Carmen felt bad about dodging Liam’s calls earlier. She went to her aunt and uncle’s house for Christmas Eve dinner. Although there would be another dinner tomorrow, she could get away with participating in only one. Things had been so hectic that she and Liam hadn’t talked about their holiday plans, so she hadn’t invited him. They’d only been dating about a month, and it seemed early for the whole meet-the-entire-family thing, plus it was a major holiday.
She was a total coward and sent him a text when she sat down for dinner. She hoped he wasn’t mad so they could meet after. She wanted to be able to give him his gift while they were alone. In addition to the collage of pictures she’d framed with Moira’s help, Carmen also bought some slinky lingerie with Rosa’s help. She wanted tonight t
