Chapter 7As Noel pulled the gingerbread cookies out of the oven, he couldn’t help smile as he listened to Wes talk on the phone in the other room. Wes was talking to his brother and telling him all about his Christmas decorations.
Apparently Wes’ brother lived in Atlanta with his wife and kids and had never planned to go to Maine for Christmas. The brother was also a cop.
He could hear only Wes’ part of the conversation, but he could definitely tell his brother must have been surprised by the news that Wes had bought a tree and all the trimmings.
They’d gotten back to Wes’ house a couple of hours ago and had wasted no time setting up the pre-lit tree and decorating it. Noel still thought it could use more ornaments, but Wes seemed happy with the results, so he let it go.
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