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As she walks away, I realize I’m genuinely smiling. It’s been a long time since a woman has had that effect on me. Shit.
He should just pay Hake now
“We didn’t discuss relationship statuses.” “My bad. Thought you had, seeing as you were five seconds away from devouring her face.” I shoot him a glare. “I wasn’t.” “Oh, come on. A whole group of us sat here and watched a love story unfold. Ask Sammy.”
Change is in the air—I can feel it deep within. As I inhale the fresh air, I wonder if Claire is onto something. Maybe there is magic in Merryville. I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Lucas sits next to Emma, and I hear her giggle. A pang of jealousy hits me—an emotion I haven’t felt in years—and I tense up.
“You’re the one for him, Em. I haven’t seen him smile genuinely in a long time. It took a pink Power Ranger less than five minutes.”
As I step off the porch, I realize that the magic of Merryville found me when Hudson Jolly kissed me.
I swear she stole my soul because I haven’t felt the same since I learned she was back in Merryville.
“Do you think he’ll be your Mr. December, too?” I bite my lip. At the rate my heart is racing, he might be my Mr. Forever.
The Jolly boys are addictive. One minute they’re leaving hickeys on your neck, and the next they’re sliding diamonds on your finger.”
Like she would really mind that 🤣🤣🤣
“This is why we shouldn’t be alone.” “Why?” He leans in slowly, my jaw tilting upward. “Because I want to kiss you.” “Why do you resist it so much? Am I not your type?” His mouth hovers over mine, and my eyes flutter closed. “You’re everything I want.”
“How long are you stayin’?” “I’m letting you decide.” “And what if I never want you to leave?” She inhales sharply, licking her plump red lips, and I feel a shift between us. “I’m letting you decide that, too,” she whispers.
“Now you have the keys to my house...” “Next up is your heart,” she quips. “Good luck, babe. You’ll need it.”
“Stay with me through Christmas,” I whisper against her mouth. “Consider it done.”
Words are cheap. Action is everything. It’s the only thing that really matters.
“And, in the future, when I do something right, the only response I’ll accept is ‘thank you’ or ‘good girl.’”
“No strings attached, and no falling in love?” I question, my hands reaching for his jeans button. “I can settle for no strings attached. The other part? It might be too late for that,” he admits.
“I’m truly sorry that no one has ever made your heart skip a beat, and that it was me who did.” “What are you afraid of?” she asks, her warm gaze pulling me deeper in. “Falling in love with someone who leaves when things get too real,”
“You ruined me, Hudson. So fucking bad. I should’ve stayed away, but I can’t. I’m drawn to you.”
It may be our first time together, but I’m convinced she’s my soul mate.
“You’re already the calm in my storm, Em. Let me be the calm in yours.”
“I’ve been yours since July,” I admit, hardly able to contain the rush of sensations that flood me. “I’ve been yours, too,” she says. The confession is music to my fucking ears.
We’re falling in love.
“I’ll burn the world down for you and let the fire light our path. Me and you.”
“I wished on stars for love like this. All it took was finding you,”
