Page 68 of Christmas in the Shadows

“It’s a long story,” Chelsea told her. “But I’m really glad to have him here.”

“Then so are we.” Her dad grinned.

Then they all threw their arms around each other as Christmas greetings went around.

“I can’t believe you came back.” Chelsea glanced back and forth from her mom and dad, still in disbelief.

“I can’t believe we thought it was a good idea to leave you for Christmas,” her dad said. “We were so wrong.”

She had a lot to catch up on with them.

A lot.

Including Tex—and Anna.

But this wasn’t the time for it.

Right now, all Chelsea wanted was to spend time enjoying the people she loved the most . . . the people around her now.

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