Wrapped Up for Christmas by Katlyn Duncan

Author:Katlyn Duncan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2019-08-27T17:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Nick stood in the hallway, unsure of what to do next. He couldn’t believe he’d run into Angie in the office. He supposed it was inevitable, but it wasn’t at all how he wanted to tell her the truth about where he worked. He felt a wrench in his stomach as he wondered if he had completely blown it.

‘Nick,’ someone said from behind him.

He snapped back to the present and turned to Ginger. The tinkling bells from her earrings followed her as she walked. She’d worn those earrings all week. He wondered if she heard them even after she took them off.

‘I didn’t mean to startle you,’ she said.

He plastered on a smile, determined not to show anyone how much Angie had affected him.

‘Did Angie already talk to you?’ she asked.

He blinked. Did everyone know about his lie?

‘About the gift-wrapping station?’ she asked.

‘No, she didn’t.’

‘Oh, in that case, I wanted to run it past you.’

‘Sure,’ he said.

‘Angela Martinelli, the new information specialist, had an idea for a charity gift-wrapping station.’

‘She did?’

Ginger nodded. Those bells chimed again. Nick winced, but Ginger seemed deaf to them.

‘Maya gave me a heads up, so I did my own research. In past surveys, customers have wanted us to bring back the wrapping booth at Bloomfield’s, but it wasn’t cost effective. With Angie’s idea, we can give them what they want to get more of a draw to our mall without the costs involved. And it will offer us more reach within the community.’

Even without Ginger’s pitch, Nick approved Angie’s gift-wrapping idea without hesitation. He knew she’d be able to pull it off and he loved how it would help the homeless shelter. He wasn’t sure why he hadn’t thought of it before.

Nick knew Angie would get a boost of confidence from the idea. He couldn’t wait to see her tonight to discuss it. His stomach dropped again. That was, if she showed up.

Ginger handed over the proposal, and he signed off on it.

On the way back to his office, Nick considered the tree lighting ceremony. If he had told Angie about his job from the start, maybe she would have been okay with it. Now, he had no idea what to expect. The unknown worried him more than the secret he had kept from her.

Nick couldn’t ignore the memory of her in his arms the other night. In the time they spent together, he knew she’d started to have feelings for him too. He felt it in every fiber of his being. Had he ruined any chance with her?

A ping from his computer broke Nick away from his thoughts. He had five minutes until his next meeting. His day was packed with them. At least he hoped they would distract him from his racing thoughts.

***

Due to the tree lighting ceremony, the office closed promptly at five. City Hall planned the event, but it was close enough to the mall that most employees attended. There were food vendors and crafts available to buy before and after the ceremony.

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