A nice, gentle chapter. Yes, Clint is a persistent little bugger, maybe he’ll find himself a boyfriend at some point and leave Michael alone.
Nice lottery wins. A decent chunk of change, but not a fortune. On to Christmas day!!!
I added this quote in the post-chapter notes of a recent penultimate chapter of a story of mine. I think it applies here:
I think Richard Carlson said it best in his book, 'Don't Sweat the Small Stuff.'
“As long as you think more is better, you’ll never be satisfied.”
I agree that Joel needs to step it up and share with Celia. Depending on what happens with Colt, he may not have a choice if they get angry with him for disappearing.
I usually have most of my characters get a HEA, but borrowing from someone of her stature wouldn't be a bad thing.
Yes, it is a vacation, I'll be in Southern California for a week starting tomorrow morning.
Life is full of choices, some are right, some are wrong, and some you don't know either way until much later. We have some control over our own fate, by not making the wrong decisions.
The first time Rich visited Marie-Louise, her aunt and uncle were curious.
Aunt Elaine began the discussion after Rich left, "What happened to Nelson?"
"Oh, he found out I was pregnant and ran for the hills."
"You didn't let him think it was his, did you?"
"Well, I started to, but somehow he figured out it wasn't. I haven't spoken with him since."
"You latched onto Rich pretty quickly. How did that happen?"
"He's one of Nelson's friends. I guess he was jealous of Ne
Nice and busy time leading up to Christmas. I bet they'll all have fun. Sounds like Lonny and Clint brought a whole bunch of presents too. Waiting on the lottery tickets, and the card values.