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She looked out of the‘I love Christmas—especially when it snows It ht falls and you can look out across the dark city and see snow-covered roofs I always automatically want to watch the sky to see if I can spot Santa’s sleigh’

‘Aren’t you a little old for Santa?’ Her eyes were sparkling She really did love thethat for the last five years he’d well and truly lost

It made him realise how sad he’d been How much he’d isolated himself Sure, plenty of people didn’t like Christmas Lots of people around the world didn’t celebrate it

But, when it had been a part of your life for so long, and then so had destroyed it, the reminder of what it could be circulated around his mind

She set down her knife and fork ‘Finlay Ar me there’s no Santa?’ She said it in such a warhts without any regrets

He pushed his plate away ‘Grace Ellis, I would never say so like that’

She wagged her finger at him as her phone beeped ‘Just as well In that case I won’t need to tell you off’ She glanced at her phone ‘Oh, great, the light bulbs have arrived’ She reached around for her pink coat and woolly hat Her eyes were shining again ‘Co!’

How on earth could he say no?

CHAPTER FIVE

‘I HAVE THE perfect dress for you’ Mrs Archer clapped her hands together ‘You’ll love it!’

‘What?’ Grace was stunned out of her reverie She’d spent the last few days in a fog A fog na

He’d ed to commandeer staff from every depart the light bulbs on the external display Five specially phoned-inthe purple and white strips down either side of the exterior of The Ar

As they’d stood together on the opposite side of the street to get a better look, Finlay had given her a nudge ‘It does look good, Grace You were right’ He took a deep breath ‘Thank you’

The closed-offout of his shell Except Finlay hadn’t been in a shell Grace got the i he’d let penetrate ork