Love Always, Christmas by Karen Schaler

Author:Karen Schaler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HawkTale Publishing
Published: 2022-08-25T13:31:47+00:00

Chapter 16

Libby followed Adam as he walked over to a small gazebo that was covered with Christmas lights and holly. In the middle of the gazebo there was a little red bench that had one of the plaid Christmas blankets draped across it.

When they sat down together, side by side, Adam put the blanket over Libby’s legs.

She quickly gave him part of the blanket back and covered his legs. “We can share.”

“Thank you,” Adam said as he smiled at her. He looked into her eyes. “You’ll let me know if you get cold?”

“I will, but I’m good,” Libby answered. Not with you looking at me that way, she thought. She shook herself mentally. “Now, please tell me the rest of the story. The suspense is killing me. How did you end up here in Holly Peak?”

Adam laughed as he sat back on the bench and got comfortable.

“It was the craziest thing,” Adam started. “I’ve told you that my mom lives for Christmas, right? So there we were, a couple of Christmases ago, right after I’d quit my job. She was watching the news in Seattle and heard about a state-wide competition to win the honor of being named the Best Christmas Town in Washington. Alpine Ridge was in the running, so she wanted to go check it out.”

Libby smiled. “Of course, she did.”

“Long story short, my dad was supposed to take her, but at the last minute he couldn’t so I got volunteered. I wasn’t working and I thought it would be a fun day with my mom, so we drove up here for the day. Only we never made it to Alpine Ridge. My mom saw the cute sign to Holly Peak, and she wanted to stop and check out the town. She’s obsessed with holly and she figured this would be the perfect place for her to buy some new Christmas wreaths and pick up some fresh holly to decorate with.”

“Was Holly Peak decorated like it is now for Christmas?” Libby asked.

“Yes and no. All the businesses on Main Street had their holly garlands and wreaths with all the white twinkle lights like you see now, but the town didn’t have all the Christmas-themed activities yet. Still, it was enough for my mom to fall in love. Give her some holly and Christmas lights, and she’s hooked.”

Libby laughed. “So, what happened?”

“We were at the Holly Berry Bakery getting some gingerbread cookies and my mom was bragging to the owner Gina about me being a lawyer.” Adam rolled his eyes. “She always does that. It drives me crazy.”

Libby laughed. “She’s just proud of you.”

“Still embarrassing,” Adams said, but he was smiling. “But in this case, it was a good thing because Gina started talking about her son-in-law Eddy who used to be Holly Peak’s lawyer and town manager. She was lamenting the fact that he’d moved with her daughter to the East Coast for a better job opportunity.”

Libby’s face lit up. “I’m starting to think I know where this is going…”

Adam nodded.

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