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her spirit.”
“I never meant…”
“Whatever. Save it. Just do everyone a favor and leave her alone.” And then she walked away – feeling very proud of herself.
****
Noah watched as Kiera drove away. He turned toward the apartment and immediately noticed that the Christmas lights weren’t on. The building looked dark and unwelcoming. He’d been gone on business for over a week – business he’d taken on himself – and it was the first time he was home since he’d walked out on Maddie.
With a weary sigh, he grabbed his suitcase from the trunk and walked up to the dark porch. None of the Christmas decorations he and Maddie had set up were out. Her wreath wasn’t on the door and her light up snowman was nowhere in sight.
He felt like the world’s biggest jerk.
For a minute he contemplated knocking on her door, but Kiera’s words played in his mind. ‘ Just do everyone a favor and leave her alone .’
With no other choice, he walked over to his door and let himself in. He kicked off his shoes at the door before walking up the stairs. Maddie had mentioned how she could hear his footsteps through the wall and right now, he didn’t want to do anything to disturb her.
Unlike the front porch, his apartment was still looking festive. His live Christmas tree was looking a little worse for the wear from the lack of water while he was gone, but other than that, everything was just as he left it.
And now it felt like it was mocking him.
What the hell was he supposed to do? Take it all down? Throw it away? Beg Maddie to take him back?
He had no idea.
Until…he did.
Taking a minute to gather his thoughts, Noah walked across the room and placed his suitcase in his bedroom, and then went to the kitchen to get himself something to drink. Then, with a sigh, he walked over to the sofa and pulled out his phone and went through his contacts until he found the number he needed.
He listened as the phone on the other end rang, and then was answered.
“Hello?”
“Hey, mom, it’s Noah. How are you?”
Chapter Six
“Merry Christmas to me,” Maddie mumbled as she poured herself a bowl of cereal. Granted, it was only Christmas Eve morning and even though she was spending the holiday alone, she did have a rather spectacular dinner planned for herself.
No need to be a total Scrooge.
It didn’t matter how depressed she was, Maddie was determined to make the holiday nice for herself. So there would be Christmas music playing all day – softly – and even though it was dinner for one, she was planning on sitting in front of the TV and watching some classic Christmas specials. With a collection of about twenty of them, Maddie figured she’d have enough to entertain her all through the night and well into tomorrow.
Kiera called her later on that morning and extended the invitation to dinner one more time. Maddie really did appreciate it, but the thought of smiling and laughing and being around people was too exhausting to think about.
“So you’re going to stay home alone?” Kiera asked.
“Yup.”
“Please tell me you’re at least going to eat a decent dinner and not something in a plastic tray that cooks in the microwave.”
“As if I’d ever do that,” Maddie chuckled. “No, I’ve actually got quite the menu planned for myself today and tomorrow.”
“Do tell! My mom is making a turkey – which you know is going to be dry – and tomorrow my sister-in-law is making a vegan dinner. So you may have company tomorrow night to beg for leftovers.”
“Kind of makes the whole alone-thing a little appealing, doesn’t it?”
“That depends – you still haven’t told me what you’re making,” Kiera said, laughing with her friend.
“Tonight I am making myself an apricot glazed Cornish game hen with stuffing and asparagus…”
“Sounds yummy.”
“And I really splurged for tomorrow,” she began hesitantly.
“Ooo…sounds
“I never meant…”
“Whatever. Save it. Just do everyone a favor and leave her alone.” And then she walked away – feeling very proud of herself.
****
Noah watched as Kiera drove away. He turned toward the apartment and immediately noticed that the Christmas lights weren’t on. The building looked dark and unwelcoming. He’d been gone on business for over a week – business he’d taken on himself – and it was the first time he was home since he’d walked out on Maddie.
With a weary sigh, he grabbed his suitcase from the trunk and walked up to the dark porch. None of the Christmas decorations he and Maddie had set up were out. Her wreath wasn’t on the door and her light up snowman was nowhere in sight.
He felt like the world’s biggest jerk.
For a minute he contemplated knocking on her door, but Kiera’s words played in his mind. ‘ Just do everyone a favor and leave her alone .’
With no other choice, he walked over to his door and let himself in. He kicked off his shoes at the door before walking up the stairs. Maddie had mentioned how she could hear his footsteps through the wall and right now, he didn’t want to do anything to disturb her.
Unlike the front porch, his apartment was still looking festive. His live Christmas tree was looking a little worse for the wear from the lack of water while he was gone, but other than that, everything was just as he left it.
And now it felt like it was mocking him.
What the hell was he supposed to do? Take it all down? Throw it away? Beg Maddie to take him back?
He had no idea.
Until…he did.
Taking a minute to gather his thoughts, Noah walked across the room and placed his suitcase in his bedroom, and then went to the kitchen to get himself something to drink. Then, with a sigh, he walked over to the sofa and pulled out his phone and went through his contacts until he found the number he needed.
He listened as the phone on the other end rang, and then was answered.
“Hello?”
“Hey, mom, it’s Noah. How are you?”
Chapter Six
“Merry Christmas to me,” Maddie mumbled as she poured herself a bowl of cereal. Granted, it was only Christmas Eve morning and even though she was spending the holiday alone, she did have a rather spectacular dinner planned for herself.
No need to be a total Scrooge.
It didn’t matter how depressed she was, Maddie was determined to make the holiday nice for herself. So there would be Christmas music playing all day – softly – and even though it was dinner for one, she was planning on sitting in front of the TV and watching some classic Christmas specials. With a collection of about twenty of them, Maddie figured she’d have enough to entertain her all through the night and well into tomorrow.
Kiera called her later on that morning and extended the invitation to dinner one more time. Maddie really did appreciate it, but the thought of smiling and laughing and being around people was too exhausting to think about.
“So you’re going to stay home alone?” Kiera asked.
“Yup.”
“Please tell me you’re at least going to eat a decent dinner and not something in a plastic tray that cooks in the microwave.”
“As if I’d ever do that,” Maddie chuckled. “No, I’ve actually got quite the menu planned for myself today and tomorrow.”
“Do tell! My mom is making a turkey – which you know is going to be dry – and tomorrow my sister-in-law is making a vegan dinner. So you may have company tomorrow night to beg for leftovers.”
“Kind of makes the whole alone-thing a little appealing, doesn’t it?”
“That depends – you still haven’t told me what you’re making,” Kiera said, laughing with her friend.
“Tonight I am making myself an apricot glazed Cornish game hen with stuffing and asparagus…”
“Sounds yummy.”
“And I really splurged for tomorrow,” she began hesitantly.
“Ooo…sounds
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