I slowly lift two fingers to Cole’s mouth, pressing them against his lips before bringing them back to mine. “What was that for?” he breathes out, staring intensely into my eyes as if I’ve put him in a trance. My head shifts to see they’re all looking at me like that. My gaze travels up past Cole to the top of the fireplace hearth. The place where I was supposed to come out and kiss Reed to seal the deal. “Mistletoe,” I say with a smile. “Is that a yes?” Reed asks from my side. I shake my head, looking between them again. “It’s a yes, yes, yes”—my eyes stop on Cole’s—“and yes.”




