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She glares at ently withwith excite Especially, Christs in the whole fucking world”

She rolls her eyes heavenward, but also, for the briefest of seconds, a sone between one blink and the next, a scowl taking its place

The dramatics of it all make me smirk

Is it just me, or is someone in need of some holiday spirit?

Eventually, she gets out of the passenger seat and stomps her black boots across the pavement, away fro me in the dust

On a soft chuckle, I follow her lead, jogging to catch up with her, and I don’t hesitate to wrap my arm around her shoulders and pull her closer to me “You mad at me?”

“Yes,” she says, flashing an irritated look in my direction

“What can I do that will h I have no idea why I need to ask for forgiveness…”

When she doesn’t offer a response, her eyes still facing forward as we step out of the cold Verlance around the first few stores for so holiday sweet treats

If there is one way to Ava Lucie’s heart, it’s sugar

Great American Cookies spotted, I tell her a little white lie on the spot “Hey, ht here while I run to the bathroom?”

Ava just shrugs “Sure”

“But stay right here, okay?” I say, playfully holding on to both of her shoulders and swaying her back and forth “Don’t le inch”

She al toher teeth into her bottoo to the damn bathroom”

“Be right back” I wink and head toward lance over my shoulder, I see that Ava has now busied herself with her phone, and I make a beeline for the cookie mecca

Fiveof freshly baked chocolate chip cookies in one hand and a cup of hot cocoa in the other

“You still mad at me, Ace?” I ask, but she’s too focused on her phone to notice what’s in my hands

“Uh-huh,” she mutters, locks the screen of her cell, and shoves it back into her purse to meet my eyes

Instantly, she spots the bag of cookies and cocoa