Once Upon a Christmas Beauty by Kyra Jacobs

Author:Kyra Jacobs
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 9781961544086
Publisher: Tule Publishing Group, LLC
Published: 2023-06-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

If overthinking had been an Olympic sport, Mia would have won gold Friday. From the moment she woke to the minute she got home after school, her mind was going a hundred miles a minute. All her fault, the suggested evening alone with Alex to blame.

The first major dilemma was what to wear for their first official date. Did she own a pair of jeans that squeezed everything nicely into place without giving her a muffin top? And speaking of tops, should she go crew neck or V-neck? Sweater or no? Perfume or no?

Unable to make a decision on any of it, she’d hurried to the kitchen to get things in order out there. Alex had offered to cook, but since it was her place, shouldn’t she contribute to the offerings? Maybe a better question was, what could she add to the menu that didn’t suck?

An appetizer? Dessert?

Did she even own a decent bourbon Alex wouldn’t scrunch his nose at?

“Hey, Mom?”

“What?” She spun from the refrigerator to face Brooklyn and belatedly realized her answer had come out entirely too loud. And maybe a touch frantic. “Sorry, sweetheart, I, uh, thought you were still in the other room. What’s up?”

Brooklyn gave her a flat look, not buying the lie. “I just wanted to let you know that Alex just pulled up.”

Mia froze like a doe in headlights. “Already?”

A knock sounded at the back door. Good lord, why was he here so early? She hadn’t had time to change out of her school clothes, let alone whip anything together!

“You get the door, and I’ll go change.”

Brooklyn frowned. “But I’m leaving in, like, fifteen minutes.”

“Perfect, then you can keep Alex company while I’m changing. Thankyouyou’rethebest!”

With that, she sprinted down the hall, pretending not to hear her daughter’s growl and grumbles. Thankfully, she’d sorted through her closet the night before and narrowed down her outfit options to five. Unfortunately, today none of them looked worthy of an evening with Alex. In fact, nothing in her closet did. Not a single thing.

Mia sank to the floor, crippled by indecision. She needed someone else to step in and make these decisions for her. So she called someone who never seemed to have this problem.

“Hey, Sis,” Del answered. “All ready for the big date?”

Yes, she’d already texted Del about tonight’s planned activities. Robyn, too. Both had been extra supportive of the decision.

“I can’t do this,” she whispered into the phone.

“What do you mean, you can’t do this? Oh crap, did you get your period?”

Mia dropped her head to her knees. “No, I mean I can’t go through with this. I-it’s too soon. I’m not ready.”

“Oh, Mi. You are ready, sweetheart. More than ready.”

Fear wrapped its ugly claws around her throat. “I’m not, Del. I’m so not.”

“Okay, first? Take a breath before you hyperventilate.” Del paused. “You’re still breathing too fast. Do I need to run a paper bag over to you?”

“No,” Mia hissed into the phone. Good grief, how would that look to her guest of honor? She forced herself to take louder, slower breaths.

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