Chapter 140: So Awkward

The morning of Christmas Eve, Keeley rocked out to Christmas carols as she finished up the last of her baking and wrapped her presents for Aaron and her dad. Everybody else had been given their gifts before they left.

She realized that she had put things off too long and the subways would be nuts today; delivering things would be almost impossible to everyone but her neighbors. Ryan and her colleagues lived in different parts of town. It would be pretty dumb if she gave Christmas cookies to people after Christmas.

There was one person she knew with a car who might be willing to help her out. She shot him a text to see if he was available. 'Are you busy right now?'

As expected, Aaron responded right away. 'I'm at work. The office is open until 2 PM today because of the holiday. What's up?'

'I need to deliver some cookie plates but it'll take all day if I take the subway. It's cool if you're not free. I'll figure something out'