Nantucket White Christmas by Pamela M. Kelley

Author:Pamela M. Kelley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Piping Plover Press

Sam walked around the living room, flicking his tail back and forth and occasionally pouncing on the curling ribbon as Angela tied it onto the small, clear bags. She’d cut the homemade soap into bars, put one in each bag and tied a red ribbon at the top. The bars needed to cure still but she could just tell everyone to not use them right away. She wanted to do something for the family that had been so welcoming to her. And even though Lisa said no gifts, a bar of soap was just a small thing and it made her feel happy to do it.

She gathered all the wrapped soaps in a tote bag, along with the two bottles of Josh cabernet, the one that she’d noticed Lisa had ordered at the pub. She wasn’t sure how everyone would be dressing, but given the weather, she decided against a dress and went with her black pants, a white turtleneck and a soft red sweater that had a white pattern across the top. She’d bought both the turtleneck and sweater at one of the shops downtown a week or so ago when they were both on sale.

It wasn’t snowing yet, but when Angela went outside to get the mail, the air had a cold, damp stillness that went right through her. She shivered and hurried back inside. The sky was dark and gray, and she wondered if this was what people meant when they said that it felt like it was going to snow.

She was ready when Philippe arrived a little before six and climbed into his Jeep.

“When are your parents going to come?” she asked as he drove the short distance to the Inn.

“They’ve re-booked their flights for this Saturday. The forecast looks clear for the rest of the week.”

When they reached the Inn, there were already a line of cars parked out front. Philippe parked and grabbed a box from the back of the Jeep.

“What did you bring?” Angela asked as they walked to the front door.

“Lisa said they usually have something bubbly on Christmas Eve, either Prosecco or Champagne, so I brought of few bottles of one of my favorites and Gehricke, a new pinot noir I recently discovered, for tomorrow.”

Lisa opened the front door as they reached it and welcomed them in. The rest of the family was already there—Kate and her boyfriend, Jack, Abby and her husband, Jeff, and their baby, Chase and his girlfriend, Beth, Kristen, and Rhett.

“Rhett’s daughter was planning to join us, but she postponed her trip to the weekend, too,” Lisa said as she took their coats. She thanked them both for bringing wine and had them bring it into the kitchen.

Angela looked around the room and was amazed at how much food there was everywhere. The kitchen island had an array of appetizers—stuffed mushrooms, scallops wrapped in crispy bacon, huge cocktail shrimp, dips and chips and fresh veggies as well as shucked oysters and littlenecks.

“The theme for the night is seafood.

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