Christmas Lights by Amelia Andrews

Author:Amelia Andrews
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Amelia Andrews
Published: 2019-11-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Millie’s morning and early afternoon in the office flew by. All the better as otherwise she’d be stuck in a dreamlike daze thinking about her date with Kay that evening.

It was three in the afternoon when someone on her bank of desks mumbled an expletive. Joanna looked at Millie and raised an eyebrow before standing up and looking at Alex who sat opposite them.

“Problem?” She asked.

“Just Nightmare Nightingale at it again,” Alex said.

Millie felt the blush on her cheeks instantly. “W-what’s she done?” She asked, hoping she sounded casual.

“Johnsons, the local garden centre, have offered a Christmas tree for free,” Alex explained, obviously reading from a website. “She’s turned it down.”

Joanna shook her head. “Typical. She is just out to ruin Christmas, after all. Nothing to do with money.”

Millie frowned in confusion. “She turned down a free tree?”

Alex nodded. “Yep, it’s on the Bromford Gazette online. The manager said he offered to save Christmas and provide a tree for free, including delivery. But he was turned down by the council. The Gazette have approached the council for comment but nothing yet.” Alex threw his pen down. “Honestly, this fucking council does my head in.”

“It wasn’t like this before,” Joanna said. “I remember three previous councillors since I’ve lived here and not one of them has been this bad. Nightingale is really doing her best to destroy Bromford. She’s just got no idea.”

“Settle down, guys,” Christoph said as he passed their bank of desks. He gestured around the office. “Other people are trying to work.”

Joanna and Alex apologised and went back to their work. Millie tried but she couldn’t focus. She had no idea why Kay had turned down the tree, it seemed like a ridiculous thing to do. It was an easy solution to the issue, but Kay had chosen not to take it. And it didn’t look good.

Millie wanted to defend her but she had no idea what Kay was thinking, so that was impossible. She itched to mention that the anonymous donation had come from Kay, to prove that she wasn’t as bad as everyone thought. But she knew she couldn’t. It had been anonymous for a reason and she didn’t want to do anything that might upset Kay, or intrude on her private life. It was nothing to do with Millie and she had to respect that.

Even if it was killing her that everyone hated Kay and didn’t know the full story.

She thought about the date that evening and hoped that no one in the office ever frequented Juliet’s Wine Bar, she doubted it but worried nonetheless. She couldn’t imagine having to defend her decision to date someone so actively disliked by everyone she socialised and worked with.

That was a bridge she’d cross in the future, if anything came of it. Which was surely unlikely considering their differences. Millie fully expected that they would talk, realise they had nothing in common, and that would be the end of it.

Although, she hoped that wouldn’t be the case.

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