A Christmas Gift
Copyright© 2021 by DB86
Chapter 3
Red Harding, co-owner of The Jammed, read the email for the third time, and his smile became bigger with each read.
“Kat! Tony! Could you come here for a minute?” he called out.
Kat Davies was Red’s wife and head waitress at the restaurant. Tony Marino was the other co-owner and chef. He was responsible for putting the restaurant on the state culinary radar.
“What is the emergency?” they both asked Red.
“Read this,” Red Harding said pointing at the screen.
Kat and Tony both stared at the screen in silence for a few minutes.
“This is the most romantic email I’ve ever read,” Kat said wiping the tears from the corner of her eyes. “To think that I had to organize my own proposal...”
“Hey, it wasn’t exactly like that,” Red complained.
“I helped a lot with it,” Tony added. “Red is as romantic as a bull with a headache.”
Tony and Kat laughed.
“What do you think about the email?” Red said trying to divert the subject away from him.
“I think it’s a wonderful idea. Grace deserves this and more. She has done a lot for the people of Middletown,” Kat opined.
“Landon too. It’s funny that he thinks, we might not know who he is,” Tony added. “Since the play, he is one of the most famous and beloved people in town. His email certainly inspired me. Let me pull a lovers menu together before answering his email, Red.”
“I’ll help,” Kat offered. Tony looked at her with surprise. “Not with the menu, silly, but with the rest of the stuff. Don’t breathe a word about this to anyone unless needed. I don’t want the rumor mill to alert Grace and spoil Landon’s plans.”
Red rubbed his chin and said, “Whatever you do, you should include Marcus Carter. He and Landon became close and I don’t want to get on the old man’s bad side. We are leasing the restaurant from him.”
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