Santa's Helper by Alycia Carosella

Author:Alycia Carosella [Carosella, Alycia]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2023-12-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Emma

I wake up before Christian. His arm is still around my waist, and I want to stay like this forever, but my bladder has other plans. I slowly lift Christian’s arm and sneak out from under the covers. I use the bathroom and then sneak downstairs to make coffee. I don’t remember when we finally went to bed last night, but my body is wired to get up at seven every morning. I grab a coffee cup from the cabinet and set it on the counter. I hold a coffee filter, place it in the coffee pot, and add the coffee grounds. I hear vibrating somewhere in the house. I press the button to start the coffee pot and follow the vibrating. It’s my phone.

​Twelve missed calls and twenty-three messages from my sister. I scroll through my messages and laugh at the last one. I hit dial and walk back to the kitchen.

​“Jesus, please tell me you’re still alive?” She says into the phone.

​“Obviously I’m alive if I’m calling you.” I answer.

​“You never texted me last night. I wasn’t sure if you were coming home or stay at your mystery man’s place. Then my mom brain kicked in and I thought horrible things. He is normal right?” I laugh.

​“Define normal.” I joke.

​“Emma.” She says in her mom voice.

​How do I tell my sister that the mystery man at the mall was Christian, and I spent all night fucking him. I sigh at the mess we have made for ourselves. Last night was amazing, but what will happen when everyone finds out?

​“It’s Christian.” I blurt out. She doesn’t say anything on the other line.

​“Claire?” I say to make sure I didn’t lose her call.

​“I heard you. What do you mean it’s Christian?”

​“My mystery Santa is Christian.” I say.

​“Shut up.” I pour my coffee into my coffee mug and open the fridge to add milk.

​“You went on a date with Christian? The one and only Christian Reed?” I sigh and roll my eyes even though she can’t see me.

​“Don’t say it like that. It makes it worse than it already is.”

​“Was he really that bad?” She asks. I stir in my sugar and the images from last night play in my head.

​“Not at all.” I say without thinking.

​“You fucked him?”

​“You tricked me. That’s not fair.” I hear her laugh. I swear our parents lied to us and Claire is actually the older one.

​“Well damn. Looks like I know why my calls and texts went unanswered.” She goats.

​“Stop it. This is bad.” I say.

​“Is it?” Claire retorts. I think about her words and want to believe that its okay that I fucked Christian. Then the thought of Cole finding out pops into my head.

​“What about Cole?”

​“What about him? He’s all the way in Germany, and last I checked, you two weren’t together anymore.” She’s right, but he is still my friend. I don’t want to hurt him.

​“I know but how do you think he is going to react when he finds out I fucked his dad multiple times.

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