Christmas People by Iva-Marie Palmer

Author:Iva-Marie Palmer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group

Seventeen

O HOLY (SH*T), THIS NIGHT ISN’T SO TERRIBLE

“Jill! Don’t forget—we’re going to Brian’s for their ornament-making party!” my mom calls up the stairs. Since I got home from my cocoa with Corey, and under the guise of wrapping gifts, I’ve been lying in bed staring at the ceiling. I can’t stop thinking about what Corey said. If it’s true, then I definitely have a shot with him now.

It’s falling into place: I came to Sweetville after my argument with Grant (well, and after stubbornly leaping out of his car and passing out in a novelty sleigh), and the first meaningful interaction I had here was with Corey Hartwell, the guy I wished I had dated in high school. Maybe I needed this strange trip to tell me who I was supposed to be with all along. Or, at the very least, who’s right for me now. I think maybe I’m supposed to be with Corey in the real world. Corey is accessible, down-to-earth, and the kind of guy who won’t make me wonder where I stand. I needed Sweetville to show me that there’s a future for me with Corey. I’ll put Grant, and maybe even LA, in my rearview. Mom will be so happy.

“Wait, what?”

“Ornament making! At Brian’s! It’s on the family calendar,” she says.

I pause. We are not an ornament-making family. We’re a break-at-least-two-ornaments-while-decorating family. To my knowledge, we’re also not a family-calendar-making family.

Plus, Brian’s house. I don’t know that I can deal with their dog hurling himself at my crotch today. It’s way too much intimacy for me.

I’m tempted to say I don’t feel well, but then Mom adds a kicker. “Jill, you have to go. We’ve barely seen you with all your baking!”

“Can’t wait,” I finally manage.

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