Deep Blue (The Mermaid Chronicles Book 1) by J Turbett

Author:J Turbett [Turbett, J]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2015-02-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Snowless Christmas

"This is stupid, Dad," David said, hanging an ornament on the artificial tree as Alice looked for music on the radio and her parents attempted to take pictures. It was December now, and David was out of school. It was a little late for their tradition of putting up the tree, but the season had crept up on them. The holiday was different when occurring amidst the heat, grilling on the barbies.

"This isn't Christmas-like at all! I mean, there's no snow...there's not even rain! Or clouds. It's sunny and hot outside!" David continued.

"I think it's a great Christmas: no shoveling and I can still go swimming," Alice said. Truthfully, it was much more difficult to go swimming, considering the beaches were growing a little crowded.

"You two are ridiculous. It never snowed in Portland for Christmas." Sarah put in while trying to get a picture of the two kids together.

"Welcome to the tropics, kids," Ron said coming in from getting the mail. Alice returned to helping David with the ornaments. "Hey, Aly, you have something here."

"What?"

"Looks like an invitation of some sort." Her mom walked over first.

"The Caraway mansion! When did you meet the Caraway boys?" her mother asked.

“Finn?” Alice stepped over the boxes full of Christmas decorations in their cramped living room. With both parents looking over her shoulder, she opened the invitation.

"It’s addressed to you and a guest," her mother said. She eyed Alice, looking for some reaction. Alice didn't always react, but she figured her daughter might have told her she had met one of the Caraways.

"Live band...wow," said her father.

"It’s just a Christmas party," Alice shrugged.

"A Christmas party, at a mansion, on a private beach," her mother's eyes looked misty.

"That's not fair!" David said. "Why Aly and not us?"

"I dunno, must be really exclusive," Ron replied.

"They probably want a younger crowd," said Sarah, sounding mildly disappointed. “I mean, the Caraways are pretty young, and they have a huge mansion all to themselves.” Alice choked down a grunt before it came out. The Caraways were rarely alone. With their private beach and large mansion, they frequently housed several members of the mer community whenever they chose to stay on land overnight.

"I'm young!" David said.

"How'd you meet the Caraways?" Ron asked curiously, ignoring David.

"We've run into each other once or twice. I didn't think much of it."

"Apparently they did," her mother said. Alice wasn't about to tell them that it was probably a party where he invited the local merfolk. Because then they'd have a conversation something to the tune of: so, mom, who in our history was a mermaid? Because somehow I'm one, too.

"Our daughter, friends with a millionaire!" her dad said, patting Alice on the back. She didn't say that “friend” was probably the last thing she would call either Finn or Tommy.

"I probably won't even go. It's in a week…right on Christmas day? I should probably spend that night with you."

"Oh, no you don't, honey. You don't get invited to a fancy formal dress party by a millionaire and not go.

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