Chapter 129

Rafael sat in his car watching the guest go into the hotel, there were a lot of people, as he expected, but he couldn't bring himself to go in.

Nicole had called him two days to Christmas to inform him about it, he hadn't given a straightforward answer so if he doesn't show up, she might not think much of it, Christmas? It was hell, compound with the fact that he still wasn't able to come to an understanding with the Mining stuff and then his Christmas being the worst ever, he hated the holiday season, have hated it since he was a young child, even before his parents passed away, this year, he had thought it would be different, that he might finally enjoy the holidays with family but his plans were crushed months before Christmas, on Christmas, he had been at the office all through, Josie had invited him to have dinner with her but he turned her down, after the stuff that happened at his house with Josie, he tried to keep his distance from her so that she won't get the wrong ideas, he