The Christmas Ornament by Gallie DL

Author:Gallie, DL
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DL Gallie
Published: 2024-10-24T00:00:00+00:00

twenty-one

RUBY

I’ve just finished setting up for Wi-ook club, and I smile because I have a surprise for the club this month. An author I absolutely love, Nicole Sanchez—no relation to our current mayor—sent us all copies of the first book in her Love in the Big Apple series. She also sent me a box of books for the store too, hence why I made her this month’s featured author. Each month, I feature a new author. Last month was Cassie Laelyn and next month, I’m hoping to feature Rebecca Barber. If things work out, she’s going to come visit and attend Wi-ook club in person, and that’s amazing because she’s from Australia and it’s like eleventy billion miles away from Evergreen Lake.

The bell above the door chimes and when I walk into the main room, I smile when I see Maddox standing there. “You came,” I utter.

“I said I would. I wasn’t sure what time it started but I took a guess that it’d be six.”

“Close, it starts at six thirty.”

“Ohh, well, I’ll come back then.”

He turns to leave and I call out, “Don’t go.”

He looks at me over his shoulder. “You sure?” My head nods on its own accord. “Okay,” he agrees. Spinning around, he walks into the store and over to me. Leaning down, he places a chaste kiss on my cheek. “Hi,” he whispers.

“Hi,” I murmur back.

Standing here, we stare into each other’s eyes. I’m accosted with a memory of staring intently into his, except in our memory, we’re both naked in his bed, our legs entwined and my breasts pushed into his chest. The moment is broken when a car’s headlights flash through the front windows of the store.

“Can I get you a drink?”

“Sure.”

Walking away from him, he follows and when we step into the other room, he whistles appreciatively. “Wow, this is great.” He walks farther into the space, and I watch as he takes it all in. Along the bar is an assortment of red and white wine, a jug of non-alcoholic Christmas punch, and platters of appetizers, both savory and sweet.

Since this is the last Wi-ook meeting of the year, I went all out. Normally it’s just wine and cheese, but tonight we have all the trimmings—deli meats, fresh fruit, several different cheese varieties, crackers, nuts, and sweets, so many delicious sweets.

“It’s not normally this flashy, but it’s Christmas so I thought, why not?”

He joins me by the bar, and I hand him his glass of red. Our fingers brush and I feel a spark. It frightens me and I step back, tripping over the box of books for everyone. Before I end up on my ass, Maddox has his arms around me and he saves me from my imminent death, well, from falling over.

“I’ve got you,” he purrs, well it sounds like he purrs and, once again, his hands rest on my hips and mine are on his chest. We stand here, precariously close. Our breaths mingle together as he holds me in his arms, the moment is interrupted when a throat clears.

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