Holiday at Magnolia Bay (Southern Born Christmas Book 1) by Tracy Solheim

Author:Tracy Solheim [Solheim, Tracy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Southern, Christmas
ISBN: 9781940296920
Publisher: Tule Publishing Group
Published: 2014-10-20T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

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Two hours later, Jenna sat cross-legged on her living room floor sorting through the newly minted Christmas ornaments Kristin had brought by the beach house. As usual, her friend’s creations were unique and beautifully crafted. They would likely sell easily, bringing in much needed funds to the turtle center. She put one aside to send to her parents in hopes it would encourage them to finally visit Magnolia Bay for the flotilla and fishing tournament. Jenna knew if they saw the place and understood the plans for the hatchery, they would finally accept her life’s ambition.

Music from another party down at the college boys’ bungalow filtered through the open window as the two women sipped on white wine. “Sounds like they’re having a blowout over there. You look like you could use some cheering up. What do you say we crash?” Kristin asked.

Macy was away for the weekend shooting a wedding in Charleston and while her earlier dinner had put Jenna’s emotions on edge, she preferred solitude over a crazy frat party. “No, I’m fine,” she lied. Kristin eyed her shrewdly. “Really, I am. It’s just been a long, crazy week. What I need is a good night’s sleep,” Jenna added.

Kristin hesitated as though she had more to say before finally packing up her supplies. “Well, if you change your mind, I’m headed over to Bottoms Up. Darcy and Trevor said they might drop by, too, which will make me the awkward third wheel.”

Jenna smiled because nothing about Kristin was awkward, from her sunny blonde hair to her perfectly sculpted face and body. It was likely that her friend would spend the evening dancing with every single guy in the bar. They made plans to meet at the beach the next day before Kristin took off for Magnolia Bay in her Mini-Cooper.

Jenna wasn’t surprised when the doorbell rang fifteen minutes later. She’d worried about Drew since she left Miss Evie’s house, wrestling with whether to alert the older woman to his state of mind or not. A wave of relief—and something else she refused to acknowledge—pulsed through her at the sight of him silhouetted beneath the porch light.

Wearing the same sweatshirt he’d worn the night before, except this time with the hood pulled up over his wet hair, Drew stood in front of her, his stance tense and battle ready. The cool, assured demeanor from the night before was gone. The hard lines of his mouth, however, weren’t.

He pushed out a deep breath. “Nothing I’ve tried works.”

Jenna watched as he began pacing her porch. He pulled a bottle of whiskey from the pocket of his sweatshirt. “This,” he said with a growl, waving the bottle in a wide arc in front of her face, “doesn’t do a damn thing to dull the memories!” He moved to toss the bottle into the bushes, but Jenna grabbed it from his hands at the last minute, carefully placing it inside the open door.

“I just spent two fucking hours in the ocean trying to out-swim the flashbacks and I still can’t escape them.

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