At
the same time the first flakes of snow began to fall Danny got a call from his
brother Sam saying that his flight was going to be late and that they wouldn’t
get to Pipershaven until midday the next day; after hanging up, he checked the
weather forecast and immediately went online, then he went and told Molly that
the visitors were delayed.
When
they woke up on Christmas Eve it was snowing heavily and was still falling
steadily when George arrived at the
cottage just in time for lunch.
He was there to be on hand to
get everyone settled in with their luggage, getting lunch was just a bonus.
As they were finishing their
drinks George got a text from a friend at the port and Danny got another call
from his brother.
“How are you doing?”
“Oh, that’s not good.”
George then showed him the
text message.
“Well, it’s worse than that,
they’ve just closed the port” he said.
And paused for the response.
“I’ve booked a suite for you
at the Mablethorpe Spa Hotel, just carry on down the Expressway, and get off at
the junction before the Pipershaven” he said.
“Ok just take it steady, lets
Facetime when you’re settled in, bye Sam.”
“What’s
wrong? Are they alright?” Molly asked with concern.
“They’re
fine” he replied, and she looked relieved “It’s just that the snow is worse on
the Finchbottom Vale than it is here, at the moment.”
“When
did you reserve them a suite?” she asked.
“Yesterday
after I checked the weather forecast” he replied.
“Well
done” she said and kissed him.
“So,
if you don’t need me anymore, I’ll get off” George said.
“Ok
George thank you” Molly said.
“How
did you get here today?” Danny asked.
“I
walked”
“Take
the Landrover” he insisted.
“I
don’t mind walking” he said.
“No,
we don’t want any yeti sightings on the island” Danny said and laughed.
“And
you’ve got to take this with you as well” Molly said and gave him a Christmas
giftbag full of presents.
“And
that’s why I like Molly more than you” he said, “She gives me presents, all I
get from you are Yeti slurs.”
They
were all laughing as they hugged goodbye and then wished each other Happy
Christmas.
In
light of the change of plans Molly, spent an hour or so to Facetime with her “friends” from Lakeside and when she
had finished, she sheepishly sidled up to Danny and asked.
“With your family stranded on
the mainland, what happens to Christmas?”
“It
means we will have the family Christmas when they make it to the island” He
replied.
“Oh
yes, I see” she said quietly.
“In
the meantime, we get to have another Christmas on our own” Danny continued
“Christmas
dinner and everything, just the two of us?” she asked.
“Yes”
“Oh
wicked” Molly exclaimed happily.
“That
meets with your approval then?”
“Yes”
she admitted “Sorry, but I really wanted us to spend our first Christmas Day
together, just the two of us.”
“Why
didn’t you say something before?” he asked, “We could have arranged Sam’s trip
for another time, but I thought you were happy about it, it was your idea.”
“I
know but we weren’t a couple at the time” she said, “You hadn’t seduced me at
that point.”
“I
don’t remember seducing you” he said, “I remember you snogging me without
provocation.”
“You
passively seduced me” she insisted and giggled, and he put his arm around her,
and they watched James Stewart and Donna
Reed in
“It’s a Wonderful Life”“.
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