Everywhere & Nowhere (Never Forget Book 3) by Tracy Lorraine

Author:Tracy Lorraine [Lorraine, Tracy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-25T16:00:00+00:00

“Is it time yet?”

I glance over at the clock on the mantlepiece before looking back at an excited Denny. Jay glances between the two of us with a bemused look on his face and it reminds me that he has no idea about our Christmas traditions—something we’re soon going to rectify.

“Yes, I think so,” I say before getting off the sofa and walking out of the room.

When I return, I have two sets of grey eyes watching my every move. Denny scrambles off the sofa as I place the two boxes down on the coffee table, while Jay watches me curiously.

“What are they?”

“Christmas Eve boxes.” A line forms between his brows. “Denny gets one every year so he’s prepared for Santa, and this year he wanted to get you one too,” I explain as Denny grabs the box closest to him and I hand the bottom one over to Jay.

His fingers run over the engraving on the top of the box, but that’s not what holds my attention, it’s the serious look on his face captivates me. Anyone would think he’d never been given a gift before.

“You can open it.”

“Denny can do his first,” he says, dragging his eyes away from the box on his lap and to our excited child.

“Yessss!” he says, flipping the clasp and opening the lid.

He pulls out what he’s expecting, but if he’s at all disappointed he doesn’t show it. The new Thomas the Tank Engine pyjamas are placed on the table ready to be changed into shortly as he turns the DVD case over to see what it’s about before diving back in and pulling out the rest of the contents.

“Daddy, it’s your turn.”

“Okay,” he says, but it’s laced with apprehension as both Denny and I stare at him, waiting.

Everything inside that box was Denny’s idea. I had no input on this part of Jay’s present at all.

Jay’s smile lights up his face when he pulls out a pair of pyjama bottoms covered in trains; they’re not too dissimilar to the pair I bought for Denny. They’re followed by a DVD, a book, a sachet of hot chocolate, a bag of mini marshmallows, and a World’s Greatest Daddy mug.

When he looks up from inspecting everything, I don’t expect to see the tears in his eyes. My breath catches and I find myself pulled down onto his lap and wrapped in his arms.

“Thank you,” he breathes.

“It was all Denny,” I say as I gesture for him to join us.

Denny hops up on to Jay’s other knee and snuggles in. Our group hug lasts for the longest time. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so content as I do in those few minutes.

Jay looks to have composed himself when he pulls back. He has the widest smile on his face as he looks between the two of us like we couldn’t possibly be real.

“What are you two waiting for? Go and get changed and I’ll make the hot chocolate. We’ve got films to watch.”

Denny is off in a split second.

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