The Christmas Kettle Caper - Chapter 5

“There you are, Jenny dear. ‘Bout time you got up. The Pierson family doesn’t laze about, even on Christmas Day.” He wagged his finger at me.

For the first time in years, I’d cried myself to sleep.  The next morning, I woke long after the sun had come up and with a splitting headache.  I put my pillow over my head with a groan while Dolly …