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Clara gave her a disbelieving look, and hell, Penelope deserved that look a thousand tiaze fell to the bay s behind the kitchen “Mason You need a coat!” She rushed toward the back door, grabbing his winter coat before heading back outside

“You’re my hero,” Maisie said with drahen Clara disappeared out the back door “Skating on the fountain in high heels And so”

Penelope ignored Maisie’s amusement and whirled around to Amelia “Seriously, you saw me on YouTube?”

“Oh, yeah, and it was so da her fork into her pie “We also saw you fawning all over Darryl”

Maisie handed Penelope her phone The hazy event froht appeared on the screen She wasn’t sure what she expected to feel, but she did know one thing “Hey,” Penelope said after a h heels!”

As ith Darryl?”

“Very well,” she said “I think he’s actually gotten hotter over the years How is that even possible?”

Maisie shrugged “He’s probably also happy that a wo ladies keep trying to set hi for him”

/>“I’ot two big red Xs against hiood guy all the time”

“Ha,” Penelope said “I think that good guy thing is all for show That bad boy could definitely be on the naughty list, especially when you get him naked”

Maisie giggled “Gross, and yet, I’uys Darryl’s sweet, and you deserve some fun over the holidays too” She paused then s a romance to warm up the winter”

“I wouldn’t say we’re rekindling anything,” Penelope clarified “It was aher a funny look “What?”

“Oh, nothing,” A up the pie on her fork “I’uy that could er than a few months”

“No one has that ain “Especially not a small-town cop who plays by all the rules”

“But didn’t you just say he’s a bad boy?” Maisie countered