Organized for Christmas Wishes by Ritter Ames

Author:Ritter Ames
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ritter Ames
Published: 2019-12-12T00:00:00+00:00

THAT EVENING, AFTER the twins were in bed and Kate had the house to herself, she went back over what she still needed to do for the holidays. Keith’s parents were staying overnight on Christmas Eve, so they would be on hand to watch the girls discover their Santa gifts the next morning. In years past, of course, they had stayed with his parents when just visiting for the season. Now that they lived nearby, though, Jane McKenzie suggested this alternative and Kate quickly agreed.

Also on Christmas Eve, all the neighbors in their little cul-de-sac who spent the holidays at home were joining in for a kind of traveling block party. Everyone was welcomed into each other’s houses all day, and Kate hoped this would become an annual event. Since Hazelton could always count on a white Christmas, this gave folks a way to move and visit a bit, and to celebrate without feeling trapped in their own houses over the holiday.

She still had a long list of make-ahead food to prepare and gifts to wrap. Early presents already rested under the tree and tempted the cat on a daily basis. But with more gifts tucked away in hiding, she would have to turn her office into a wrapping station again soon. Being able to work on the countertops there, instead of sitting and wrapping on the floor, made the job easier on her back and made the task go much faster. She reminded herself to ask if Meg wanted to combine their wrapping chores, as dividing the work would make everything go even more quickly.

And make the job more fun. It was nice having a best friend close by.

She was reading in bed about midnight, the cat sprawled over Keith’s half of the comforter, when her husband made it home from work. He’d been getting up early that week to shuttle the kids to school, so his day had been a long one and the shadowed eyes under his tousled brown hair showed the fatigue.

“Hey, cat, I want to sleep with my wife,” he groused affectionately, as he waved the cat toward the floor. When the animal simply looked at him, Keith picked up the fur ball and carried him out to the hall, closing the door as he re-entered the room alone. “Only way to make sure I won’t wake up with a tail in my face.”

“The cat means well.”

“At least I know you’re well-protected when I’m not here,” Keith said, smiling before he pulled his sweater over his head, then emptied his pockets into the wooden box on his nightstand.

Kate tossed her magazine aside and pulled the covers back on his side of the bed.

“Anything exciting happen at the station today?”

“Got word the youth baseball league received an anonymous gift to fund most of next year’s season. Ran into the commissioner today and he said the league’s been really worried about what they were going to do.” Keith laughed as he stripped down to boxers. “He was

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