A Fairytale Christmas
““She, uh, doesn’t cut me a lot of slack.”
“She certainly speaks her mind,” Gill replied.
“That she does.”
They stood in awkward silence, with each smiling at the other like mute statues. Something between them had shifted since this morning’s shouting match. Sure, Oliver had apologized, but there was more. Gill felt as if she was seeing him in a different light. He was in his element. That was it. She’d spent the afternoon watching him interact with the kids. No wonder he seemed so appealing.
T...he kids weren’t here now, though. And the atmosphere still felt charged between them.
“I should head back downtown,” she said, aware that she’d made the same comment three hours earlier.
“Back to the grind?”
“I think I’ve already blown the day. I’ll probably go home and catch up on some e-mails from there.” She headed toward the piano where she’d draped her coat and portfolio. The mistletoe lay next to her belongings. With a chuckle, she held it up. “Decided against Carlos’ plan after all?”MoreLess
“She certainly speaks her mind,” Gill replied.
“That she does.”
They stood in awkward silence, with each smiling at the other like mute statues. Something between them had shifted since this morning’s shouting match. Sure, Oliver had apologized, but there was more. Gill felt as if she was seeing him in a different light. He was in his element. That was it. She’d spent the afternoon watching him interact with the kids. No wonder he seemed so appealing.
T...he kids weren’t here now, though. And the atmosphere still felt charged between them.
“I should head back downtown,” she said, aware that she’d made the same comment three hours earlier.
“Back to the grind?”
“I think I’ve already blown the day. I’ll probably go home and catch up on some e-mails from there.” She headed toward the piano where she’d draped her coat and portfolio. The mistletoe lay next to her belongings. With a chuckle, she held it up. “Decided against Carlos’ plan after all?”MoreLess
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