Chapter 19
Liam worked with his brothers and sisters for the next few days getting their mom’s house ready for Christmas. He’d spent a little time with Carmen, but not nearly enough to take the edge off his emotions. Mom hadn’t said anything more about Carmen, but he felt like the other shoe would drop at some point. She hadn’t denied Maggie’s accusations and that troubled him.
He didn’t know what he’d do if his mom couldn’t accept Carmen. It was Christmas Eve, and Colin and Ryan were at the hospital while he and Moira finished decorating the tree. They laughed over some of the ornaments that had seen better days, but their mom refused to get rid of because one of them had made it as a kid.
“Are we all set for tomorrow?” Moira asked.
“I guess.”
“You have all the groceries? You need us
