Chapter 77

An unusual white Christmas had descended on Bowling Green. It was a rare occurrence and even more rare that it was also freezing cold, the highs only into the teens. Inside the clubhouse, everyone was cozy and warm.

"Tyler, you have got to stop following me around with the mistletoe. I have stuff to do," Meredith joked good-naturedly.

Jagger called from across the room. "It's only natural, I mean you are newlyweds, right?"

Tyler and Meredith looked at one another, a smile they had shared numerous times since coming back from Gatlinburg. She winked at him and turned to face Jagger. "I don't know? Are we?"

"Damn it. The two of you are driving me up a wall. You're never going to answer that question are you?"

This time Tyler grinned at Jagger. "I don't know? Will we?"

Jagger groaned. "Bah humbug to you both."

Denise came out of the kitchen, fanning her face with a dishtowel. "Somebody else is gonna have to go in there a while. Otherwise, I'm gonna be sick on the Christmas Tu