Gusmas 2012 Title: Chelsea Christmas Author:brianswalk Word Count: 100 A/N: Thanks, as always, to my Jeannie. And thank you to Michelle for confirmation on my Spanish. Warnings: Mild angst, I hope. Prompt: Dec 18 A/N2 Thats one Drabylon dollar and one dollar for my personal challenge to use prompt "Dec 18"
Chelsea Christmas
Settling into the booth across from Ernesto, Justin chided himself as he looked beyond the rain-spattered lights of the world outside the deserted Chelsea diner. You made your decision to stay and work. No regrets.
“Maybe he’ll surprise you, this man of yours with the big gestures.”
“No, he texted me; he landed in Toronto hours ago.”
Recalling the many lonely Christmases he’d spent in his youth, Ernesto rapped his knuckles against the scarred table and announced decisively, “It’s settled. After our shift, you come home with me. Rosa and the boys adore—”