georgia; Harmony Cove) by Marian Wilson

Author:Marian Wilson [Wilson, Marian]
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, Harmony Cove, Family & Domestic Life, Hearts In Georgia, Single Father
Publisher: Marian Wilson
Published: 2018-11-07T05:00:00+00:00

9

“Thanks again for watching them so last minute,” Lysander said, shrugging his coat off as he stepped inside the O’Neill house.

“Oh, it was no trouble at all,” Charlie said with a wide smile. “You know how much we love having the kids over.”

“Dad, Dad!” George appeared around the corner of the kitchen. “You’ve gotta see what I made! Come here!”

Charlie gave Lysander a sly grin. “We did a little work down in my workshop this afternoon.”

“Did you now?” Lysander asked, grinning back.

George was nearly dancing on the balls of his feet as he waved Lysander further into the house. “Look! I made you a Christmas present!”

“Oh, dear, you were supposed to keep that as a surprise for him,” Jan said with a laugh. “Oh, well. I guess he was just too excited.”

Lysander saw a block of wood that had been painted in bright colors on the table, sitting on some old newspapers.

“It’s a pen holder,” George said, his lips overcome by a giant smile. “You know, for all your pens at work!”

Lysander looked at it a little closer and saw it; there was a deep hole that had been cut out of the middle. His heart warmed as he looked down at his beaming son. “It’s great, kiddo. I love it. Thanks.” He wrapped his arm around George and gave him a hug.

“Well, I’m not giving you your present until Christmas,” Lily said from a chair at the table. Her little arms were folded over her chest. “I want mine to be a surprise.”

“That’s fine with me, dear,” Lysander assured her. There was a knock on the kitchen door, and Charlie looked over at Jan with a furrowed brow.

“Who could that be at this hour?” he wondered, looking up at the clock. It was half past eight. Jan moved to the door and was just about to pull it open when it swung inward on its own, and Grace stepped through.

Lysander could immediately see something was wrong. Grace’s cheeks were flushed, and he knew that it wasn’t cold enough out for that bright a red. She kept her head bowed, and her shoulders were tense.

“Hi,” she mumbled, finally looking up, a smile lighting up her face. It was not quite as warm as it usually was. Lysander thought it looked forced. “Sorry that I’m here so late. I was hoping I could pick up that sweater I left here yesterday? I wanted to wear it tomorrow when I saw Nora.”

“Sweetie, I thought you were supposed to be at Aaron’s office party tonight,” Jan said, giving her daughter a concerned look. Grace’s smile faltered for a split second before she turned around and started to shrug off her coat.

“Yeah, but I wasn’t feeling all that well. I just decided it was better to not push myself. At least not so close to Christmas.” She hung up her coat and then spun around, her eyes falling on Lysander. “Oh. I… didn’t realize that you had company tonight.”

She nervously brushed her hands over her black dress, straightening the fabric as it fell to her knees.

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