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Now the guilt really does hit Go back to his office? Leave Reindeer Falls? That wasn’t in the plan

But et over this ridiculous fantasy

“Of course,” I say, straightening up “Chicago That’s probably where you belong”

“Right,” he says, but I swear his gaze lingers on aze could say all that And if lad we finally agree on so about how all the e could agree on the creative usage of ribbon

Stop that Now you’re really losing it

“Well, good luck,” I tell hi my throat “I’ll see you in the New Year”

He winks on his way out the door, and that’s when I realize what this means

He won

That jackass is going to skip toithout decorating

Chapter Six

After my last run-in with Ryan Sheppard—at least until January—I have to do soet my mind off of him and my newly developed fetish for Grinches I have to erase the visual of the most perfect specimen of man ever created I have to reic is greater than any Christuy from the city