Shattered Dreams (Freedom Trilogy Book 1) by Kennedy Brenda

Author:Kennedy, Brenda [Kennedy, Brenda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-12-15T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five: Blessings and Giving Thanks

Emma

Mom and dad decided it would be nice to have everyone over to their house for Thanksgiving dinner this year. We each made food and combined everything to make a Thanksgiving feast. After dinner and while Danny, Brice, and dad watch the football game, Mom, Brooke, Cheryl, and I all decide this is the first year we will shop on Black Friday. After Thanksgiving dinner we all sit around the table and compare sale advertisements. The kids are at one end of the table doing arts and crafts. Brooke writes down all the items we want and where they are being sold at the lowest price. We decide that we won’t mess with the one-hour in-store sales. Too many people and not enough merchandise. We also decide to meet up at my house at 4:00 a.m. and we will take Brice’s truck; it’s bigger and can hold more stuff.

Dad comes with mom so he can watch James for me while we shop. My parents are a God-send, and I have no idea what I would do without them.

Once we fight the crowds, traffic, and the extremely long lines, we return home and vow this is the first and last time we will ever do that again. We joke that next year we will break into the stores before they open and get what we want even if it means risking a criminal record. Brooke and I did get everything on our list for the boys and I was even able to pick some gifts up for Sara, Brea, and Angel for our work Christmas party.

Cheryl takes James home with her for a few hours so I can hide all the gifts. I’ll pick him up before his taekwondo class this evening. I’m looking forward to going, and I’m not sure whether I like the class better than I like the thought of seeing Alec again. He is always so nice to James and to me.

After everyone leaves, I hide all the gifts in the spare bedroom closet and take a nap before class. Right before I leave to pick up James from his grandparents’ house, Brooke walks in.

“Where are you going?” she asks.

“Um, taekwondo. Remember? Every Tuesday and Friday for the past month,” I say, saying every word very slowly so she understands them.

“Don’t be funny, where are you going looking like that?”

“Looking like what?” I should have known she would notice. I did apply some light mascara and eyeliner.

Brooke laughs, “I’m going to taekwondo, but first, I’m going to put on makeup, curl my hair, and smell all sexy for that sexy instructor.”

“I did not curl my hair.”

“No, but you did do all the other stuff. And what is that smell, Victoria Secret, Hello Darling?”

“I like it, I wear it all the time.”

“I know you do, but I haven’t noticed that you’ve worn it to class before,” she says, smirking.

“Well, I do.”

“Come on, let’s go.”

“Where are you going?” I ask.

“I’m joining taekwondo. I want to see what the sexy instructor is all about.

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