The Happy List (Better With You, #1)

by Briar Prescott

“March has disguised itself as a spring month when in reality, it’s the dying cry of winter.” He gestures around himself and the thin layer of snow that covers the ground. “Exhibit A. The moment February ends, we’re all pumped up with the sweet promise of impending spring, but let’s be honest, March is not spring. At best it’s a shitty preview, and at worst it’s a middle finger from winter. Nobody wins with March. It’s all withered and gray and plain or snowstorms and freezing temperatures you’re not equipped to handle because you’ve already packed away your winter coats.”

Commence operation Everything Is Normal. I place my shoes on the rack. Normally. I take off my jacket. Normally. I go to the kitchen, where I hear movement. Normally. I stop in the doorway and fight off a bolt of desire when I see Gray in his sweatpants and T-shirt, and that, too, I do very normally.