Alaskan Holiday by Debbie Macomber

Author:Debbie Macomber
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2018-10-01T16:00:00+00:00

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Later we lingered around the table after sharing a delicious Thanksgiving dinner complete with turkey, stuffing, and all the fixings. We’d gone around the table and each shared what we were most grateful for in our lives that year, and I’d mentioned my family and friends, including Jack and Josie. Because Alicia had spent most of the day cooking, the rest of us went to the kitchen to wash the pots and pans and load the dishwasher.

“What are you the most thankful for, Uncle Palmer?” eight-year-old Andrew asked.

“You helping me with the dishes,” I joked, handing him a dishtowel.

“Are you ever going to get married?” little Katie asked. She was six, in first grade, and as cute as a button.

“I hope so,” I told her.

“I’d like a girl cousin, okay? Mom and Dad said I can’t have a baby sister, so I need you to get me one.”

I grinned. “I’ll do my best.” I could hardly wait to mention this to Josie. On second thought, maybe that wasn’t such a good idea.

Drew handed me the last of the pots he’d washed by hand. “The pressure is on,” my brother-in-law muttered under his breath. “Not only is Katie looking for a girl cousin, but your parents are looking for more grandchildren. The ball is in your court. Alicia and I have our family.”

I swatted the wet towel at his backside. “Josie has to agree to marry me first.”

“Will Josie be my aunt?” Andrew asked.

“I don’t know yet,” I told him, but if I had anything to say about it, then she would be, and soon.

After the dishes were dried and put away, we sat down in the living room, too full to consider pumpkin pie until later that evening. The kids were busy playing a board game, as they were allowed only a certain amount of time on their tablets each day. Sitting on the carpet in front of the fireplace, they involved Alicia in their fun.

Drew and I were caught up in watching the football game when he leaned over and said, “You need a plan, you realize.”

I glanced at him and assumed he was talking about Josie and me. “A plan,” I repeated. “What sort of plan?”

“To convince Josie to marry you.”

“Well, your plan took a while, right?”

“It did, but then, Alicia is stubborn.”

“Hey, I heard that!” my sister called from her position on the carpet with the two kids.

I grinned. Being stubborn was a family trait. “Not sure how having a set plan would work with Josie.” Pressuring her was the last thing I wanted to do.

The Seahawks scored a touchdown and Drew let out a loud whooping cheer, then added, “All I’m saying is you need to confront this thing with Josie as you would any problem. Have a plan and stick to it.”

I smiled. “Is that so?”

“Sure thing. My plan and my persistence paid off with Alicia.”

“Drew, I swear if you say another word,” my sister interjected, “I’m going to find an excuse to arrest you.

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