Unexpected Christmas by Nell Iris
Chapter 1
I should have taken the extra five seconds to grab my fluffy warm jacket before storming out of my mom’s house. My fancy wool suit did nothing to protect me from the icy winds howling along the empty road, and my hands had turned red and stiff even though I’d shoved them into my armpits to keep them warm. As the icing on the cake, it had started snowing a few minutes ago. Not the romantic kind of snow normally associated with Christmas, with large, beautiful snowflakes dillydallying their way toward the ground. No, these were heat-seeking missiles disguised as sleet, bombarding me from every direction. Finding their way down the neck of my suit coat and even into my goddamned ears.
When my shiny dress shoes slipped on yet another patch of blac
