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“Obviously” Sutton nods like it’s no biggie, waving the question away like she can just drop that into the conversation and we’re not going to interrogate her about it

“Oh, snap,” Lexi says, looking at Sutton ide eyes “I guess that situation really escalated”

“Yeah” I stare at Sutton, eyes narrowed “I thought you said Jake Sheppard was your archnemesis”

“I just think you should be careful,” Sutton continues, co the attempt to sidetrack her with an inquisition into her own sex life

As if I’m a child who can’t take care of herself

“Whatevs,” I say, refusing to buy into their obnoxious pessi Christmas spirit this year That’s why they wanted to switch up our book club into boringI’m delusional, but not so delusional that I can’t see what’s right in front of me

To prove my point, I add, “He told , and I think he’s probably going to ask me to spend Christmas with him”

Sutton and Lexi both offer me smiles at that, but they’re weak Then Sutton asks if we can focus on the book because she has sohts on character development, and just like that, the topic of Ryan Sheppard is closed I’d be annoyed, but I’m easily wooed by a chance to defend the book in question because the trope is my favorite Instalove

Besides, what does it et it? I’ to hear Ryan Sheppard say three ical words today

No, not I love you

Three different ical words

Spend Christmas with me

Okay, yeah that’s four words Whatever

I’ht of it He’ll say those words, and I’ll crush my mouth to his, and he’ll sweep me up in his arms and we’ll have sex in the snow

Okay, maybe not literally snow That would be cold

But nearby With snow falling across the s

Because that’s the power of Christic in Reindeer Falls, baby