A Billionaire for Christmas (2015)
“Shelly skirted around the long table she had put up in the living room at Nonna’s direction. All the other furniture was pushed away from its normal spots, and still Shelly kept slamming her hip into a chair every time she put something on the table. Bing Crosby crooned “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” from the ancient stereo, the one that had been old when Shelly was a girl, which sat in the corner.
“The tradition is Christmas Eve at my house. Then we go to Saint Bernard’s, then we com...e back here and open gifts. Then everyone goes home.”
“I think the family is outgrowing the space.” Shelly counted the number of place settings and did the math in her head. Justin plus two, Nina and her dad, Leo, Devon, Nonna, her, and Anthony. “Ten. We got ten, right?”
“Eleven. That redheaded party planner is coming too.”
Shelly’s head whipped around. “Gwen? What, she doesn’t have her own family?”
“Her flight got cancelled, and she can’t get home until tomorrow.MoreLess
“The tradition is Christmas Eve at my house. Then we go to Saint Bernard’s, then we com...e back here and open gifts. Then everyone goes home.”
“I think the family is outgrowing the space.” Shelly counted the number of place settings and did the math in her head. Justin plus two, Nina and her dad, Leo, Devon, Nonna, her, and Anthony. “Ten. We got ten, right?”
“Eleven. That redheaded party planner is coming too.”
Shelly’s head whipped around. “Gwen? What, she doesn’t have her own family?”
“Her flight got cancelled, and she can’t get home until tomorrow.MoreLess
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