Dear Santa: A Novel by Nancy Naigle
Author:Nancy Naigle [Naigle, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary
ISBN: 9781250185174
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Goodreads: 37638254
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2018-10-16T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Seventeen
Dear Santa,
I live at the beach. We never get snow. You should live here in the winter. I have been nice to everyone, even my sister when she told on me for taking quarters out of the jar on Dadâs dresser. I really want a remote control car and a kite.
Thanks,
Marcus
Geoff took a sip from the cup of coffee sitting to his right on his desk. He forced himself to swallow the cooled coffee. That was the trouble with answering these letters: he kept getting so drawn in that he lost track of time. This was the second cup of coffee heâd had to warm up.
He got up and let out a loud groan as he stretched, then walked down the hall to the break room. The comfortable space looked more like a home kitchen, thanks to his momâs touch. He warmed up his coffee and walked back down to his office. It was still early morning, his favorite time in the office. Virgil hadnât even made it in yet and heâd always been an early bird.
He couldnât control Mom getting well, but he would make sure this business was humming on all cylinders the whole time she was laid up. That, he could do for her.
Geoff sat back down at his desk and leaned forward on his elbows. He was feeling a little melancholy today. Probably because Mom was in the hospital. Maybe from the Dear Santa letters.
Reading the letters made him want to solve these kidsâ problems. And they made him feel needed.
Or maybe he was suddenly wanting to be more involved because Virgil and Mom had kept information from him. He didnât like the feeling of being out of the loop. He needed to feel connected to something.
Knowing he had some connection to this place made him want to know more about it. Last night heâd even dreamed about what it might be like to put down long-term roots here. A first. And the thought scared him.
âWhatâs going on with me?â He physically shook as if letting that feeling go. âBack to it.â
He worked on the letters until he heard Virgilâs voice from the doorway.
âYouâre here early.â
Geoff looked up. âHey. Good morning.â He glanced at the time on his computer. âActually, youâre here a little later than normal, arenât you?â
âHow would you know? Iâm always here before you.â Virgil lifted a bushy eyebrow, and laughed that hearty laugh he was known for.
âThatâs a fact. I just finished working the Dear Santa queue for Mom.â
Virgil invited himself in and sat down in one of the chairs on the other side of Geoffâs desk. âJust left your mother. Sheâs feeling good this morning.â
âThatâs great.â
âWell, probably not so much for the nurses or that doctor. She was raising a fuss about going home when I left.â
âIâm sure she was.â
âDonât be surprised if she Ubers here from the hospital in her nightgown.â
Geoff could picture that. âAt least she has her own pajamas and not one of those hospital gowns. That would be a problem.
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