Love Under the Mistletoe_A Small Town Christmas Love Story by Krista Lakes

Author:Krista Lakes [Lakes, Krista]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zirconia Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2018-11-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Holly

“You seem... sad.” Aliyah glanced over from the passenger seat, her dark eyes looking Holly over like she was worried her friend might be sick.

Holly kept her eyes on the road. Aliyah had gotten the car from the lot, but Holly was driving home.

“Was it that guy?” Aliyah pressed. “You were pretty happy yesterday.”

“Yeah.” Holly sighed. “Have you ever connected with someone immediately? Like, you don’t even need to know them for more than an hour to like them?”

“Sure.” Aliyah leaned back in her seat. “I liked you the moment I met you.”

Holly smiled at the memory. On her very first day as a teacher at Devonsville Elementary, Holly had been overwhelmed and nervous. She was worried that everyone would think she’d gotten the job because of her father rather than her education and experience.

Aliyah had plopped down next to her in the lunch room. “We’re now room buddies,” Aliyah informed her. “And I have a feeling we’re going to be friends, too.”

Aliyah had always been a good friend.

“Did you feel that with this guy? I need a name for him, by the way. And some details.” Aliyah crossed her arms and glared at her friend.

“His name is Nathan. And yes. I did.”

“Then why are we driving away? If you feel something, you should go with it.”

“This isn’t a romance novel,” Holly chided. “He’s not going to sweep me away to his castle and everything will be sunshine and roses. He has a job. One that keeps him stupid busy. I have a job.”

“One that keeps you stupid busy?”

Holly narrowed her eyes at her.

“Yes. My job at the school and at the bookstore are important. We’re just too different. We talked about it. It wasn’t going to work. Our lives were just too busy.”

“So, it was just really amazing vacation sex?”

“I guess it was.” Holly felt empty at the words. “It was just vacation sex. Besides, he hates Christmas.”

“Well, then I know he’s not the one for you,” Aliyah said. “You made the right choice then. It wouldn’t work out between you. You love Christmas.”

Holly nodded, but she found herself missing Nathan already. How was it possible to miss someone she’d only known for two days? Somehow, it felt like she’d known him her whole life.

She sighed. She needed to stop thinking about Nathan. He was gone. The weekend was just a wonderful weekend. Nothing more.

“So, you hungry?’ Holly asked, pulling onto the highway and away from the resort.

“Actually, I am,” Aliyah replied with a smile.

“I’ll stop at the next gas station for sandwiches.” Holly grinned at her, wide and as annoying as possible.

“It will be a shame when I murder you,” Aliyah said, shaking her head.

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