Christmas Sparks and Kisses by Suzie Grace

Author:Suzie Grace [Grace, Suzie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

HANNAH

I study his face, trying to see if he’s being serious or not.

“You’re kidding, right?”

Tristan looks puzzled.

“No. Why would I be?”

I sigh. I look down at my hands and realize that it’s finally time to address the elephant in the room – or car, I should say. “Tristan, it’s not like we ever really talked before, so I’m not sure why you think I’m avoiding you now. I mean, I’ve worked for you for 3 months now, and you still barely even say ‘hi’ to me at the office.”

“True. I have struggled to be in the same room with you ever since you started working there.”

I glare at him. “Exactly. So why is it suddenly a big deal that I try to avoid putting either of us in that uncomfortable situation?”

He shakes his head in disagreement. “Hannah, I know it’s kind of weird between us at work, but it’s worse now. You can’t even be around me when Adam’s there, and that’s something we grew up being used to.”

I blow out a big breath.

“You and Adam have looked after me since I was a little kid. So I guess I can at least give you a proper explanation. But I don’t want to sit in the car, though. Let’s go inside.”

Tristan nods, then silently follows me into my apartment.

“Look, Tristan,” I begin as I sit on the couch across from him, “The truth is that I gave you the wrong gift at the party.”

I feel him watching me intently. I force myself to look up. Licking my lips nervously, I continue, “I bought your gift, and one for Amy, the same day at the mall. When I was leaving, I passed a gift-wrapping kiosk, so I had the girl working there wrap the gifts for me. Somehow she mixed them up, only I didn’t know it until you unwrapped yours at the Christmas party.”

The air between us is thick with silence, broken only by our breathing. I can smell his cologne. I feel tears start to form behind my eyes. I want so badly to reach over and hug him.

“I…are you…is Amy…” He can’t seem to express what’s on his mind.

“Are you into Amy?” he finally asks.

My head snaps up and I meet his eyes. “What? Why everyone thinks that? No! Of course not! I’m straight. And so is Amy! We’re just friends.”

Holding his hands up in surrender, Tristan tries to calm me down. “Ok, ok, I didn’t mean to upset you! It’s just…that was a pretty sexy note you included in the box of lingerie. Like something you’d say to a lover. Or someone you want to be your lover…”

Heat instantly rises and colors my cheeks. I know without seeing them they were a deep, flaming red.

“Oh, God, it was bad enough you thought I bought the lingerie for you to see me in, but with that note…I don’t even know what the hell to think or say. Like, maybe you thought it was some kind of nasty prank, designed to embarrass you and make you seem less powerful in front of everyone.

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