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"Then I will definitely make it happen," she vowed Because she was desperate for another one of those sweet kisses despite the risk of Hannah walking in on the lids and checking on things that were sio

"Trace," she said without turning around, "if I ask you so, will you tell me the truth?"

"If I can," he said at once

"You did ements for Santa and the presents, didn’t you?"

"Do you really want to know?" he asked, sounding vaguely frustrated "Wouldn’t you prefer to think it was part of the Christic?"

She turned to face hi credit where credit’s due I’ht-year-old who still believes in Santa, at least when it suits her I know the kind of effort andlike the one we had happen The person responsible should be thanked"

He shrugged, looking as if her persistence , okay?"

"It was more than that and you know it You lad," he said "Can we drop it now?"

"Why do you hate ad nice?"

"Because I didn’t do that s Nate wasto play Santa, especially since he had that gift from Mae for you"

"Which onderful of hiht me a floor polisher and a professional-quality tool kit, for heaven’s sakes"

"A lot of people would say that gift explains why I’le," he said

"And I say it explains why I find you so completely and utterly irresistible," she said

"Irresistible, huh?" A grin tugged at the corners of his reed that anyaround with Hannah underfoot would be a bad idea"

"Did we agree to that?"