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A New Tradition

Author: Ali Parker
last update Last Updated: 2023-12-13 00:46:46

Marc

"All right, so I need you to help me figure out something for Lisa for Christmas." Marc walked beside Dray through the mall, the noise and the crowds starting to get on his last nerve. They had about thirty minutes before they needed to meet up with Lisa so they could get back to Marc's side of town. He couldn't help but wonder if Charles was going to join them for their Christmas Eve traditions.

"What about a ring?" Dray snorted, as if the idea of a ring was somehow funny.

"Not yet. Jake is proposing to my sister on New Year’s. I don't want to steal their thunder, and honestly, I think Lisa and I are in for a long courtship. She likes dating, and I like what she likes." He chuckled and pointed to a Hallmark store. "Let's go in there and see if we can find something sweet and sentimental."

"Lisa doesn't seem like a sweet and sentimental type. No?" Dray walked around a group of girls and glanced back.

Horn-dog. Forever looking to score. Marc smirked. He'd get it one day, but it wo
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