Page 71 of Vixen's Guide to Christmas
I’m startled when I hear my phone ringing, and even more surprised when I see that it’s Melinda calling.
“Hey, boss. Merry Christmas.” I move out of the bed, hoping that sitting in an actual chair will make me put on a better front. “Didn’t expect to hear from you twice in a day.”
“And I expected to hear from you at least once,” she says. “I know you’re with your family, but I figured that email would at least elicit a response.”
Shit. In the craziness of the morning, I never even thought to send back an email even saying thanks. “Sorry, it’s been a crazy morning.”
“Crazy? You told me last year about your family’s Christmas itinerary. How does that mean crazy?”
“Oh…yeah…I never made it to Connecticut.”
“What? Where are you?”
“I’m still at the Timberline. We didn’t make it out in time and got snowed in.”
“Are you serious?” she says. “You’ve been there the whole time? And wait…who’s we?”
Shit. I didn’t mean to say that or forget to tell her that I’ve been here since Saturday. “Remember Katherine Smith?”
“Is that the woman who made you get the villain look in your eye, thinking about how you were going to take her down?”
I laugh. “Yeah, that’s her. Turns out the Timberline was talking to her as well.”
“Well how about that,” Melinda says, amusement in her voice. “I’m not going to ask for details, because I’m still your boss. But is she the reason I didn’t get an immediate excited phone call this morning?”
“She is,” I say, taking in a deep breath before I put this all out there. “This…don’t get me wrong, I’m honored and flattered that you and the partners want to promote me. It’s all I’ve ever wanted. It’s just…”
“Now there’s something more than work to think about?”
“Exactly,” I say. “I’m not turning it down. But…can I have a few days to think about this? For me to sit back and think and for the two of us to talk maybe sometime next week?”
“Absolutely,” she says. “I worded that email because I knew the Grayson that left here a few days ago. That’s what I get for assuming you didn’t go to an inn in the mountains and fall in love over Christmas.”
I laugh. “It sounds fictional, doesn’t it?”
“It sounds like a love story for the ages.”
guide to christmas (and love) rule #133
Don’t worry if you don’t like what you got for Christmas. That’s why returns exist. And apologies.
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kat
Logan
Merry Christmas, Kat.
Kat
Merry Christmas. Already open all the presents?
The little man was up and ready to go at six. We held him off until seven. But it was worth every second.
That’s good.
I wanted to let you know that the plane is ready for whenever you want to go. They have the all clear.
