Tag: christmas
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#8- Daddy’s Girl
‘You need to refute the story I have just been told.’ Martin says through clenched teeth over the phone to JJ. There was a time JJ would have cowered at that tone of voice from her father, literally hide behind Fenmore shaking. But something about being far away from home and an apprentice in a…
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#5 Mother Dearest
‘Have you spoken to your sister?’ Gyll asks Fen her oldest and least obstinate daughter; they are at Sotheby’s to pick up the art work she bought at auction. ‘Yes mother, I have and she is doing well and looking forward to Christmas.’ ‘She’s not taking any of my calls.’ ‘That’s nothing new.’ Fen shrugs.…
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#4- Mother. Father. Daughter.
‘Careful. Please be gentle.’ JJ watches her trusted workmen delicately carry the flower wall out of the studio to be delivered to their final destination, a blushing bride in Maine. Downstairs the store is a hive of activity for the holidays, last minute orders in person since they closed the online order portal a week…
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ADVENT STORIES #24 |
River looks up at the house sitting in his car… this time without trepidation. For a long time after Bree and Raymond happened, he was paralysed with fear at the thought of walking through the door ad reliving that all over again, but not this time. And not lately… Ava Sinclair. He lowers the volume…
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ADVENT STORIES 23 | AFTERMATH OF A KISS
Ava cracks open her eyes slowly to stave off the effects of the harsh winter morning sun, Oliver is snuggles against her; he came into her bed last night, the rain must have woken him up. She inhales his childlike scent, it brings her comfort. Is this it now? Is this her lot in life…
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BOXING DAY MENU- THE BRUNCH
Well we all know what will happen on Christmas day, those are mum and dad’s office hours, mostly mum’s, but for the sake of the season we will imagine it to be dad’s too. They’ll be in the kitchen cooking up a storm and bottoming it up with a cheeky glass of sherry here and…
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ADVENT STORIES #22 | A D**K SWING
‘Mummy!’ Oliver opens the door and jumps into his mother’s arms, hugging her as big as his little arms would allow. Ava buries him in kisses, it felt like forever and not two nights away. ‘I missed you my sweet darling.’ ‘I missed you too.’ ‘Ready to go home?’ ‘Daddy made pancakes for you. Aren’t…
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ADVENT STORIES #21 | A NIGHTCAP
On the way back to their hotel, Rocks walks with River and Sebastian is with Ava, bringing up the rear. It is done on purpose. ‘So, River how are you? It’s really good to meeting you in person having heard so much about you.’ ‘Good things I hope?’ River knows what Ezme is up to,…
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ADVENT STORIES #20 | THE OTHER SIDE OF AVA
‘How often do you come here?’ ‘Paris or the restaurant?’ ‘Both.’ ‘Frequently enough but I haven’t been since my divorce. Matter of fact it was the last trip I took before the divorce.’ ‘I’m sorry to dredge up such memories.’ River shrugs; he came to terms with the divorce a while ago, it doesn’t hurt…