Trust in Me by Bethany Lopez

Author:Bethany Lopez
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: romance, love, friendship, trilogy, new adult

Chapter Fourteen

Roni felt a little awkward spending Christmas Eve and Christmas at her brother’s house. She didn’t want to impose on Kent and Nicole’s first holiday together, but she didn’t want to be alone either.

Briana and Colin were spending the holiday with their families, Rich was with his, and Pete had taken Kara home to meet his parents in Vegas. She certainly wasn’t going to go back to Detroit to spend Christmas with her parents, so when Kent had told her to come stay with him, she’d agreed.

“Are you sure I won’t be an imposition?” Roni had asked him.

“Roni,” Kent had replied, holding her face in his hands. “You’re my family. You could never be an imposition. It should never be a question; we will be spending all of our holidays together.”

He’d pulled her into a hug and Roni closed her eyes and let the peace that Kent always offered her, overcome her.

When she’d walked into Kent’s kitchen, where Nicole was making Christmas Eve dinner, she’d wanted to make sure her friend was okay with her being there too. She didn’t want to cause any trouble between the couple.

Hey, Nic,” Roni said, giving the other girl a hug. “Merry Christmas.”

“Merry Christmas, Roni,” Nicole responded with a big grin.

“I hope it’s okay that I’m here.”

Nicole had stopped what she was doing and put her hands on her hips. “Of course it’s okay. Kent is your brother. I know how close you are, I envy you both for that. You will always be welcome here, not matter what the occasion. You’re my family too, Roni. We are the only family we have, and I hope we spend all of our important moments together.”

Roni felt her eyes tear up at Nicole’s words. She pulled her into another big hug, then pulled back and wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. “Do you need any help?”

They made dinner and enjoyed a quiet night together. They’d exchanged gifts between the three of them and Roni had gone to bed to give them some time together.

Now they were in the kitchen again, this time prepping for their Christmas get together with their friends.

Roni was wearing the new emerald green blouse that Nicole had given her for Christmas.

They were putting out appetizers when the first knock sounded on the door. Kent opened it and said, “Merry Christmas,” to Briana and Colin as they walked in. Briana handed him a bottle of wine and Colin asked where to put the presents.

They were all hugging and saying hello when Rich snuck in behind them.

“Merry Christmas,” Rich bellowed, announcing his arrival. “Let’s get this party started!”

He gave Kent a half hug, then asked where he should put the two bottles of champagne he’d brought. When he passed Roni on the way to the fridge, he leaned in close and whispered in her ear, “Merry Christmas. I’ve been waiting to see you all day.”

Roni didn’t respond, but she felt the shiver spread from her ear down to her toes. She just smiled and took his coat, along with the others, and put them on Kent’s bed.

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