Holidays in Blue
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He nodded cautiously, still not looking too convinced. “Yes, Maiah is making rolls and laphet thoke.” I groaned at the mention of his sister’s delicious tea leaf salad, then panicked, wondering if I’d forgotten to get part of our contribution to the dinner. Yin smiled and shook his head as he signaled to the little kitchen. “We got some wine and I got a cake from Philmans.”
As always my man was on top of all social engagements. “You’re the best. I did get something for the White Elephant party, even though I’m still not sure what it is.” He snorted at my puzzlement over the weird title for a gift exchange event.
“You’re really worried about that,” he said happily and brought me down for a kiss after I crawled back in bed. Within seconds we were tangled in each other again. Until the alarm on my iPhone went off telling me I needed to meet with Carmen in an hour.
“I have to go, bébé,” I said regretfully, and pulled back, eliciting an unhappy moan which almost managed to convince me to forget my plans and stay in bed. But I had to get moving. The last—and most important—part of the gift that I’d been planning for weeks was with Carmen, and I’d be damned if I didn’t make sure that Yin’s Christmas morning went perfectly.
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ISBN-13: 9780369703859
Holidays in Blue
Copyright © 2020 by Eve Morton
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