CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Emily tiptoed across the driveway, trying not to make the gravel crunch beneath her boots. She was carrying a bucket filled with bottles of cleaning fluid and several colorful sponges. Following quietly behind her was Chantelle with some garbage bags and Daniel carrying a ladder. It may have been Christmas Eve and barely 5 a.m. but the whole family was awake for this mission.
Daniel hadn’t been particularly thrilled about Emily’s choice of gift for Trevor. But when he’d seen how excited Chantelle was about the idea of secretly fixing up Trevor’s greenhouse he’d agreed to join in.
Just then, Emily noticed Colin Magnum leaving the carriage house, his suitcase in tow.
“I hope we didn’t wake you,” Emily said. She side-eyed the suitcase in Colin’s hands. “Are you going some
