Homecoming for Christmas by Ciara Knight

Author:Ciara Knight [Knight, Ciara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-23T04:00:00+00:00

Ten

I slept all night with dreams of Christmas Trees, family, friends, and more. I’d entered town hoping to hide, but now all I wanted to do was see everyone. Last night had only kept getting better and better until I couldn’t deny the fact, I wanted to stay in Christmas Mountain for the holidays. It was sealed when I ran into Lexi and Morgan at the end of the night. It was as if it had only been days since we saw each other instead of years. I couldn’t wait to see Carol, Faith, Joy, and Emma.

I wasn’t as excited to get my car out of the impound lot today as I thought I would be since I planned on sticking around for a while.

The smell of fresh scones drew me to the dining room. Mr. Toni lifted a plate and sat it at a two-top table nestled by the fireplace that drew me to its warmth.

“Glad you joined us this morning. I tried to catch you yesterday, but you bolted out too quick.” He also set down a cup. One with whipped cream piled on top. “Your mom said you loved hot chocolate and Ms. King said you liked honey flavored tea. I decided to make hot cocoa with my homemade marshmallow whipped topping.”

“Both are correct.” I took a whiff of the chocolatey goodness and the fact that the entire town knew me and what I liked didn’t put me on edge this morning. It almost felt nice. A few years ago, when I’d caught some tropical, exotic flu that knocked me out for three weeks, no one came by to check on me. Clint was too busy trying to keep up with charters and I had no one else except long distant relationships from previous customers that I mostly chatted with online. I was positive if I’d had that kind of flu here, the entire town would show up with treats, homemade soup, and tender loving care. Could I belong to such a place now when I’d never fit in as a child?

“I’ll let you enjoy. Brent Donnelly should be here soon with your car. Heard he showed up at the courthouse the minute it opened. He’s a good man, isn’t he?”

“He sure is.” I took a sip of sugary goodness and sighed. “Oh, that’s amazing.”

Mr. Toni laughed. “I suppose it is, but you might not want to wear it when Brent shows up. I’m rooting for you two kids.” Mr. Toni disappeared with a backhand wave and left me to my scrumptious breakfast. I enjoyed every morsel. I wiped my face clean of all evidence and sat back with a full-belly sigh.

Mr. Toni brought out another plate of scones, but I held my hand up. “Oh no, I better not. I have to wear shorts and bathing suits for my job.”

“That’s right, you own a charter company in the Keys, right?”

“Yes. I guess town gossip even hits the Mistletoe Inn? Was it Jan or Melba?”

“Your mom. She’s always bragging about you being the girl that went after her dreams.

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