Under the Mistletoe: A Blythe College Holiday Story by Rochelle Paige

Author:Rochelle Paige [Paige, Rochelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-19T18:30:00+00:00

My morning only got worse as the hours dragged on. As I walked out of the mall empty-handed, I decided that desperate times called for desperate measures. Yanking my cell phone out of my back pocket, I hit the third person down on my recent calls.

“Merry Christmas Eve!” my mom greeted through the line.

“Bah humbug,” I growled as I stomped through the parking lot.

Since I loved the holidays, my mom knew right away that something was going on. “What’s wrong?”

“When Lexi was putting Marie to bed last night, our sweet daughter announced that she’d changed her mind about what she wants from Santa,” I explained as I pressed the unlock button on my key fob.

“Ah, last-minute Christmas wishes can be tough. What did she ask for?” my mom asked.

I barely stopped myself from punching the steering wheel after I climbed into my car. “A Once Upon a Unicorn. They’re a stuffed—”

“Unicorn with a hardcover book with it as the main character,” she finished for me.

“And they’ve apparently been sold out every-fucking-where for the past month,” I growled.

My mom’s laughter filled the car as my phone switched over to Bluetooth. “I’ve experienced the same level of frustration many times when you or Drea decided you wanted the hottest toy of the season. Frantically searching the stores at the last minute is a rite of passage for parenthood. Only you’ve had it easy since you can usually just buy everything online if you want.”

“Which is exactly what we did with the stuff on Marie’s original list to Santa.” I twisted around to look over my shoulder before pulling out of my parking spot. “But that doesn’t help me at all when my daughter waited until yesterday to change her mind about what she really wanted.”

“I might be able to help, but it depends on what Lexi’s dad is doing today. Do you happen to know if he has five or so hours available this afternoon?” she asked.

I wasn’t sure how my father-in-law could help solve my problem, but I was willing to give anything a shot at this point. “As far as I know, he doesn’t have any plans other than coming over for dinner tonight.”

“Perfect! I’ll give him a call, and you should have Marie’s Once Upon a Unicorn wrapped and under the tree tonight,” she vowed.

“But how?” I asked, already feeling a deep sense of relief. If my mom thought she could solve my present problem, then Marie would be a happy girl tomorrow morning. My mom didn’t play when it came to her grandchildren.

“I already bought one for her, and I’m more than willing to swap out the gift tag so it comes from Santa instead of Grandma and Grandpa,” she explained. “And I’m sure her poppa will be happy to fly up here to grab it to make our granddaughter’s Christmas wish come true.”

My mom was right. All it would take was a phone call from her to explain the situation, and my father-in-law would turn one of his planes into Santa’s sleigh to guarantee that Marie got what she asked for.

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