Down To You by Addison Kline

Author:Addison Kline [Kline, Addison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-10-08T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

The Long Road Home

December 24, 2013

Dusk

“You do know your way home right?” asked Holly as she watched Brant from the passenger seat. He smiled in response. Brant seemed to be taking the most long-winded route home possible. Brant and Holly had stayed savoring their second engagement longer than the others. Sloane and Marv headed out first in her red sports car. Harry, Doris and the children followed shortly after, once Harry and Brant had their freshly cut Christmas tree secured to the roof of Harry’s rental SUV. Holly and Brant lingered until the cold became too much for them. On the road, Brant had made multiple stops and Holly was beginning to get suspicious.

First, they stopped to get gas since the truck was running low. Then Brant saw a Cabela’s and insisted upon stopping. While Brant was admiring the camping gear, Holly was able to sneak a few things up to the register for Brant for Christmas and out to the truck before he even noticed. About twenty miles later, they passed through a small town that miraculously had a coffee shop and Brant insisted upon getting Holly another pumpkin spice latte. Add to that the three hour drive back home, and they were both starving by the time they reached the Philadelphia city limits.

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Wallace Road was lit up festively with Christmas lights strewn from house to house as Brant’s truck pulled up outside of the Edgemont house. Day was turning to dusk, and hunger had turned to yearning. Holly looked speculatively out her window. It looked like someone was throwing a party in her house.

What the hell….

“Brant, what on earth is going on?!”

Brant laughed.

“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” replied Brant innocently. Holly gave him an incredulous look.

“So, you don’t see all those people in my living room?”

“Looks like someone’s having a party,” he winked as he put the truck in park.

Leave it to their families to come into town and throw a party. Holly could see their freshly cut blue spruce in the window, brightly lit and already decorated. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” played out into the cold winter air. Brant grabbed Holly around the waist as he led her inside.

Holly couldn’t believe her eyes. Everyone was decked to the nines and ready to celebrate the Christmas holiday. Marv was dancing with Tressa by Christmas tree while Randy and Harry were watching “A Christmas Story” on TV. Sloane was chatting with Luke and Greg by the stairs and Doris was taking pictures of Belle who had wrapped herself in silver tinsel.

When Sloane saw Holly and Brant walk in, she raised her glass of brandy. She gained everyone’s attention by clinking a fork loudly against the glass surface.

“To two of the best friends a girl could have: Happy holidays and Congratulations! This is for you!” said Sloane referring to the impromptu Christmas party.

The crowd clapped and cheered as Brant and Holly pulled Sloane in for a group hug. When they finally released her, she said,

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