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look great hanging in my Aston Martin,” he said dryly.
“I thought so, too. They’ll really make your Vanquish hot.” Elle giggled as the doorbell rang.
They all looked to the door, but her mother stood and turned to Allegra. “You get the door while I start on breakfast.” Allegra jumped off the couch and disappeared into the entranceway as her mother softly hummed while walking to the kitchen.
Elle turned back toward her brother when she was hit with a pair of fuzzy dice. She promptly returned fire and then sent a wad of wrapping paper sailing through the air, hitting Bree smack in the middle of the face.
They all froze when they heard Allegra giggle from behind them. Elle’s back was to her and she flushed at having been caught acting like a kid in front of company. “There is a man here from the art museum. He’s saying something about a lost phone?”
Elle jumped up, not even worrying about her flannel pajamas with little snowmen on them. “My phone.” She turned and came face to face with a handsome man in jeans and a red button-up shirt. Normally she’d find him attractive, but she was too excited to have recovered her phone. Besides, her mind and heart remained focused on the mystery man from the party.
“Merry Christmas, Miss. Could you turn the phone on for me to show me it’s yours?” Elle eagerly grabbed the phone and entered her password. She paused as she looked at all the missed emails, feeling a slight panic that she may have missed something important.
“Nice dice you’ve got there,” the man who delivered her phone said to Reid. Elle cocked her head. She knew that voice. Her eyes flew up and into the smiling eyes of the man she’d made love to the other night.
“Thanks. They’re from my sister, Elle,” Reid said with a nod to her.
“You? I was so worried I’d never see you again,” Elle said in an excited whisper as she jumped into his arms to the surprise of her siblings.
“Me, too. But I am so glad I did. I’m afraid I may never want to let you go.”
“Merry Christmas, Mr. Charles. Would you care to join us for breakfast?” her mother asked as she walked out of the kitchen with a dishtowel hanging from her shoulder.
“I would love to. Thank you. But, please call me Drake,” he said, never taking his blue eyes off Elle’s.
Elle thought her heart would explode. It was her mystery man. He was Drake Charles, the Drake Charles.
“I’m Reid. It’s nice to meet you, Drake. Mom’s told us a lot about you,” he said with a grin.
“I’ve heard about you all, too. It’s nice to meet you in person,” Drake said as he shook Reid’s hand. “Elle told me about y’all the other night.“
“You’ve been dating Drake Charles and haven’t told us?” Allegra asked in shock. “Oh.” She cringed. “Sorry, I’m her youngest sister, Allegra.”
“Nice to meet you, too.”
“And I’m Bree. Sorry, we’re all just a little surprised. We didn’t know Elle was dating anyone, let alone you.”
“It’s been a whirlwind romance,” Drake said with a smile. Oh, he looked even more amazing in jeans. How was that possible?
“How did you know where I was?"
“Santa told me,” he said with a wink at her mother. All heads turned and looked at a very innocent-looking Margaret.
“What? I always told you I worked with Santa Claus. It’s about time you started to believe me. Come on, y’all. Help me get breakfast on the table.”
Her mother turned and headed the short distance to the kitchen with her brother and sisters slowly following as they all kept looking back and forth between her and Drake.
Drake handed Elle a rectangular red box decorated with an elaborate white bow. “I have a Christmas gift I wanted to give you.”
Elle held out her hands and smiled up at him. He was real and he was right here. He didn’t even run when he found out it was her. He didn't mind that she was such a public figure and had to spend a lot of time running her company.
“I thought so, too. They’ll really make your Vanquish hot.” Elle giggled as the doorbell rang.
They all looked to the door, but her mother stood and turned to Allegra. “You get the door while I start on breakfast.” Allegra jumped off the couch and disappeared into the entranceway as her mother softly hummed while walking to the kitchen.
Elle turned back toward her brother when she was hit with a pair of fuzzy dice. She promptly returned fire and then sent a wad of wrapping paper sailing through the air, hitting Bree smack in the middle of the face.
They all froze when they heard Allegra giggle from behind them. Elle’s back was to her and she flushed at having been caught acting like a kid in front of company. “There is a man here from the art museum. He’s saying something about a lost phone?”
Elle jumped up, not even worrying about her flannel pajamas with little snowmen on them. “My phone.” She turned and came face to face with a handsome man in jeans and a red button-up shirt. Normally she’d find him attractive, but she was too excited to have recovered her phone. Besides, her mind and heart remained focused on the mystery man from the party.
“Merry Christmas, Miss. Could you turn the phone on for me to show me it’s yours?” Elle eagerly grabbed the phone and entered her password. She paused as she looked at all the missed emails, feeling a slight panic that she may have missed something important.
“Nice dice you’ve got there,” the man who delivered her phone said to Reid. Elle cocked her head. She knew that voice. Her eyes flew up and into the smiling eyes of the man she’d made love to the other night.
“Thanks. They’re from my sister, Elle,” Reid said with a nod to her.
“You? I was so worried I’d never see you again,” Elle said in an excited whisper as she jumped into his arms to the surprise of her siblings.
“Me, too. But I am so glad I did. I’m afraid I may never want to let you go.”
“Merry Christmas, Mr. Charles. Would you care to join us for breakfast?” her mother asked as she walked out of the kitchen with a dishtowel hanging from her shoulder.
“I would love to. Thank you. But, please call me Drake,” he said, never taking his blue eyes off Elle’s.
Elle thought her heart would explode. It was her mystery man. He was Drake Charles, the Drake Charles.
“I’m Reid. It’s nice to meet you, Drake. Mom’s told us a lot about you,” he said with a grin.
“I’ve heard about you all, too. It’s nice to meet you in person,” Drake said as he shook Reid’s hand. “Elle told me about y’all the other night.“
“You’ve been dating Drake Charles and haven’t told us?” Allegra asked in shock. “Oh.” She cringed. “Sorry, I’m her youngest sister, Allegra.”
“Nice to meet you, too.”
“And I’m Bree. Sorry, we’re all just a little surprised. We didn’t know Elle was dating anyone, let alone you.”
“It’s been a whirlwind romance,” Drake said with a smile. Oh, he looked even more amazing in jeans. How was that possible?
“How did you know where I was?"
“Santa told me,” he said with a wink at her mother. All heads turned and looked at a very innocent-looking Margaret.
“What? I always told you I worked with Santa Claus. It’s about time you started to believe me. Come on, y’all. Help me get breakfast on the table.”
Her mother turned and headed the short distance to the kitchen with her brother and sisters slowly following as they all kept looking back and forth between her and Drake.
Drake handed Elle a rectangular red box decorated with an elaborate white bow. “I have a Christmas gift I wanted to give you.”
Elle held out her hands and smiled up at him. He was real and he was right here. He didn’t even run when he found out it was her. He didn't mind that she was such a public figure and had to spend a lot of time running her company.
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