The Christmas Checklist by Zoey Lennox

Author:Zoey Lennox [Lennox, Zoey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-25T23:00:00+00:00

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The walls of her childhood bedroom were painted a duck egg blue, and the pine furniture was riddled with comic stickers, a relic from her early teens.

“Nice duvet cover.” Zanthie laughed, pointing at the Iron Man bed sheets.

Blayke felt her cheeks heat. “I don’t know why my mum keeps my room like this. It’s not like I’m ever going to move back in.”

She retrieved a glittery red gift bag from the foot of the bed and handed it over to Zanthie.

“Here,” she said. “Mum bought you a few essentials to tide you over in case you wanted to stay over. It’s not much. Just some slippers and toiletries along with a package of new underwear. Anything else you might need, you can borrow from me or Rachel.”

“Thanks.” Zanthie stared into the bag open-mouthed. “Your mum really does think of everything, doesn’t she?”

“That she does.” Blayke leaned over the bed to shut the curtains and let out a nervous laugh. She wasn’t about to come clean and reveal the plan had been for Zanthie to spend Christmas with them all along. “Why don’t you go ahead and brush your teeth, while I get things sorted out in here.”

Zanthie grabbed the toothbrush from her bag of goodies and then snagged Blayke’s hand and pulled her along. “Don’t be silly.” She led Blayke to the bathroom at the end of the hall. “There’s room for both of us, so there’s no need to wait around.”

The mundane daily ritual of brushing her teeth was oddly intimate with Zanthie stood at her side. The only sound that could be heard in the small bathroom was the water trickling from the tap and the scrubbing of their toothbrushes.

Whenever Blayke met Zanthie’s gaze in the mirror tacked above the outdated, avocado-coloured sink, Blayke was rewarded with an arched eyebrow, or even better, a seductive wink.

Blayke couldn’t help but wonder if this was what life would be like if she and Zanthie ever became a couple. Zanthie looked equal parts cute and sexy with her hair pulled up into a messy bun, and her full figure was shown off to perfection beneath her Christmas pyjamas, which were a tad on the snug side.

Once they’d finished brushing their teeth, Blayke crouched down to rummage through the cupboard below the sink.

“Here you go,” she said, handing over some cotton wool pads and a bottle of cleansing lotion. “You’ll want these so you can take off your make-up.”

When Zanthie simply stared at the items but made no move to accept them, Blayke straightened and frowned. “What’s wrong? Is it the wrong brand or something?”

After remaining immobile for a few more seconds, Zanthie hesitantly took the offering from Blayke’s hand. “Uh, no. It’s not my usual brand, but I’m sure it’ll work just fine.”

“Then what is it?”

The smile had slid right off Zanthie’s face, and she was now averting her eyes, staring vacantly into the toothpaste-splattered sink.

Blayke caught on at the exact same moment Zanthie let out a sigh and squirted a dollop of cleanser onto one of the cotton-wool pads.

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