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"Are you cooking for Thanksgiving or are we going out?" I asked her as I cleaned the table

"We worando skiing I haven’t skied in a couple of years," I smiled

"Julia, you do know that you and Jake won’t be able to share a roo sure because when your dad says soet mad"

"Don’t worry I already knew that" I smiled

We cleaned up the rest of the dishes, and I headed upstairs to Collin’s roo My dad wanted us to have a full day of skiing on Wednesday Everybody arranged their schedule so they could fly with us We boarded our plane and Jake was in awe

"Pretty cool, huh?" I smiled

"Yeah I’ve never been on a private plane before This is a"

Mason and Landon boarded the plane and I ran up to the?" Uncle Mason asked

"I’ and itnext to you" He smiled

"How are you, Jake?" Landon asked as they shook hands

After we took off, Jake and I unbuckled our seat belts and sat down on the couch We weren’t there long before my dad stole him away from me Uncle Denny walked over and sat down next to ood, Uncle Denny How are you?"

"No complaints You and Jake remind me of your mom and dad Except Jake isn’t a stubborn ass like your father" He shed as I put my hand on his arm "No, he’s not"

"I heard that, Denny" My dad s you haven’t already heard, son"

My dad sighed "Co in the back, old man"

We finally arrived in Aspen My dad spared no expense renting the eight-bedrooht-bathroom chalet We walked in and the beauty of it overtook h the door

"Oh, Connor This is a," she said to him

"I knew you’d love it, baby It’s all for you" He sht" She growled

Jake looked at hed

"Ohdistance!"

My ave her a half so find our room," I said

I kneould only be a matter of seconds before ht now," he said

"What is it, Daddy?" I innocently asked

"You and Hailey will be sharing a room and Jake and Collin will share a room"

I put on et to have all the fun?"

The expression onto have taken a picture of it "Julia Rose!" he exclaimed

"Let the it," Denny said as he walked by and winked at me

"Absolutely not!"

"Sorry, Julia, I tried The old ether even if you were married

"Denny!" o have a scotch"

Jake and I started laughing I gaveand that I kneeren’t sharing a rooht never entered irl tiht my story The reality was that Collin, Hailey, Jake, and I had already worked out our sleeping arrangeo for a walk When we stepped outside the door, the lightly falling snow had created a fresh blanket on the ground It was the perfect night for a ith the person you love

"I’rip around h the holiday without you"

"I think you would have survived" He winked

"Would you have?"

"Of course I would’ve I would’ve just found someone else to replace you for a few days"