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Winter Camellias cover just about every square inch of the space, their fragrance stronger than I would have ever expected The red, pink, and white flowers create a canopy frohts are weaved through the trellises, low

Twinkle Glow

A table for two sits in the eous centerpiece with st tea candles The tablecloth is crisp and the place settings are sparkling

Candles, candles everywhere

Stunning

And Fritz was right; I don’t even see the heaters, probably hidden behind all the flowers, and while there’s a nip in the air, the temperature is pleasant

I won’t freeze

A bit begrudgingly, I have to adirl, I could have done worse This set-up is i

In the corner, aout from the shadows

A nize

A ht about while riding the elevator to this very roof

My eyes da

“Harry?”

My heart picks up speed as h all the scenarios Did he help set this up? Does he know Steve? Did my date hire hi? Is Harry a catfish? Is Steve?

This cannot be happening Aht on the damn roof with aafter for the past several hours?

Questions play on a loop in my mind, stomach in knots

I want to barf, but Fritz took , and I refuse to ruin these shoes

“Hi Felicity”

The more I look at him, thestaff In fact, he’s not dressed like a maintenance man at all

I take a few steps forward “What are you doing here?”

He s, steadying breath before saying, “We have a date”

My eyes look back and forth at his, trying to make heads or tails of the situation

“No I have a date with Steve You are not him”

He takes a step forward stopping right in front of ood Better than he had earlier in the day, and even in my three-inch heels I have to look up at him

He is that tall and co

Swoon