Chapter 3
Joyeux Noël!
"Hi, is Brice available?" asked Ace on the telephone with Brice's secretary. "Hey Brice, this is Ace. We know you don't have a family to be with on Christmas Eve, so we were all wondering if you'd like to come for dinner and to have a good time over here."
"Ace, I'd love to. What time do you want me over at the château?" asked Brice. Ace mouthed the question to Mallory. 6:00? she mouthed back. "How about 6:00?" responded Ace. "That'll be great! Thanks a lot Ace." Brice hung up, and Ace put the receiver down.
"Guys! Can everyone get in the pillow room?" Ace called out. Within 3 minutes, all six of them were in the room, Mallory with snacks, and Ace with paper and pen. He handed it to Leah, and asked her to take notes. "Guys, Brice is coming next week on Christmas Eve. We need a lot of stuff to get ready. By the way, I figured Leah, you can invite Giuseppe and I'll ask David, and Lamaeh to come." "Okay, so cook for um, 10?" asked Leah. Ace nodded his head. "Now I thought I'd let you guys know, but I suck at planning, so I'll help, but Leah, you're the master, so you can go ahead and lead us." offered Ace. "Okay, food." suggested Leah. They started talking, and in an hour and a half, they had the plans for a great time.
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"CT! Quick we have an hour until everyone gets here! Would you hurry up?" hesitated Christina. CT had slept all afternoon, and was now in a rush to get ready. "Hey baby, I'll be in the shower!" I'll be down in a few." said CT. Sure enough, at 5:15, everyone, including CT was dressed nicely, and downstairs making sure everything was ready. The Christmas Trees were lit, the food was almost ready with a half an hour to go, and the whole house was cleaner than every before. Simon flopped onto the couch with a sigh of relief after a hard day of work getting ready.
"I'm going to enjoy my fifteen minutes of relaxation. But the house looks amazing!" he praised. He looked outside through a window. It had just started to snow like white lace falling from the sky. Leah came and sat next to him on the loveseat. Christina looked outside the door, and rushed back in. "They're coming up the walkway! Quick, everyone, get in the living room. I'll open the door for them." Everyone was soon sitting in the living room conversing merrily.
"Hi Brice, Lameah. Come into the living room." invited Christina. "Thank you Christina. I have to say, the house look wonderful!" commented Brice. "Um, Guiseppe couldn't come tonight. He felt the need to stay with his, uh, family." explained Lamaeh in her German accent, struggling with her English.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Joyeux Noël!
"Hi, is Brice available?" asked Ace on the telephone with Brice's secretary. "Hey Brice, this is Ace. We know you don't have a family to be with on Christmas Eve, so we were all wondering if you'd like to come for dinner and to have a good time over here."
"Ace, I'd love to. What time do you want me over at the château?" asked Brice. Ace mouthed the question to Mallory. 6:00? she mouthed back. "How about 6:00?" responded Ace. "That'll be great! Thanks a lot Ace." Brice hung up, and Ace put the receiver down.
"Guys! Can everyone get in the pillow room?" Ace called out. Within 3 minutes, all six of them were in the room, Mallory with snacks, and Ace with paper and pen. He handed it to Leah, and asked her to take notes. "Guys, Brice is coming next week on Christmas Eve. We need a lot of stuff to get ready. By the way, I figured Leah, you can invite Giuseppe and I'll ask David, and Lamaeh to come." "Okay, so cook for um, 10?" asked Leah. Ace nodded his head. "Now I thought I'd let you guys know, but I suck at planning, so I'll help, but Leah, you're the master, so you can go ahead and lead us." offered Ace. "Okay, food." suggested Leah. They started talking, and in an hour and a half, they had the plans for a great time.
* * * * * *
"CT! Quick we have an hour until everyone gets here! Would you hurry up?" hesitated Christina. CT had slept all afternoon, and was now in a rush to get ready. "Hey baby, I'll be in the shower!" I'll be down in a few." said CT. Sure enough, at 5:15, everyone, including CT was dressed nicely, and downstairs making sure everything was ready. The Christmas Trees were lit, the food was almost ready with a half an hour to go, and the whole house was cleaner than every before. Simon flopped onto the couch with a sigh of relief after a hard day of work getting ready.
"I'm going to enjoy my fifteen minutes of relaxation. But the house looks amazing!" he praised. He looked outside through a window. It had just started to snow like white lace falling from the sky. Leah came and sat next to him on the loveseat. Christina looked outside the door, and rushed back in. "They're coming up the walkway! Quick, everyone, get in the living room. I'll open the door for them." Everyone was soon sitting in the living room conversing merrily.
"Hi Brice, Lameah. Come into the living room." invited Christina. "Thank you Christina. I have to say, the house look wonderful!" commented Brice. "Um, Guiseppe couldn't come tonight. He felt the need to stay with his, uh, family." explained Lamaeh in her German accent, struggling with her English.
TO BE CONTINUED.