A Kiss at Christmas by Meg Easton

Author:Meg Easton [Easton, Meg]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mountain Heights Publishing
Published: 2019-12-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Kelli had imagined that the Christmas Eve dinner in the mansion would be idyllic. That the sixteen of them would all eat amazing food and talk and laugh and even if you were on the outside looking in and couldn’t hear what was being said, you could tell that it was a happy group, enjoying each other’s company.

In a lot of ways it was. The food was fantastic and there was definitely lots of talking and laughing. There were also hilarious stories of Christmases gone wrong, a few spontaneous bursts into song with everyone joining in, a dish of roasted butternut squash spilled, Davis and Addison looking at each other like maybe there were some sparks between the two of them, some impressions of actors in Christmas movies saying iconic lines, a couple of people who had a bit too much to drink and became quite entertaining themselves, and some sharing of favorite Christmas traditions. It felt more than idyllic; it felt like a family.

The best part, though, was sitting next to Parker through the whole thing. He was funny and sweet, and for as long as she had been working on the same floor as him, nothing at all like she had assumed. And he kept looking over at her in a way that made her heart somehow melt and do flips at the same time.

And then, Tessa told a story about how she grew up in a rural area and their family was super poor, but they decided that a neighboring family needed gifts for Christmas worse than they did. As they were sneaking across the fields to deliver them, they ran into the family they were headed toward, who were sneaking through the fields to give everything they had for Christmas to her family.

While Tessa told the story, Parker had his hand resting at the side of his chair and Kelli’s was resting at the side of her chair. And all she could think of was how much she wanted to touch his hand. To reach out and close that distance, make that connection.

But it was scary. No, terrifying. What if she wasn’t ready for this? What if it was a big mistake that she would regret once they got back to real life and saw each other at work five days a week?

What if he didn’t even want that connection? What if she reached out and then she just ended up feeling stupid and had to find a way to avoid him for the rest of the trip?

She was feeling pulled to him so strongly, though, that she had to try. With a hand that managed to only be a little shaky, she reached across the six inches of space separating the two of them and ironically, just like in the story Tessa was telling, he was reaching out across the space between them as well.

Their pinkies touched first, just brushing up against each other so softly that she held her hand there, just taking in the gentle, sweet feel of his skin barely touching hers.

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