A Swedish Christmas Fairy Tale by Amanda Radley

Author:Amanda Radley [Radley, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Heartsome Publishing

22

A Quiet Evening In

“Should we?” Emilia asked. She bit her lip and looked down at the pizza box in her hand and then up at the fireplace.

“It’s your house, you can do whatever you like,” Amber said.

Emilia technically knew that was true, but she’d never eaten dinner in front of the fire before. She’d never eaten dinner from a box rather than a plate. It was like breaking multiple unwritten rules all at once.

The very thought of sitting at the brightly lit dining table and having to get out plates and cutlery was just too much. When Amber had casually suggested eating in front of the fire, it was like Emilia’s world had been tilted. Again. But this time it was a good tilt, this time it was in the name of comfort. And what she really needed right now was comfort.

“Okay!” she decided. She handed her pizza box to Amber. “I’ll be right back. Please, start eating.”

She rushed away, eager to get out of her clothes and into something more comfortable. In particular, she wanted to get into her comfortable woollen socks that her grandmother had made for her mother years ago. They were a slice of home that always made her feel better no matter what the day had brought her.

It only took her a couple of minutes to throw her clothes on the bedroom floor and dress herself in comfortable jeans, a baggy sweater, and her favourite woollen socks. She bounded down the stairs again and into the living room.

Amber had pushed the coffee table to one side and was sitting on the rug with two pizza boxes and two cans of soda beside her. Emilia quickly joined her, pulling a thin blanket over her shoulders, more for comfort than to keep out any chill.

“Nice socks,” Amber said with a smirk.

“They were my mother’s,” Emilia replied. “Made by my grandmother.”

“I can tell.” Amber laughed and passed her pizza box over to her.

“There’s nothing wrong with these socks,” Emilia defended through a smile.

“Whatever you say. They just appear to be a little more hole than sock.”

“They are just perfect, thank you very much.” Emilia took a large bite of pizza while smiling at Amber.

It felt good to eat. And so good to be home. She still felt shaken up by everything that had happened, but she knew she was now fully on the road to recovery.

That said, the whole drama had made her consider that maybe she wasn’t supposed to have friends. Things had been going so well with Amber, but then she had ruined it by being… her.

What kind of person can’t even go to a mall? she asked herself. And who faints in public just because it’s too busy and noisy?

Her pulse started to race again. She took a deep breath before eating another bite of pizza. She stared at the flames flickering in the fireplace. Being home felt good, but it also felt like a failure. Like she’d had to retreat. Yes, home was safe, but that didn’t mean she had to like it right now.

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