One New York Christmas by Mandy Baggot

Author:Mandy Baggot
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ebury Publishing

Thirty-One

Seth Hunt and Trent Davenport’s apartment, West Village

‘Good, you’re up!’ Trent clapped his hands together as he entered the kitchen.

Seth had been awake for a few hours, mind churning over everything that had happened over the past few days. His birth mom, the two baby hats, the impromptu audition at Cafe Cluny, and … Lara. He had thought rather too much about Lara. More than he should have and nothing in the realms of platonic. In the end he’d got up, dressed in sweats and gone running before the city fully came to life. Christmas had been in abundance, decorated spruces pinned to hotel frontages, strings of lights hanging from every lamppost and structure, the scent of sweet gingery spice in the air. The streets had been crunchy with snow, the sidewalks frosted like icing on a cake and working his body through exercise in the fresh morning air had been invigorating.

‘Yeah, I’ve been for a run and then I’m going to Bryant Park.’

‘When?’ Trent asked, grabbing the orange juice Seth had just removed from the fridge out of his hands.

‘This morning. Ten.’

‘Oh no, no, no. I’ve got plans for you,’ Trent told him. ‘You’re opening up a winter wonderland near Washington Square.’

‘What?’ Seth exclaimed. ‘Today? When? And how come this is the first I’ve heard of it?’

‘Well … they wanted a famous doctor and David Tennant couldn’t make it.’ Trent unscrewed the cap on the juice and drank straight from the bottle.

‘You mean they wanted anyone who could make it and you suggested me. It’s not got anything to do with your friend Carlson again, has it?’

‘Seriously, Seth, do you not think I learned my lesson after the peanut butter incident?’

‘It is him, isn’t it!’ Seth exclaimed, taking back the orange juice.

‘No,’ Trent insisted.

‘Trent!’

‘OK, yes, but I owe him a favour. He did a good deal for my sister on a car she desperately needed because the school her kid goes to now is in the middle of Nowheres-ville, and this is a new venture for him.’

‘It’s his winter wonderland?’ Seth asked. ‘Is it gonna be just a car lot with spray snow over the merchandise?’

‘The exact details of the wonder in the wonderland are sketchy, but he’s got the press coming and there are definitely reindeer for the kids to pet and you’re one of the new Stand for Wildlife ambassadors, and my best friend so …’

‘God, Trent!’ Seth exclaimed. ‘I’m not sure making you my agent was my best move.’

Trent gasped, putting his hand to his chest. ‘I’m wounded. You’ve Nerf-gunned me right here.’ He thumped his chest.

There was no way he was going to let Lara down. Bryant Park had been his suggestion and … he really wanted to see her. He had friended her on Facebook last night for two reasons. Firstly so, if she wanted to, she could tag him in any photos they created and secondly because he really wanted to look at her profile. Except she had yet to accept. And that

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