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On Christmas Day, I drive over to Jeff’s chalet with my parents and the girls to have one last gathering with everyone before Jeff and I leave for Rohemia—he was kind enough to invite everyone over so that we could all spend the holiday together. When we arrive, Jeff opens the door with a smile. “Merry Christmas, everyone! Come on in.”
“Thank you for having all of us,” my mom says.
“You’re welcome. After the wonderful celebration that we had last night, I wanted to return the favor. Besides, I want Sarah to spend as much time with all of you as she can before we leave.”
We follow him into the living room and make ourselves comfortable. Nigel enters from the kitchen carrying a tray of hors d’oeuvres. “Hi, Nigel. It’s good to see you again,” I say.
“It’s good to see you again, too, Miss Duncan.”
“No need to be so formal—please, call me Sarah.”
He gives me a small smile. “I’ll try my best—but being so formal is a hard habit for me to break.”
“Are you preparing all of the food, Nigel?” I ask curiously.
“No, actually. Jeff has prepared most of it. I just made the hors d’oeuvres.”
I look over at Jeff and raise my eyebrows. “So, the prince knows how to cook, huh?”
He chuckles. “I do. And I didn’t think that it was fair to make Nigel do all of the work on Christmas—especially when I was the one who invited the extra guests.”
I smile to myself at his admission. His ability to be so down to Earth instead of being a haughty royal jerk makes me love him even more.
Spending the day at Jeff’s turns out to be one of the best Christmases for all of us. We all chatter happily as we eat the meal that he’s prepared—a traditional Rohemian casserole, which tastes amazing, as well as a couple of American side dishes—and afterwards we alternate playing board games and telling stories about our best Christmas memories. Even Nigel participates. More gifts are exchanged, and at the end of the night some tears are shed, knowing that I leave first thing tomorrow morning. I say goodbye to Jeff and head out with everyone else to spend one final night with my parents.
“I’ll pick you up bright and early tomorrow, okay?” Jeff says as I wrap my arms around his neck and kiss him goodnight.
“Okay, I’ll see you tomorrow.” I wave goodbye as we all walk out to my car.
I toss and turn all night, too excited and nervous to sleep. By the time Jeff arrives at my parents’ house to pick me up, I’m already waiting to go.
“Are you ready?” he asks.
“Ready as I’ll ever be.” With one final goodbye to my parents, I let Jeff whisk me away to a new life and whatever adventures await.
About the Author
Emorie Cole is a small-town girl who loves to show her creative side through her writing. She loves creating romance stories that are sweet, but filled with passion and steam so that her readers can be swept into a world where they feel emotional bonds being formed and can find happily ever afters. Her steamy stories will captivate your heart.
When she’s not writing you can find her curled up with a good book, spending time with her family, playing with her Shiba Inu, and enjoying the seasons in the beautiful Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
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