Never Propose on Christmas Day by Alice Ross

Author:Alice Ross [Ross, Alice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-21T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

‘Dominic’s being a complete knob,’ I inform Ellie, when a trumpeted rendition of Jingle Bells, accompanied by Diana, Arabella and Rachel on vocals, jolts her back to the land of wakefulness.

‘Dominic’s always a knob,’ she proclaims, stretching her arms over her head and yawning.

‘I know. But he’s even worse today. He’s training for an Ironman Competition and flexing his bloody muscles at me. And as if that wasn’t bad enough, I’ve had Barnaby grilling me about my salary. It’s not normal, Ell. At his age he should be running around dressed as Batman or something.’

At these observations, I expect a titter at least but, instead, my beloved’s glorious green eyes bulge and all colour drains from her cheeks.

‘You all right?’ I ask.

She nods, swallowing hard. ‘Um, yes. Fine.’ Then, gaze dropping to her laptop. ‘Crap! Look at the time. And I haven’t done a stroke of revision yet.’

‘Ellie, it’s Christmas Eve. Nobody revises on Christmas Eve. Let’s go for a walk or something.’

‘I can’t, Adam. I really need to study.’

‘Right. Well, if you’re staying here, then so am I.’

She blows out an exasperated breath. ‘Oh, all right, then. I’ll come into the kitchen and have a coffee with you. But only for half an hour.’

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