A Little Mistletoe and Magic: Ho Ho Howls Romance Holiday Edition by Marianne Morea

Author:Marianne Morea [Morea, Marianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Jenny sat on the end of the couch, numb. She couldn’t even muster the strength to try and understand what happened or why. She simply banked the fire in the hearth, and then headed upstairs.

Closing her bedroom door, she raked a hand through her long hair. She’d have more respect for Amelia if she came clean at some point during her visit, instead of looking down her nose at everyone and everything, knowing there was a timebomb ticking beneath their friendship.

Her hand was on her cell phone to call Jack, but she locked the screen instead. She needed to think, and Jack was a distraction. A gorgeous distraction. One that made her feel beautiful and smart. She exhaled a rough breath. Jack would try to help, but she needed to deal with her own baggage herself.

She sat on the edge of her bed and rubbed her face with her palms. Her breath hitched, but she refused to give in to tears. Not because she was too angry or too sad, but because up until an hour ago, it had been a perfect day.

Jack stood by the entrance to the Holly Maze, and the smile that greeted her made her butterflies zing and her heart squeeze.

“Hey, you beat me here.” He must’ve been at a fair booth where they had glitter, because his dark hair and heavy sweater sparkled with specks of silver and white in the torchlight outside the maze.

“Go ahead and laugh. I got roped into helping with the kids’ Christmas star-making booth.”

Jenny went up on tiptoe for a kiss. “You make a good Snow Miser.”

“From the Year Without a Santa Claus?”

“Yup. All that’s missing are the icicles hanging from your nostrils.”

“You’re cute.” He tweaked her nose at that. “Too bad you’re going to lose this maze run, Blitzen.”

“Blitzen?”

“Well, you called me Snow Miser.”

Jenny grinned, striking a pose. “Don’t you think I’m more Vixen than Blitzen?”

“That is totally a loaded question, but everyone says you came into town like a blitz, so…”

Laughing, she hugged him around the waist. “Jenny and Jack.” She pursed her lips. “J & J, so how about Jingle and Jangle.”

“Who’s who, though?”

She shrugged. “Does it matter? They go together like your mistletoe and magic.”

“Speaking of which, are you ready? Because it’s time to run for it.”

“Run for what?” she teased, trailing a finger over his bottom lip.

“Wait till I catch you, lady. You are going to get good and kissed.”

Jenny laughed, dancing away from him to her starting point. Blowing Jack a kiss, they each disappeared into the tall holly at the stroke of five.

Hurrying through the tunnels, she stopped to get her bearings. Shit. She chewed on her lip.

“Jennybean! You lost yet?”

“Not a chance, Prancer.”

“I thought I was Jingle.”

She giggled. “You’re going to eat my holly leaves, Jingle!”

“Ooh, baby. Talk dirty to me some more!”

The maze was silly and fun, and she howled with laughter as they worked their way through, teasing each other like a couple of teenagers. Her face hurt from smiling so much, especially when she’d catch sight of Jack through the holly.

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