Christmas Catch-Up VI by Kirsten Osbourne

Author:Kirsten Osbourne [Osbourne, Kirsten]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Bachelor, Single Woman, Hearts Desire, Clean & Wholesome, Blessings, Church Services, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, American West Romance, River's End Ranch Series, Ranch & Resort, Riston Idaho, Weston Siblings & Family, Destination Retreat, Novella Length Story, Short Story, Multi-Author, Christmas Holidays & Celebration, Christmas Time, Holiday Whimsy, Festive Season, Winter Weather
Publisher: Unlimited Dreams Publishing
Published: 2018-12-23T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Jennifer and Maynard

Maynard couldn’t believe how over the top Jennifer had gone for Christmas. The front yard was covered in lights and a sleigh with Santa and reindeer—life sized of course. Inside the house looked like Charles M. Schultz himself had vomited Christmas everywhere. There was a Peanuts nativity as well as other Charlie Brown Christmas things. There was even a Charlie Brown tree on one of the end tables in the living room.

Of course there was also a real tree filling one corner of the room, and there were presents everywhere. He’d only bought her a few, so he wasn’t sure why there were quite so many, but Jennifer kept saying she was making up for the Christmases where she’d acted like a self-centered Grinch. Now she was going to do all she could for others.

When he came in from grocery shopping one afternoon—a task he’d taken over while he was off work for Gabby’s pregnancy—he found her in the living room, talking on the phone. “All right, we can do one more. Yeah, that’s fine.” She was taking notes as she talked, and he sat down and watched her. “Size? Oh, a girl who wants Barbies! I am claiming this child. Yes, I’ll do all I can. Thank you.” She pushed the end button on the phone and looked at him. “Hi!”

“What exactly are you up to now?” he asked, a bit skeptically, but knowing she was only spreading cheer. His wife was making everything about others for Christmas.

“Oh, a last minute angel tree kid came in. I don’t know if you know I’m the contact for the angel tree at church? Anyway, it’s a little seven year old girl, and all she wants is a Barbie camper.”

Maynard was well aware of her love for Barbies. “So you’re going to take her on?”

“Yeah, we’ve only done four so far this year, so we can add one more in. I have just enough time to have everything shipped here by Christmas through Amazon Prime, but I have to order now.” She was on the Amazon App on her phone, and he knew he’d lost her…at least for a little while.

“Let me know when you’re done. I thought we could watch a Christmas movie.”

She nodded. “Sounds good. I have some gifts to wrap, so we’ll do that while we watch. It’ll be fun.”

“Who are the presents you’re wrapping for?”

She shrugged. “A three year old boy named Tyler who wants toy trucks and anything that has Thomas the Tank Engine on it. I got him some clothes, but mostly toys.”

“Sounds like you’re having fun buying gifts. Okay, I’ll disappear for a minute, and I’ll be back in twenty. Will you be done shopping by then?”

“Probably.” Jennifer knew he thought she was going a little overboard, but she didn’t care. She had always had a good Christmas, because her parents had always seen to it. She always knew there were toy drives at Christmas, but she’d never really understood why. Now that she did, she was going to make the most of the giving season.

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