Holiday Healing: A Romantic Christmas Novella by Erica Lee

Author:Erica Lee [Lee, Erica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance
Published: 2017-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11: Layla

I awoke early on Sunday morning, excited about the day ahead of me. Even though thinking about the kiss had kept me up most of the night, I still felt energized to start my day. I quickly got showered and ready and was shocked when I got downstairs and realized that I was ready before Adrienne.

I saw the surprise on Adrienne’s face too when she finally made her way downstairs and realized that I was waiting for her. I smiled over at her and pointed toward the kitchen.

“I made coffee if you want any. Don’t worry, I didn’t add any cream or sugar yet so enjoy that all natural taste.”

She stuck her tongue out at me, then headed into the kitchen. A few minutes later, she returned, bundled up from head to toe.

I stood from my spot on the couch. “Ready to go?” I asked.

She lifted an eyebrow at me. “Is that all you’re wearing? You do realize you’re not in LA anymore, right?”

I looked down at my outfit. Sure, the jacket was a bit light, but I had spent plenty of winters in Pennsylvania and could handle a little cold.

“Yeah, I’ll be good. Don’t worry about me. I’m tough.”

She rolled her eyes, then grabbed a blanket from the hall closet. “Just incase,” she said with a wink.

The carriage was waiting outside for us when we walked out the door. We climbed in and began our trip around town and I quickly realized I wasn’t as tough as I thought. I tried to hide it from Adrienne so she didn’t realize she was right, but the chattering of my teeth gave me away.

She smiled and draped the blanket over both of us. I opened my mouth to protest, but she cut me off. “Don’t try to lie to tell me you’re fine. We haven’t been out here for even 5 minutes and your lips are already completely purple.”

I couldn’t help but think about how a kiss from her would be the perfect way to warm them up, but quickly shook those thoughts from my head. Adrienne said it herself last night. It was just two friends trying to make nana Harvey happy. She didn’t have to find out just how happy that kiss had also made me.

My thoughts were interrupted by the feeling of Adrienne taking my hands into hers. “Sorry. Your hands are freezing. I thought they could use some warming up.”

My hands certainly were warming up. My whole body felt warm from Adrienne’s touch. I didn’t know what to say so I just sat and enjoyed having Adrienne close to me. After a few minutes of silence, Adrienne looked over at me.

“I just want you to know that I really am truly sorry about what I said the other day. I was completely overstepping my boundaries and it was inappropriate for me to act like I understand anything about your life.”

I squeezed her hands that were still wrapped around mine and smiled over at her. “It’s honestly fine.

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