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“This is my house I can invite who a notch “Besides, your ht you’d be happy to see your family over the holidays”

“Well, I wasn’t You want to knohy? Because I’ood tidings to the whole world I’hter and the world, including his faet”

“You weren’t the only one who lost someone they loved when Shelby and Sandra died Your family loved them, too”

“You have no idea what you’re talking about,” he scoffed

“Whose fault is that, Dirk? I’nant with your baby and yet you’d never introduced ht, you acted as if I was no one special”

“How did you want me to act? You went behind my back”

“It was supposed to be a pleasant surprise! Soood o of”

“You’d have hter?” His eyes blazed, the veins on his neck bulged, his breath hissed

Needing to put distance between thee table, hoping to find comfort in the heirlooms she loved

“Answer ripped her arry face “Is that what this was about? Making nant doesn’t give you the right to go behind my back, Abby”

“My only purpose was to give you a special Christ yourself off to any possibility of having a good time”

“I have all the special Christmas memories I need”

“Well, good for you, Dirk,” she bit out, tired, frustrated, hurt, angry at him for his callous attitude “Maybe you should stop to think about everyone else who ht still want new special Christ such a selfish jerk!”

She jerked back, freeing herself fro her balance She stumbled, reached out to steady herself And failed

CHAPTER TWELVE