This Christmas by Jeannie Moon

Author:Jeannie Moon [Moon, Jeannie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Romance, christmas romance
Goodreads: 23433943
Publisher: Tule Publishing Group
Published: 2014-11-11T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“Bree, you’re making me nervous!” Kara chided. “Stop pacing.”

Sabrina stopped by the window that faced the front of the property, peered out, and then turned to look at her friends lounging around her bedroom. They’d had a full day of baking, a great dinner courtesy of her mother and Aunt Joann, and now Sabrina and Kara, Cass, and Jade were camped out in her room in yoga pants and sweatshirts, eating ice cream straight from the pint. They used to do the same when they were teenagers, but now they made sure they had a good wine to accompany the ice cream.

Cass admired the ruby liquid in her glass and smiled. “Who’d have thought that you could pair Ben and Jerry’s with a good Shiraz?”

Jade wrinkled her nose and shook her head before taking a sip. “Some dark chocolate, yes. Ice cream... I dunno about that.”

Kara rolled over on her side and tucked a pillow against her. “I miss wine.”

“Can you have wine after you have the baby?” There was real pity in Cass’s voice. She’d probably die without her favorite red blend.

“Not if I’m nursing, right, Bree?”

“Yeah. No wine.”

Cass groaned. “It sounds like torture.”

Bree smiled, perching herself on the window seat that had been her comfort spot for the last twenty-nine years. Her eyes focused on a distant point, and she thought about Jake looking at the same spot last night, wondering about the Holly Point Lighthouse. Bree hated that the light had gone out, that there wasn’t enough money to keep that very special part of the town’s history alive and bright for the future.

Nothing had felt the same since it had gone dark.

Her thoughts drowning out the conversation behind her, Bree continued to watch for Charlie, and her friends stood by, offering what support they could. Sabrina did appreciate they were there, she wouldn’t expect anything less from them. The Christmas season around her house was madness, and there was always a clutch of people coming or going. Sabrina loved the activity and when Charlie was little, the season was even more magical than it was now. But Bree was a nervous wreck and as much as she loved her girlfriends, she wished they’d all just leave her alone.

“I should have gone with them,” she mumbled.

“Are you insane?” Cass asked. “Why would you want to be alone in the car with him for an hour each way?”

“Not alone,” Bree said. “Charlie would be there.”

“Right, and do you know what would happen? You’d get all weepy, because it would feel like the family you thought you’d have with him and, honey...” Cass sat on the other end of the window seat. “I know this is going to sound mean, but you’re not a family. You put all your faith in him, but he left and didn’t come back.”

Damn, that was harsh.

“I’m aware of that.” Bree blinked hard. “Thanks.” Cass’s words were enough to bring every emotion she’d been tamping down right to the surface. Her trembling jaw told her she was close to losing it.

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