Yes to The Holidays by April Berry

Author:April Berry [Berry, April]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-12-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Odin

The next few days were amazing. We went back to the farm we had visited over the weekend and took in the Christmas light drive-thru display. It was drizzly, so we grabbed coffee before we went instead of getting any at the little stand. She said it would be too muddy to get out and walk around again but driving through was fun and there was even holiday music set to the lights available through one of the radio stations.

It was a little over an hour from the city, and we took backroads, so we drove through several towns that had their decorations and lights up as well. We sipped coffee, held hands, and listened to festive music together as we drove around for hours. She had stories for every town we rode through and listening to her share them was more entertaining than anything I could have watched or listened to. All were childhood memories; she spoke very little of the time she was married.

Saturday was still cold but not rainy, so we spent the day walking the decorated city, checking out some of the shops, grabbing small snacks from some little hole-in-the-wall restaurants she knew of, and we rode the Ferris wheel once it got dark. From up high, Atlanta didn’t look much different than New York but it wasn’t as loud. There were also more holiday lights than before Thanksgiving. It seemed the whole city was now in the holiday spirit.

Janie loved the little-known places, and she got excited over the smallest of things. Watching her window shop and the things she ran her hands over inside the stores, I learned she loved comfort items like soft blankets and slippers, and she got excited over cute coffee mugs and fragranced candles. Not once did she drag me to a jewelry store or any of the high-end shops. We even checked out several thrift shops, and she looked for old books and thumbed through clothes. I wouldn't mind if she enjoyed some finer things because she definitely deserved them, but I loved that she was so low-key.

Sunday, we stayed in, ordered room service all day, and lounged around watching more holiday movies between exploring each other. I couldn’t get enough of her, and I knew the week ahead would be a stark contrast to our restful and fun days behind us. It was hard to let her leave Sunday night, but she had work, and I had a big week ahead with the possible acquisition.

My sleep was incredibly broken, and I found myself clinging to the pillow her sweet smell lingered on. After dozing in and out of sleep all night, I rolled over and noticed it was five on the alarm, so I decided to get up and shower then check some emails in case I needed to make any calls before I headed over to see Edward and meet some of the senior staff. I had made up my mind as I tossed and turned all night that this business venture was destiny.

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