He wanted to check his email to see whether KC had written. He was pretty certain she would.
Seeing a message from her, he clicked on it, excitement spiraling through him.
To:
[email protected] From:
[email protected] Subject: Ben’s here!
Dear Max, Happy Christmas, to you too! I wish I could be there with you, but I got a really nice surprise today. Ben’s here! He’s enjoying a quick nap, so I thought I’d take the time to send you an email. (I don’t think he’s had much sleep lately. When I suggested a nap, he jumped at the chance.) Please let your family know he’s well and accounted for.
And missing everyone too.
Max grinned and got up from the desk.
“Hey! Anyone who’s worried about Ben, I can help.”
He quickly had family surrounding him.
“Where is he, dear?” his mom asked impatiently, and he slid an arm around her.
“He’s with KC.”
“Oh,” Lainy said on a sigh.
“That’s wonderful! I’ve been feeling for her, and him. Knowing they’re together makes things so much better.”
