Hating Christmas (Holiday Series) by Carol Rose

Author:Carol Rose
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: hollywood, christmas, sexy, agent, steamy, opposites, stepparents

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“Are you sure you don’t want to help us with the Christmas cookies for the party tomorrow?” Michael stuck his head through the door to the kitchen.

“No, Dad. I certainly wouldn’t want to wear an apron like that.” Levi used the fireplace poker to rearrange the logs that were burning in the brick enclosure, careful not to send embers onto the rug or over to where Holly sat in a nearby chair.

His dad looked down at the frilly white “maids day off” apron. “I’ll bet we could find you a more manly one. I’ll ask Audrey.”

“Don’t bother,” he called out. “Christmas cookies aren’t really my thing.”

Michael poked his head around the corner again. “If you’re sure. What about you, Holly? We’ll let you decorate them?”

Her mother’s voice could be heard from the kitchen. “No, we won’t, Michael. These are for the Christmas party and Holly somehow missed the decorating gene.”

Holly face look solemn as she said. “She’s right, Michael. I’m dangerous with frosting and a spatula.”

Levi couldn’t help but grin at the image. Sadly, he’d like to see Holly with some frosting and a spatula, but cookies had nothing to do with his picture. He gave the fire a final poke, assuring his father.

“You guys go ahead and bake away. We’ll just sit here and enjoy the fire.”

“That’ll be nice. A fire and a Christmas tree. We might have carolers stop by, too,” his dad enthused before disappearing into the kitchen again.

“I certainly hope not.” Holly’s prayer was fervent.

“What? You don’t like being sung to?” He sank into the chair on the other size of the fireplace.

“What the hell are you supposed to do when they’re singing?” she demanded. “What do you look at and do you offer to make them coca or give them a brandy? Is it appropriate to offer them a tip? I just never know.”

Laughing, he said, “Well, it’s good there aren’t many carolers in L.A. or wherever your filming takes you. Kind of a local, Midwest thing.”

“True. You have no idea how welcome that is. It’s one of the reasons I live in Southern Cal.”

“Where do you usually film? Do you try to stay around L.A.?” He knew documentarians worked all over, but some specialized in certain areas.

She looked at him for a long moment, as if trying to ascertain whether his interest were genuine. “Are you just trying to find out if Mac will be in this area, should he get the nod on the bigger movie project?”

Levi laughed. Her suspicion was understandable. “No. There are airplanes that can get him quickly from one place to the other—should that scenario develop. I asked about your work because I’m interested.”

He wouldn’t have admitted it, but Holly and her red hair were occupying more and more of his thoughts.

“I work all over.” She tucked her legs under her.

“I think I might have seen your last documentary,” he said. “It was about the foster care system in the states, right?”

Looking surprised, she nodded. “Yes, I’m shocked you even saw it.

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