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Forbidden Christmas CHAPTER 22: The Almost Moment
Maya's Pov The afternoon dragged. Jason and Melissa left after lunch. Sophie spent hours with Catherine, packing and talking. And Derek disappeared into his workshop, claiming he had work to finish.I sat in my room pretending to read, but really just staring at my phone, willing Derek to text me. To explain whatever had happened with Catherine. To tell me everything was okay.Nothing.By evening, I couldn't take it anymore. I threw on my coat and headed to the workshop.Derek was bent over his workbench, sanding something with intense focus. He didn't look up when I walked in."Hey," I said."Hey.""You've been hiding out here all day.""Not hiding. Working.""Derek." I walked closer. "What did Catherine say to you?"His hands stilled on the sandpaper. "Nothing important.""You're lying.""Maya, I don't want to talk about it.""Too bad. We promised honesty, remember? No more secrets."He set down the sandpaper and finally looked at me. His eyes were tired. Sad. "She wants to move ba
Forbidden Christmas CHAPTER 21: The Gift
Maya's Pov I woke up to sunlight streaming through my window and the smell of coffee. My body ached in a good way. Last night felt like a dream. The workshop. Derek's hands. His voice saying "I love you."I grabbed my phone. A text from Derek sent at six in the morning."Good morning. I love you. Come downstairs when you're ready. I have something to show you."I smiled like an idiot at my phone.Maya: "Good morning. I love you too. Give me twenty minutes."I showered quickly, threw on jeans and a sweater, and practically ran downstairs. The house was quiet. Most people still sleeping off yesterday's festivities.Derek stood in the kitchen making pancakes. He looked up when I walked in and his whole face lit up."Morning," he said."Morning."We stared at each other for a long moment. Both remembering last night. Both wanting to cross the kitchen and kiss each other. Both very aware we couldn't."Where is everyone?" I asked."Catherine went for a run. Sophie's still asleep. Jason and
Forbidden Christmas CHAPTER 20: After Midnight
Maya's Pov The workshop was warm, lit by soft lights Derek had strung up. A space heater hummed in the corner. He'd laid out blankets on the floor near his workbench, pillows stacked against the wall.He'd planned this. Prepared for it."Hey," Derek said when I walked in. He was still in his Christmas pajamas, a coat thrown over them. His hair was messy. He looked nervous."Hey."I closed the door behind me. The estate was dark through the window. Everyone asleep. Just us and the quiet night."This is nice," I said, gesturing to the blankets."I wanted somewhere comfortable to sit. To talk." He rubbed the back of his neck. "That sounds like a line. I don't mean it like a line.""I know what you mean."We stood there awkwardly for a moment. This was different than all our other moments. No one was about to interrupt. No one could walk in. We actually had time."Come sit," Derek said finally.I sat on the blankets, back against the wall. Derek sat next to me, close but not touching. Bo
Forbidden Christmas CHAPTER 19: Christmas Morning
Maya's Pov I woke up to someone jumping on my bed. Again."Merry Christmas! Get up, get up, get up!"Sophie was worse than a five-year-old on Christmas morning. She wore pajamas with reindeer on them and a Santa hat that kept sliding off her head."What time is it?" I groaned."Seven. Come on, we open presents at seven thirty. Family tradition. No exceptions."She bounced out of my room, leaving me alone with my messy hair and complete lack of holiday cheer at this ungodly hour.I dragged myself out of bed and threw on the matching pajamas Sophie had given everyone last night. Red and green plaid. Ridiculous but comfortable.Downstairs, chaos. Sophie was organizing presents into piles. Catherine made coffee in the kitchen, looking far too put together for seven in the morning. Jason sat on the couch already on his phone. Melissa complained about the early hour.And Derek stood by the Christmas tree, his hair sticking up in the back, wearing his matching pajamas. He looked tired. Ador
Forbidden Christmas CHAPTER 18: Christmas Eve Tension
Maya's Pov Christmas Eve approached way too fast. The house buzzed with activity. Sophie and Catherine baked in the kitchen. Jason and Melissa argued about something stupid in the living room. And I sat on my bed staring at my closet, trying to figure out what to wear to dinner.Derek and I had barely seen each other since he came back two days ago. Sophie's rules were strict. No being alone together. No obvious couple stuff. Act normal.Except nothing felt normal.My phone buzzed. Derek."You look beautiful in anything. Stop overthinking it."I looked out my window. Across the yard, Derek stood at his window, phone in hand, watching me. Even from this distance, I could see him smiling.I typed back: "How do you know I'm overthinking?"Derek: "Because I know you. And because you've been standing in front of your closet for twenty minutes."Maya: "Stalker."Derek: "Guilty. Now pick the blue dress. It's my favorite."I pulled out the blue dress I'd brought. Simple, fitted, appropriate
Forbidden Christmas CHAPTER 17: The Return
Derek PovI sat in my truck outside the estate for twenty minutes before I found the courage to go inside. The driveway was full. Catherine's rental car. Jason's BMW. Melissa's SUV. Everyone was here.Everyone except me, for the past three days.Three days of hiding in a hotel. Three days of Sophie not answering my calls. Three days of Maya's silence cutting deeper than any words could.Catherine's last text had finally made me come back: "Sophie needs you. Stop being a child and come home."My ex-wife was right. Which was humiliating.I grabbed my bag and walked to the front door. Took a deep breath. Went inside.The house was warm, decorated, full of Christmas music. It looked perfect. Like a holiday card.Catherine sat on the couch with Sophie, both of them laughing at something on Sophie's phone. My daughter looked happy. Relaxed. Nothing like the crying, devastated girl I'd left three days ago.Maybe she didn't need me after all."Derek." Catherine stood up, walking over. She loo
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