No Ordinary Christmas by Belle Calhoune

Author:Belle Calhoune [Calhoune, Belle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2021-09-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

That night, Dante showed up at Lucy’s house a few minutes before six o’clock. The idea of doing something in preparation for the holidays filled him with the type of pure joy he rarely experienced. Sometimes he got tired of being Dante West, the famous actor. It was refreshing to simply be Dante. Lucy didn’t have stars in her eyes when she looked at him, and he didn’t have to worry about putting on a show for her. He would wager that his status as an A-list celebrity meant very little to her. They were on track to becoming friends again, and he wasn’t going to mess things up by kissing her. Even though he wanted to do it more than anything in this world.

Sparkling white lights lit up the front of Lucy’s house. They dangled down from the roof like little icicles and hung off the railings of her wraparound porch, lending the home a festive air. It was yet another thing he missed about the Christmas holidays in Maine. California couldn’t compete with gently falling snow, snow tubing, and an entire town lit up in holiday splendor. Once Lucy had a decorated Christmas tree standing in front of her bay window, the house would look perfect for the holidays.

For the entire ride to the tree farm, Tess peppered him with questions about his life in California and all his famous friends. Do you know Lady Gaga? Do you live in a mansion? Did you always know you were going to be famous? Dante didn’t mind being grilled by her. She was spunky and spirited, bringing to mind a younger version of Lucy.

When they pulled into Sawyer’s, the place was lit up with so many lights that it made the decorations on Lucy’s street look like child’s play. Christmas was on everyone’s mind, judging by all the customers lined up to purchase trees. There was an electricity pulsing in the air that he vividly remembered from his younger years. He didn’t know how to explain it, but just being back in Mistletoe at this time of year made him feel hopeful, as if anything was possible.

“Hey there!” Lou greeted them as they walked past the entrance. “Back so soon? Are you checking out the lay of the land for the scenes you’ll be shooting? I just signed the contract you sent over.”

“Not this time. Tonight is pure pleasure. Lucy is looking for the perfect tree,” Dante explained. “And we’re determined to find it. Isn’t that right, Tess?”

“Yes!” Tess shouted as she raised her arm into the air with gusto. “We won’t go home without one.”

“You heard it from Tess’s lips, Lou,” Lucy said. “We’re highly motivated buyers.”

“Well then, I’ll let you get to it,” Lou said with a big grin. “If you need me just whistle.”

“You got it, Lou,” Dante said, clapping him on the shoulder.

Just as they began to look over the first batch of trees, Tess spotted a friend standing nearby with her parents. It wasn’t long before the girls were talking a mile a minute with their heads together.

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