One Hot Holiday by Eden Cynthia

Author:Eden, Cynthia [Eden, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Hocus Pocus Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2019-11-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“Relax,” Spencer told her as his hand brushed carefully along her shoulder. “You are completely safe here.”

She was out in the open, at Lane Park, and the lights in the trees were shining, the snow was blowing, kids were making snow angels, and high schoolers were singing Christmas carols. It was supposed to be a festive and fun event, but she was about to lose her mind. “I shouldn’t be here.”

A hitman. Jesus! A hitman?

“If a hitman is in the area, if he’s coming after me, then I could be putting everyone here at risk.” She’d tried to tell him that before, over and over, but he’d insisted that she come with him. She kept her voice low as Haley added, “This is a terrible idea.”

“I have the park secured. There are deputies patrolling every sector, and I’ve got some undercover help checking the crowd.”

Undercover help?

“I want you at my side,” he added. “I feel better when I can keep an eye on you.”

“It’s not your job to babysit me every moment.”

“I don’t think of it that way.”

She glanced to the left. A hot chocolate station had been set up near the oak tree over there.

“You are safe here. The people in this park are safe.” He pointed to the thick trees and then to the brick wall that surrounded the park. “Getting access to this place isn’t that easy—especially not with my teams patrolling. This is probably the most secure area in the town.”

Her breath slid out. “I just…the kids are safe, aren’t they?”

“They are. And so are you.” He nodded. “The tree lighting should begin in the next few moments, and then we’ll be able to sneak away.”

“Uh, the trees are already lit.”

“Not the big one.”

They were all big. The oaks were massive. They’d probably been there for hundreds of years, and they were most definitely lit.

The high schoolers stopped singing.

A lady in a long, red dress rang a bell.

“She’s the librarian, Mrs. Wu. Been a fixture here forever,” Spencer murmured.

Mrs. Wu moved to the center of the park. All eyes seemed to be on her. “I know what you all came to see.” She smiled. “So without further ado…it’s time to illuminate our town’s tree!”

Lights flashed on. So many different colored lights flashed on right in the middle of the park. A wide smile curved Haley’s lips as she stared at the lights and at the tree that she hadn’t even noticed last night because she’d been so distracted by the snow and Spencer.

It was at least a twenty-foot tall Christmas tree, completely decked out. A tree that still grew in the ground and it was absolutely gorgeous.

Haley spun toward him. “You did not show me that tree last night.”

He grinned. “I was saving it as a surprise. I know you like big trees…thought it might make you feel more at home.”

The snow machines kicked up a notch.

Her gaze darted back to the tree. “It’s beautiful.”

“Yes. Stunning.”

Her head turned toward him. His eyes were on her.

“You…you’re talking about the tree.

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