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‘And you didn’t freeze to death?’
He could see her watching his reflection in the glass ‘Not yet There wasn’t enough snow And I didn’t have anyone to ht place, or the right time’
‘How do I know any of this is true?’
He nodded and walked over to the kitchen counter ‘When I phonedup the castle, she threatened rievous bodily harm if I came back to visit without you’
She spun around ‘So, your mother wants you to date me?’
He s for forgiveness first’
She sucked in a breath and pulled her hands around herself She rocked back and forth a little ‘You’re going to clean up the castle?’
He nodded ‘Starting January the sixth Once it’s clean, I will probably need to hire an interior designer to help me redecorate’ He raised his eyebrows ‘Can you think of anyone I ht ask?’
She took a step closer to the counter ‘I ht purple was such a Christmas colour She decorated one of the most exclusive hotels in London’ He nodded and smiled as she added, ‘But I’ve heard she’s expensive’
He picked up the decorations fro I need to do To ht’ He held out his hand towards her ‘Will you come with me?’
She looked at his hand for a second before finally reaching out and sliding her hand into his He walked the buttons to take theround floor
It was New Year’s Eve The hotel was busy with guests staying for the New Year’s celebrations Finlay ignored them all He strode across the foyer with Grace’s hand in his, only slowing dohen they reached the main Christmas tree
He took a deep breath ‘A feeeks ago you found soel fro it on the tree ‘You also re it to Scotland with us’ He lifted his hand towards it ‘It’s a memory One that I will treasure and respect’ He pulled soift’ He nodded his head and smiled ‘This one was left in eable With er than I can ever hope to achieve init on the tree in front of theave me this before we’d ever met She knew before I did, before we did, the potential that was in the air’
He spun the silver heart around so Grace could see the engraving
She read it out slowly ‘“Mele way, But new asped and put her hand to her ave you that?’
He nodded as he turned Grace around and slid his arms around her waist
‘How do you feel about an Castle?’
She sht have to be persuaded’
He caught the twinkle in her eye ‘And how ht I do that?’