by H. M. Bailey
“I had to. Once I admitted to myself just how much in love with you I was, I realized that I had to end it. I just couldn’t believe you felt the same way about me; after that letter you sent me last year, I thought you made it pretty clear where you stood and that we would only ever be friends.”
“What? What letter? I don’t know what you’re talking about?” My head was swimming.
“After that last date that we had, remember it? I thought we were really hitting it off and we even had that great kiss. But then you sent me a letter saying you thought it best to write to me instead of telling me that we were taking things in a direction you didn’t want to go. You thought we should take a break from seeing each other and that I would only ever be a friend to you, nothing more.”
Shocked was an understatement. I can imagine how I must have looked with my mouth gaping open. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.
“Grant, I have no idea who wrote that letter to you, but it definitely was not me! I can’t believe this, so that’s why you shrugged me off after that second date. I thought it was something that I did. I thought you were the one who only wanted to be friends.”
“You didn’t write that? It doesn’t make sense, I…oh, no.”
“What?”
“Sabrina.”
“I don’t understand, what does she have to do with this?”
“She’s the one who gave me the letter. She said it been dropped off at her apartment by mistake. She had seen us at the restaurant that night and asked me who you were. I told her who you were and that I thought I was falling in love with you. She must have written the letter herself to try to keep us apart. And it worked, too. I started dating Sabrina shortly after that because, well, basically I needed someone to help me get you out of my mind.”
“That explain why she’s never liked me. I can’t believe this, all this time, I thought you didn’t have any feelings for me other than as a friend.”
His blue eyes stared into mine as he sat down next to me on the couch and took hold of my hands. “Have no feelings for you? Courtney, I’ve been in love with you since the day I saw you walk into Mr. Carson’s chemistry class.”
I thought my heart was about to burst. When I asked for a sign, this wasn’t what I expected. This was something that I’d only dreamt about. My stomach was full of butterflies.
“So, how about we just pretend that this past year didn’t happen and start over from that last date?” I asked him.
“I think that’s the best idea, ever! And I think the way we ended the last one went something like this…” He leaned his face in closer and kissed me.
That night marked the beginning of a new path in my life. One that I felt God was leading me down and that would bring me much joy. I learned some important lessons that night. I learned that I need to put my trust in God and to rely on Him to direct my journey in life. And I learned that I still believe in the magic of a Christmas wish.
THE END
**Dear Reader, thank you for purchasing this Christmas collection, I hope that you enjoyed it. This author’s hope and wish is that this holiday season finds you happy, healthy and that the year ahead may bring many blessings into your life.
H.M. Bailey
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