Wrapped Up in Christmas Joy by Janice Lynn

Author:Janice Lynn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hallmark Publishing
Published: 2020-09-11T17:07:45+00:00

Be patient, Sophie thought later that night, sitting on her bed.

She hand-stitched a block together for the Quilt of Valor she was making, pushing the needle through the navy material and pulling it to the other side, then repeating the process over and over. Most of the blocks were machine-sewn, but the very center one, she’d decided she wanted to hand-piece.

The personal touch was important to her. She could be patient for this and put in the extra, time-consuming effort, even if patience wasn’t her virtue.

Which made her smile as the memory of Cole saying her virtue was joy flashed through her mind.

She’d had a great day, a day truly filled with being thankful for all her many blessings. Still, she couldn’t say she felt particularly filled with joy just now.

Because she was preoccupied wondering about Cole.

She regretted not inviting him to Aunt Claudia’s Thanksgiving dinner. Which was silly. Why would she have invited him? Why would he have accepted? He’d barely even met her aunt.

Then again, her uncle and aunt’s home had always been open to anyone and everyone during the holidays, whether family or friend. No one would have said anything had Cole attended other than to welcome him with open arms and a big plate of turkey and dressing with all the fixings.

Okay, so Sarah and Isabelle would have questioned her, and Maybelle would have given a raised eyebrow or two, but other than that…guilt nagged at her.

What if Cole had sat home alone? How awful was that? That someone who’d put their life on the line defending her freedom and safeguarding her ability to gather with family and friends might have had to spend the holiday by himself?

No one should be alone on the holidays, especially not someone who had risked his all and given such big chunks of himself for his country.

Guilt ate at her. Why hadn’t she invited him?

Isabelle wouldn’t have been happy, as she worried Sophie was getting too invested. But her sister wouldn’t have wanted Cole home alone on Thanksgiving anymore than Sophie would have. Isabelle had a good heart, even if she was all business most of the time.

Sophie pushed the needle into the fabric—then, not able to stand inaction a moment longer, she set the quilt to the side and reached for her phone.

Should she call Cole and wish him a happy Thanksgiving?

Why did her belly knot at the thought? Maybe she’d just text him instead, let him know she was thinking about him and hoped he’d had a good holiday.

That didn’t quite feel right, either. What she really wanted was to give him a smile.

And, as she often did, she gave in to the impulse to do just that.

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