A Very Mercy Christmas: A Witch Squad Holiday Special (A Witch Squad Cozy Mystery Book 5) by M.Z. Andrews

Author:M.Z. Andrews [Andrews, M.Z.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2016-12-20T05:00:00+00:00

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Holly laced her arm through Sweets’ and squeezed her excitedly. “Oh, Sweets! We get to meet your family!”

“Come on. I can hear them! They’re in the kitchen,” she said, wiping the tears from her eyes with her fingertips. She pulled Holly forward with her. The rest of us followed them.

The noises coming from the kitchen were that of a big family. I had to admit; I was really looking forward to meeting Sweets’ family. She rarely spoke about anyone back home, but I knew she was close with her mom.

As we came around the corner, we were met by a tall, gangly boy with a flat top haircut in army fatigues leaning against the wall in the hallway talking on the phone. It seemed funny to see him talking on a landline receiver with the old fashioned curly cord wrapped around the wall.

Sweets sucked in her breath. “Arnold! You look so young!” she gasped. She tried to throw her arms around his skinny shoulders, but they went right through him. “There’s no meat on your bones! What happened to you?”

“Sweets,” I whispered. “We’re in the past. Just like when we were at the boarding school.”

Sweets nodded, but I could tell that it was difficult for her to wrap her mind around the experience of seeing her brother so differently. “I don’t remember Arnold ever being this young. It seems like he’s been an adult since I’ve known him!”

A slow smile of infatuation spread across Arnold’s lean face. “Yeah, Sarah, I just got in. I’m at Mom and Dad’s. I know it’s Christmas Eve, but Mom said you could come over if it’s alright with your parents.” His smile seemed to widen as whatever she said on the other end of the phone pleased him.

“Who’s Sarah?” Holly asked, looking Arnold up and down appreciatively.

Sweets widened her eyes and pulled her head back, shaking it slowly. “I have no idea!”

“Ok, I’ll see you soon,” said Arnold. His eyes gleamed as he released the receiver from his ear and followed the cord back to wherever its cradle was.

The six of us followed him towards the kitchen where people filled every corner of the room. A heavy-set woman with an apron had her back to us while manning the stove. A pair of teenagers played cards at the kitchen table while a younger girl watched them enviously. An extremely tall, broad-shouldered man with a beer in his hand was teasing a portly little girl with ringlet pigtails while visiting with another woman chopping vegetables at the counter. Tins of cookies, candies, and a variety of holiday treats filled the counter.

“Mom! Dad!” Sweets cried excitedly, as tears filled her eyes. “They look so young! I can’t believe this! What an amazing Christmas gift!”

I pointed towards the tall man. “That’s your dad, Sweets? He’s so tall!”

Sweets nodded gleefully. “I know he is. That’s where Arnold and Benjamin get their height from. The one chopping vegetables is my mom. Isn’t she beautiful! Oh, I’ve missed her so much!”

“Who’s the little girl with the pigtails?” Holly asked, peering over the counter.

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