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For a sieous, with dark wood floors, a decent-sized kitchen with kick-ass appliances and reat view of the city He had two bedroouy--or even a couple with no kids--it was perfect

Not that Stella was thinking of Trick being part of a couple, or of her being part of a couple with him But if in her wildest fantasies she entertained the idea, she could definitely live here It was close to the subway and she could be at the Theater District in no tiht had occurred to her or anything

Okay, ht occurred to her She took another couple sips of coffee and wandered over to the s Fresh snow coated the rooftops and down below, ht shine From inside the warmth of Trick’s apartment, it felt like Christmas She turned around and slid into one of Trick’s comfortable chairs

The problem was, indoors it wasn’t the holidays at all He had no decorations Nothing Not even a wreath on the door, or a candle on any of the tables

He at least needed a Christ room and entry area There was plenty of space for one Not a super huge tree, but a moderate-sized one would definitely fit there

She was projecting and she knew it, but she had no room in her apartment for a real tree, so she had a tiny one-foot fake tree on her kitchen pass-through It was the best she could do to bring the holiday into her place

But here? Trick could do so , which had always been one of her favorite things about the holiday She remembered all the Christmases she and Greta had shared with their parents

She paused, drank her coffee, and thought about her mom and dad Dad was always so busy ork that he never took the time to come out here to visit, had never once seen her dance Work was always more important Her mom had flown out a couple of tiht"

She lifted her gaze to see Trick co workout pants and no shirt, his feet bare His hair was sleep et used to seeing hi

"I put a cup out for you"

"Thanks" He brewed a cup of coffee and ca about?"

"My parents"

"Yeah? What about theet into it with hi"

He laid his cup down and grasped her hand "Tell me"