Bryan wants to surprise his family by coming home for the holidays. But instead he finds himself staying at a hotel because the house is already filled with the rest of his family, including his estranged sister. Disappointed and hurt, Bryan spends his first night home at the local music store.
Things look up when he meets a cute clerk named Jordan who also seems bummed out by the Christmas spirit. The two bond, but when tensions with Bryan's family and their holiday gathering only seem to get worse, Bryan starts to wonder if he would have been better not coming home at all.

Eve Morton is a writer living in Ontario, Canada. She teaches university and college classes on media studies, academic writing, and genre literature, among other topics. She likes forensic science through the simplified lens of TV and philosophy through the cinematic lens of Richard Linklator. For more information, visit authormorton.wordpress.com.