Page 26 of A Very Titan Christmas
“Hot tub.” Sugar held up the paper. “I call the hot tub.”
“It’s outside and like negative twenty degrees up there,” Nicola pointed out.
“That’s half the fun.”
Mia made a note on her master list. “All right. The cabin on Sunrise Lock goes to the Westins.”
Nicola shuffled through the papers. “I don’t want stairs. I’m tired of waddling up and down when I don’t have to.”
“You don’t waddle.”
“Beth, don’t lie to me.”
Beth shrugged. “I mean, mostly you don’t.”
“The Garrisons will be in the one on Red Clover Drive.” Mia made another note. “Parker said they won’t be able to bring the family in from Boston until Lexi is done teaching for the semester at MIT, but then they’ll stay through New Year’s. So we can put them in the cabin on Alpine Escape.”
“Can we see if the resort has toddler beds or cribs to help them out?” Beth asked.
Mia made another note. “I’ll do the same for Caterina and crew. We can put them in the one with the little backyard for the boys.” She tried one of the cookies. It melted in her mouth. After another bite, she told Sugar, “We can put Jax in the cabin nextto yours. That way, the older teens can do whatever they want together.”
Sugar nodded. “Make videos to put online.” She half laughed. “Well, Asal and Bianca will. Nolan won’t care. If Brock’s crew is coming, Jessica and Kelly love making videos too.”
“They are coming.” Mia hummed, paged through her papers, and pulled out the map. “Hermit Thrush Lane backs to Sunrise Lock. We can put them there, and then maybe put Rocco and Caterina in the one not far from there. That way, Nolan won’t go crazy if he has some boys to hang around with. Even if they’re younger.”
Sugar nodded. “He gets on well with that whole crew.”
Beth rolled her coffee mug between her hands. “All right, who do we have left? Locke and Cassidy and Bishop and Ella.”
“Bishop and Ella don’t need much room, so they can go in the Winterberry Run cabin.” Mia studied the map. “If Locke and Cassidy are there”—she pointed to the map—“then Bryce can just stay in the cabin the guys are in now.” She looked up, eyebrows arching. “That’s everyone who said they can make it?”
“Think so.”
“This is the easiest committee meeting I’ve ever been to.” Beth dunked one of the peanut butter cookies in her coffee. “I hear there’s a new guy. Who’s met him?”
“Bryce Richmond.” Sugar raised her hand. “Good lookin’. Quiet.” She focused on Beth and Nicola. “Not to put a damper on the committee meeting, but you know who his brother was?”
“No,” Nicola said as Beth shook her head.
“Do you remember Montana Richmond? The guy who partnered with Titan several years ago.”
Beth slapped her hand over her mouth. “Oh.”
Nicola put her hand on Beth’s shoulder. “Has Roman said anything?”
She shook her head. “No, but he keeps that bottled up.”
“Is there going to be an issue?” Mia asked.
“No,” Beth said. “Just some memories that will hit hard.”
Two boys bustled into the kitchen and beelined for their mothers. “Mom,” Dylan said to Nicola, elbowing Isaac, who called out, “Mom,” as he tried to get in front of Beth.
Nicola shared a knowing look with Beth. “What’s up?”
“We have a joke for you,” Dylan explained.
“But I get to tell it,” Isaac said.
