The Billionaire Scrooge Next Door

by Olivia Hayle

I’m almost thirty. I’ve been on a ton of dates in my life, many bad, some good. And it’s been over a decade since I had a crush on Adam Dunbar. But my body doesn’t seem to know any of that.

We have no spare heat, we’re most likely snowed in, and I only have one bed and a two-seater couch. This is going to be a long night… and I’m looking forward to every minute of it in her company.

I’ll be his good girl, but I’m also a grown woman. And I want him.

I hold up my hands in surrender and have to bite the inside of my cheek to keep from grinning. I’m halfway to head-over-heels for this woman. Okay. A lot more than just halfway.

And in that moment I see what she sees. Christmas is a beautiful tradition for her. It’s sugar and spice and family, not flavored with bitterness or expectations. I see the world the way she sees it, and I want more of it in my life.

You spread magic, Holly. It touches everyone around you.”