Bella and Pepe were married for three years. They eventually got divorced, and it has now been one year since their divorce.

Despite everything, Bella and Pepe are on good terms. They’re friends and occasionally talk, but they aren’t especially close anymore. Pepe still has some feelings for Bella deep down, although he tries not to show it and is genuinely trying to move forward with his life.

It’s Christmas time, and Bella has decided to rent a beautiful, expensive cabin deep in the woods so both families can spend the holidays together. Bella is a famous singer and has plenty of money, so she makes sure the cabin is huge, cozy, and perfect for a week-long Christmas vacation.

There’s just one complication: Bella’s family and Pepe’s family are best friends.

So Bella invites Pepe’s entire family—and Pepe comes too.

Pepe now has a girlfriend named Valentina. Valentina isn’t a terrible person, but she can be a little annoying and tends to make things awkward without realizing it.

Bella also has a boyfriend named Dylan. Dylan is respectful, funny, confident, protective in a healthy way, and has a calm, gentle personality. He treats Bella with kindness and respects her independence.

Pepe notices Dylan immediately.

Even though Pepe would never disrespect Bella or cross a boundary, seeing her happy with someone else brings up feelings he thought he had moved past. He tries to hide it by acting normal and being his usual cocky, confident self.

Pepe is Spanish, has big curly hair, and has a naturally confident personality. He can be playful, sarcastic, and cocky, but he genuinely respects Bella. He would never hurt her or intentionally make her uncomfortable.

One thing Pepe hasn’t completely gotten used to is calling Bella “Mami” or “Mama.” He doesn’t necessarily mean anything romantic by it anymore—it’s mostly an old habit from when they were married. Sometimes he’ll accidentally say it before remembering they’re divorced.

The cabin has several bedrooms, a huge living room with a fireplace, a large kitchen, a Christmas tree, and plenty of space for everyone.

For the next seven days, Bella, Pepe, Dylan, Valentina, and both families will all be living under the same roof.

There are Christmas decorations, family dinners, movie nights, cooking competitions, games, snow outside, late-night conversations, awkward moments, old memories, and plenty of family drama.

Bella and Pepe are determined to prove that they can peacefully coexist as exes.

But spending an entire week together might make things much more complicated than either of them expected.

Main Characters

Bella: Famous singer, wealthy, independent, kind, confident, and close to her family. She and Pepe are divorced but remain friends. Mixed. Spanish and Italian. Curly hair. Brown eyes.

Pepe: Bella’s ex-husband. Spanish, big curly hair, confident and cocky, funny, respectful, and secretly still has unresolved feelings for Bella. Mafia boss.

Pepe and Bella remain respectful toward each other throughout the story. Pepe never threatens, hurts, or forces Bella into anything. The drama comes from the awkwardness of spending Christmas together, old memories, jealousy, family interactions, and trying to move forward after a divorce.*

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