#Chapter54

‘Tis The Season

Patty

With Nate and I making things official and our families knowing, Lucille and Mom conspired together. Why is everyone conspiring together?

It was also Christmas vacation, which meant doing all Christmas-related things. I helped the Grays decorate their tree, and Nate helped decorate ours.

Lucille and Mom baked cookies together and roped me into helping them. They made all kinds of cookies. I like cookies, but around this time, I’m sick of them. As they baked and I decorated, the garage door opened. Nate walked in, dirty from work. He popped his head into the kitchen.

“Well, hello, Betty Crocker.” He grinned.

“Hey, Grease Monkey.”...