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“I meant that”

He laughed Damn, she was cute “I’ They’ll treat you like you’re this year’s Christel”

She cringed “It was baked goods”

He leaned in and dropped his gaze to her eye level, inhaling that sweet scent only belonging to her “I never said they couldn’t be a bit much, at times” He chuckled to hian packing those up in the boxes to return to his fellow cops who had lent the his With that siroin His plan had been to keep things platonic today, ensuring nothing could go wrong with his pro this new side of her, he asked, “Got any plans tonight?”

She closed the box “Maisie was talking about watching sappy Christht”

“How about I give you a pass on that?” He rose and dropped his gaze to her as she stayed on her knees Weakness flooded hiht there when they were both naked

“What kind of pass?” she breathed, obviously reacting to the heat tor him

“Coht”

“Hainst his hard planes “And pass up Christh one”

He grinned, tucking her hair behind her ear “What if I proht will be more romantic than those sappy Christmas movies?”

She slid her hands up his biceps “That’s a hefty proht his mouth close to hers

Right as his lips brushed across hers, a surprised voice said, “I don’t believe it”

He glanced sideways finding Clara For a ht Clara was surprised about Darryl nearly kissing Penelope He quickly realized that he had it all wrong when Clara added, “You did all this, Penelope?”

“God, no,” Penelope gasped, taking a step back, her cheeks notably flushed “Darryl put this event on I just helped by getting some treats at the bakery”

Clara watched her cousin for a long moment then placed her hands onto her hips “That’s it Fess up, what in the hell is going on here? Why are you helping with this? I thought you hated Christmas”