Page 88 of The Christmas Holiday
Chapter Twenty
‘Seriously?’ I mumbled as I shoved my phone back on the bedside table, having checked the time, and fumbled for the light switch.
The knock at the door came again. A little more insistent this time.
‘I’m coming!’ I called, grumpily shoving my arms down the sleeves of the dressing gown as I pulled the door open.
Hunter was standing there, fully dressed in cashmerejumper and cargo pants. ‘You need to come with me.’
I blinked at him groggily and rubbed at my eye with the heel of my hand. ‘What? Is there a fire drill or something?’
‘No. The meteorites, remember?’
‘Oh! Yes. Of course. That’s tonight?’
‘I’ve sat up each night and tonight is definitely the best so far. It’s spectacular! It’s hitting around one hundred and twenty an hour at themoment. Are you coming?’
I yawned and stepped outside the room. Then I stepped back in, swapped the dressing gown for a jumper, rammed my socked feet into Ugg boots and grabbed my keycard. ‘OK. I’m ready.’
‘Sure?’
‘Yep,’ I confirmed through a yawn, which earned me a mildly disbelieving look from Hunter.
‘What about the others? Sandeep’s been looking forward to this.’
‘Alreadydownstairs watching.’
‘You could have just rung me. Save traipsing up here.’
‘It’s fine. I’d been there for an hour anyway. Good to stretch. Plus, I wasn’t sure what sort of reception I’d get, ringing you at two in the morning.’
‘Good point. But you were prepared to risk it in person?’
He screwed up his face. ‘Yeah. Not sure I thought that through really. Nice jammies by the way.’
I looked down at my shorts, liberally sprinkled with a print of kissy lips, finished off with a big version on one bum cheek. Perfect.
‘They were a present.’
‘Really.’
‘Not like that.’
‘OK.’
‘They were from a woman.’
‘Interesting.’
‘Oh, shut up.’
Hunter laughed and made a point of checking out the big lips again.
‘Stop it!’
‘Sorry. They’re fun. Just…not what I expected of you.’
‘You’re saying I’m not fun?’
