“WE NEED just one more shovelful of coal for the fire. Only, the bookkeepers are freezing, even with their fingerless gloves and stocking caps.” “What are you talking about, Amelia?” Luc Chevalier looked up from his desk at his assistant, who appeared, if possible, more doe-eyed than usual, her dark brows crinkling in the middle, her hands clasped in front of her chest. “Embellishing my request for time off.” “It is not cold in this office. Neither do I have a...fireplace in here, an...d if I did, I wouldn’t burn coal. I would burn wood.” “A Christmas Carol,” she said, blinking her owlish blue eyes. “I feel like a Dickensian street urchin.” She sighed, brushing her bangs out of her eyes. “I cannot give you time off.” “Think of Tiny Tim.” “I sincerely doubt anyone called Tiny Tim is depending on your presence over the holidays.”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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