Summary

In Chapter 10, when Jared picked Gina up to take her to the Festival of Trees, she shared cookies with him that she had baked from a family recipe, a tradition in her family. After looking at the bright, decorated trees, Gina decided she wanted to get one of her own. Jared suggested she allow him to take her to get the tree so they could bring it home in his Jeep since a real tree would not fit in her car.

In Chapter 11, Mandy and Jill attended a holiday open house at Beach Plum Cove Inn. Jill met Natalie, a girl who was the daughter of one of the hosts. Natalie cried when she could not locate her Elmo doll and then she wanted someone to read her Elmo book to her. Abby, Natalie’s mother said she was obsessed with Elmo. Natalie...