Confessions of a Bookseller by Robin Soma Dudley

Author:Robin Soma Dudley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance harry potter women baltimore bookseller bookstore
Publisher: Robin Soma Dudley

The Gift of the Magi, Redux

It’s near Christmas and I’ve made plans to go home. Because of our conflicting schedules, Matthew and I are having a special early Christmas dinner. Nisha’s going to Randall’s for the holidays. Lynne’s been offered a research job with NIH, so they’re looking to buy a place. So, Nisha is also helping them with that. Randall has one more semester for his PhD. However, he’s been told he can have a permanent position at Johns Hopkins after graduation, so they seem set. I’m very happy for them.

Denisha and I have exchanged gifts. I give her a cashmere scarf and gloves, because winter in Baltimore is colder than we thought and being lifelong California girls, we were only used to wearing Daisy Dukes and Bikini tops according to Katie Perry. I also got her a bunch of baseball cards and posters with Raphael Perez on it. He’s really cute, but Nisha still doesn’t know what to do with him. He seems interested. I know for a fact he has called her several times at the loft late at night. I’m pretty sure there aren’t financial advisor emergencies requiring such late night calls, but she’s still following that damn moral code.

She gives me a copy of William Dandy’s newest novel with a book of matches as a joke gift. The real gifts are a DVD of The Trouble with Tribbles and some assorted Draco Malfoy bookmarks she found. Personally, I thought I had all the Draco paraphernalia, but more keeps coming. I love it.

“Are you sure you’re comin’ back?” She asks genuinely worried.

“Oh, yeah. I’m sure.” I respond. I have no doubt. I’m returning.

I hear a knock at the door. It’s too early for Matthew. I go downstairs and open the door to see Colin in his UPS garb. Colin and I never mention the incident at Broken Spines again. We just know he is the one that rescued me from that lecherous William Dandy. This has even made our relationship more special.

“Hi Colin,” I say with a smile. I’m really glad to see him. I’ve got a gift for him.

“Hey, Sally,” he says looking cold.

“Come in.” He comes into the foyer. He doesn’t have any packages. I’m interested in why he’s here.

“I’ve got something for you,” he says shyly handing me a small box like a jewelry box.

“Me too. Like for you, I mean,” I grab the box behind me.

“You do? Thanks,” He takes it. I motion him to open it. I bought him a sweater. He looked so good in that red sweatshirt that I bought him a red sweater. It is baggy with a round neck. I can tell he likes it. His blue gray eyes focus on me, “Thanks a lot. I really like it. Thanks.”

I look away shyly opening my gift. It is a silver key chain with a whistle.

“The next time some asshole like Dandy bugs you just whistle,” he says quietly. “Just in case I can’t help.”

“I like it. Thanks,” I hesitate a moment.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.