All My Christmases (Holiday Belles) by A. J. Alexander

Author:A. J. Alexander [Alexander, A. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B09JYRM249
Goodreads: 59426081
Publisher: #PrB.rating#4.49
Published: 2021-12-10T00:00:00+00:00

6

NOELLE

I walk back into the room, leaving the door open for Gloria to follow behind me.

"Did you find my mom?"

I jump at the sound of Julia's voice as she comes out of the bathroom in a white robe with BRIDE scrawled across the back of it. She got me a matching one that says MAID OF HONOR on the back, in a pale purple color to match the wedding décor.

"She did." Gloria throws her arm over my shoulder, pulling me into her side. "She also found your brother."

"Yeah, about that…" I trail off, not knowing how to explain to my best friend that I slept with her brother.

As soon as I walked into the house and saw Julia and their mom, I burst into tears, unable to control the emotions that had been bubbling inside me since I got in the car this morning. Neither one of them asked questions. They just led me toward the guest bedroom on the bottom floor and let me cry.

I was hoping they would get too wrapped up in wedding preparations and forget all about my bout of tears when I arrived, but I should've known better. There was a look in Gloria's eyes when she left the room. Deep down, I knew she had to know something was up, but I had hoped she would leave it alone, at least until after the wedding.

But we all know where hope has gotten me recently.

"Wait, my brother is the reason you burst into tears as soon as you walked in the door?" Julia tilts her head to the side, examining my features, before a blinding smile crosses her face. "You slept with my brother."

My eyes widen, not knowing exactly how to answer her question. On one hand, it was inevitable she would find out about Lincoln and me. She is my best friend and his sister. On the other, no matter how much I want to pretend I can hide my feelings away and act like nothing happened, I know that isn't possible.

She was going to find out eventually. At least this way, I have her mom as a buffer between us.

"Yep."

"Wow." She drops on the bed in front of us. "I mean, I've always known you had the hots for each other—"

"Wait, you knew?!" I screech. "Was I that obvious?"

I pull from Gloria’s embrace and pull my bottom lip into my mouth.

"You were. We've all known for years." She pushes up from the bed, stepping in front of me and blocking my movements. "Why do you think my mom and I always pushed you two together?"

"So, your brother really is a complete asshole," I growl, stepping around her and flopping down on the couch. "When I said I loved him, he acted like he didn't know about my feelings.”

"You told him you loved him?" Both of them say in unison as they join me on the couch, sandwiching me between them.

I nod, memories of our conversation filtering through my mind. "He didn't say a thing.

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