I'd love to have dinner with you, Cal." Cal's face registered surprise for a moment, before he broke out into the biggest, most beautiful smile, and my heart turned to mush right there under the stars.

almost every moment together, making up for lost time by window shopping on Main Street, cooking meals together in the townhouse with Katie (who was very much team Get Tho Crazy Kids Back Together), or taking brisk walks in the woods just outside of town. The stress from work chaos eased when I remembered Syl- via's words: In the end, it's all about love. So, I focused on the people I loved... my family, my friends and , knowing that any other problem in life could be solved. Nice 👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ always

Whew, that was good news. For a moment, I thought our conversation was over. But just as I was about to put my phone back into my pocket, his name lit up my screen. It said: You look very cute in your sweater, Rudolph. Warmth spread through me, from the crown of my head all the way down to my toes and yes, to the tip of my nose. I must've looked ridiculous, standing in the middle of the supermarket grinning down at my phone like a schoolgirl with a crush, but I didn't care. Connor thought I was cute. And he hadn't been weirded out by my goofy sweater. = cute overload : it’s blossoming ❤️❤️❤️❤️

His eyebrows shot up high. "To bake cookies with me," I said, quickly, feeling my heating. "I have a lot of work to do, but I'm not ready to goodnight to you yet." "How can I refuse an offer like that?" He opened the d me, putting a hand on the small of my back, and we walk the cold night air. "Let's go bake some cookies.?

Mountain? Just imagine in the years to come people will be sitting here drinking coffee and reminiscing about the lovely Mrs. Claus who always gave everyone a warm cookie." She looked me right in the eye. "Tell me you won't be a scrooge and unravel a thread in the tapestry of this town's Christmas traditions." Man, she was good. Way too good." I threw up my arms. "Fine, I'll do it