A Marine for Christmas (Hearts Ablaze: Men in Uniform)
“normal. It’s not like she’d spoken to him much at all when he’d first moved here. A wave hello here, a good morning there. She could go back to that someday. Maybe.
The snow had long melted, and the temperatures were hovering in the low forties—much more typical for this time of year. The kids had been bouncing off the walls on their first day back at school. So was she, if truth be told. She felt anxious and antsy now that she knew Jason was back in town, and she was certain that sh...e was bound to run into him at some point. What was she supposed to say? The hurt and regret she was feeling made just the idea of seeing him unbearable right now.
Amy turned her attention back to the classroom, saying goodbye to the students as the last parents and caregivers trickled in to pick them up. She had a lot to catch up on after the Thanksgiving holiday but was hoping she’d be able to get in a late afternoon run before heading home. Her mind drifted, thinking ahead to the next few weeks. Before she knew it, Christmas would be here. She’d barely begun her holiday shopping. Although the girls had gone out the morning after Thanksgiving, the malls had been so crowded, they’d shopped for only an hour or so before retreating to the safe haven of a restaurant for lunch.MoreLess
The snow had long melted, and the temperatures were hovering in the low forties—much more typical for this time of year. The kids had been bouncing off the walls on their first day back at school. So was she, if truth be told. She felt anxious and antsy now that she knew Jason was back in town, and she was certain that sh...e was bound to run into him at some point. What was she supposed to say? The hurt and regret she was feeling made just the idea of seeing him unbearable right now.
Amy turned her attention back to the classroom, saying goodbye to the students as the last parents and caregivers trickled in to pick them up. She had a lot to catch up on after the Thanksgiving holiday but was hoping she’d be able to get in a late afternoon run before heading home. Her mind drifted, thinking ahead to the next few weeks. Before she knew it, Christmas would be here. She’d barely begun her holiday shopping. Although the girls had gone out the morning after Thanksgiving, the malls had been so crowded, they’d shopped for only an hour or so before retreating to the safe haven of a restaurant for lunch.MoreLess
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