All I Want for Christmas is You (Contemporary Holiday Romance) (Fate with a Helping Hand) by Mondello Lisa

Author:Mondello, Lisa [Mondello, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-11-10T05:00:00+00:00

"I didn't go to prison. Except, of course, County Jail the first night."

She fiddled with her fingers in her lap. The afghan fell from her shoulders and she quickly pulled it back. When she looked at his face again, he was relieved to see that she was not judgmental, merely nervous. "Was Chas with you?"

"Like always." He looked away and held his breath. He'd give anything if he'd been alone, but back then, he and Chas were joined at the hip. Where there was one, so was the other.

"What happened?"

"It was the night of a big town meeting. The selectmen were arguing some big issue. I don't even remember what it was." He scratched the back of his head and took a deep breath before continuing. "The Town Hall was packed. Chas and I thought it would be a great time to go night skiing at Mt. Tom. We were sure the meeting was going to go late into the night so we just borrowed the selectman's truck."

"Without telling him."

"Unfortunately, that was the point."

"And you got caught."

"Not when we were stealing it. We went skiing for about an hour. I was driving home, rushing to get back before the meeting was over. I was so cocky," he whispered to himself with the memory.

"You got pulled over for speeding?"

He shook his head. "I wish it were that." God, how he wished it were only that. That one incident had changed his life forever and scarred his friend. That was something he had to live with. "I hit a patch of ice and the truck spun off the road into a ditch."

Lauren gasped. "Were you hurt?"

He shook his head. "I managed to bail out before it rolled. I had some scrapes and bruises, but Chas wasn't as lucky."

"He didn't bail out?"

"He'd fallen asleep. He didn't have time to react." He stretched his arm over the back of the sofa and nervously drummed his fingers on the upholstery. "It was quite a scene in the emergency room."

Lauren forced a smile, hoping that it would ease the tension in the room. She couldn't imagine what Kyle was feeling, the pain it had caused. But at the same time, it warmed her heart that he felt comfortable confiding in her.

"I heard Chas's parents yelling, crying...my mother crying. Do you know what that does to a person?"

Yeah, Lauren knew. Her mother had cried for a week when she told her parents she was pregnant. Images like that don't fade with time.

"Most of the night seems like a blur now, but what I remember most is my father's face. He was so angry, but his eyes were filled with disappointment." He pushed his fingers through his hair and his expression changed. "Are you still hungry?"

"Ah, no." It took her a second to comprehend that he was trying to change the subject.

"Do you want some more? There's plenty left." He leaned forward to stand, but Lauren reached out and clasped her fingers around his hand, pulling him back.

"Wait a minute.

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