One Perfect Day by Jennifer Youngblood

Author:Jennifer Youngblood [Youngblood, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Arbor House Books
Published: 2019-12-13T16:00:00+00:00

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The joyful notes of the last line of The First Noel settled around Piper like a warm blanket as her eyes misted. Caroling with Noah, Zoe, Milo, and Madison was one of the neatest things Piper had ever done. Noah was great on the guitar with a beautiful tenor voice. Zoe also had a fantastic voice. Piper felt like a croaking frog in comparison, so she just sang quietly. No one made her feel bad about it, however. As they walked from house to house in the picturesque neighborhood that resembled a Hallmark card, singing and delivering canisters of cookies, Piper’s heart grew lighter and lighter with each step. This is what Christmas was all about—the spirit of giving and family.

Piper, once again, recalled her mother’s warning about being too consumed with her career. It hit her square between the eyes every time she saw the glistening eyes of the people standing in the doorways and the quiet glow on their faces as they listened to the music and received the cookies.

Noah played the intro for Silent Night on the guitar as everyone began singing. The elderly man and woman standing in the doorway sang along. Piper and Noah’s eyes met as he smiled, melting her heart. Even as she felt the exultation of the moment, a twinge ran through her. After Christmas, Noah would go back to Boulder City. She didn’t want that. She wanted him to stay here with her. Her insides laughed her to scorn. They’d known each other for less than a day. Piper needed to reel herself in here. It had been a magical day, but one day was not enough to build a relationship on. She just had to keep moving forward and see what happened from here.

After caroling, they all went back to Zoe’s house where they drank hot chocolate and sat by the crackling fire. The kids were on break and were ecstatic to stay up longer. Piper enjoyed the witty banter that passed back and forth between Noah and Zoe. She wondered what the rest of the siblings were like. Were they all as close as Noah and Zoe? Piper and her brother Stewart fought like cats and dogs as teenagers. Now that they were grown, they got along okay but didn’t hang out together. A computer geek, Stewart could drone on for hours about the code he was writing, but all of it was lost on Piper. Even though she and Stewart had little in common, watching the interaction between Noah and Zoe prompted Piper to want to develop a better relationship with Stewart and her parents. She needed to take time out of her hectic schedule to visit them more often.

A little after ten p.m., Zoe started yawning. “I’m sorry. It’s been a long day.” She looked at Milo and Madison. “Time to get ready for bed.”

They groaned simultaneously.

Noah removed his arm from around Piper’s shoulders as they stood.

“Thank you so much,” Piper said with a rush of emotion. “It was wonderful meeting you and your family.

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