The Gift by Dannika Dark

Author:Dannika Dark [Dark, Dannika]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dannika Dark
Published: 2016-12-03T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Silver

Before dawn, I dragged myself away from Logan’s warm embrace and got ready. Since I had a busy day ahead of me, I ditched the fancy dress and put on a comfy pair of jeans and a red shirt.

Hours later, I’d found my groove. I had a turkey going in Levi’s oven as well as ours, and I’d prepared everything for the cornbread dressing and side dishes. Homemade mashed potatoes seemed like too much work, so I decided to use the instant stuff in the box instead. A lot of things just required heating up, such as the peas, canned corn, and the rice I’d cooked the night before.

After buzzing Sunny and her kids into the building, Logan and I headed downstairs to greet them. Logan carried a bundle of small blankets in his arms in case the children were cold and wanted to snuggle up by the fire. Before my shower, I had snuck downstairs and put a few extra gifts under the tree and in the stockings, although by the look of things, Santa Justus had already paid a visit.

When I made it to the family room downstairs to greet Sunny, my eyes widened.

Levi and Lucian were setting breakfast on the table.

“You did all this?” I asked, ready to tackle them in a bear hug.

Lunch and dinner had been my sole purpose, so I’d failed to consider that our guests might be hungry at breakfast time.

Levi planted a big smooch on my cheek. “We’ve got your back. You do lunch and we’ll take care of breakfast. I’m ready for this eat-a-thon.”

Sunny, wearing a purple scarf and matching hat, followed Logan into the room. She gave me a tight hug. “Hey, sis.”

“Merry Christmas, Sunshine.”

She backed up a step and looked around. “Geez, it looks amazing in here. When did you have time to do this?”

“All credit goes to the boys,” I said. “Rose should be down in a little bit.”

“Hi, Aunt Silver!” Zoë said, peeking around her mother.

I crouched down and opened my arms. “Come give me a squeeze.”

She giggled and wrapped her arms around my neck. Zoë was the spitting image of Sunny with her sparkling blue eyes and rosy cheeks. Both had blond hair, but Sunny’s natural wave couldn’t compete with Zoë’s pretty curls.

And then there was Knox.

“Bang!” He fired his finger at me, and I collapsed on my back. Knox snickered and peered down at me. “You’re silly.”

I opened one eye. “Are you strong enough to help me up?”

His lips pressed tight, and with a look of determination, Knox grabbed my arm and pulled as hard as a three-year-old could. When I finally stood up, I bent down and kissed his forehead. As usual, his ears turned bright red, and he dashed across the room to check out the stockings at the fireplace.

“Greetings,” Novis called from the doorway. He was dragging a red sack behind him that looked stuffed with presents. His black hair was more disheveled than usual, probably from carrying one of the kids and them messing it up.

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