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That ass

I glare at him Sure, the Swizzles are terrible, but he didn’t need to be so rude But I guess I shouldn’t be surprised

I escort the couple out, apologizing to thelare over my shoulder, I speak up so that I’m certain Ryan can hear me

“As I said,” I tell them “He’s not Reindeer Falls material”

Chapter Fourteen

There are few things that I look forward to more than the Reindeer Falls Christmas Fair Every year, it seems like it would be iical Like when you look under your Christmas tree and are sure you’ve opened up all of your presents, and you sigh because that’s it, that’s another year

Except what’s that? Is that a tiny present that was hiding in the back that you didn’t see?

That’s what the Reindeer Falls Christic, and not just a shot, but a tidal wave of it, crashing over the entire town to make sure it really sparkles

It’s not just the twenty-foot-tall tree in the center of it all It’s not just the tiny o-round with reindeer for the kids It’s not the horse-drawn carriages or thecontest It’s all of that, but it’sfamily on Christmas

For the billionth ti How he is If he one for weeks, back in Chicago, and clearly, I’m yesterday’s news

I should stop thinking about hi their best to cheer me up They even offered to read two Christmas books in January, but I just waved theht even need to take an eleven-month break from it like most people do

Still, I want to enjoy the Christmas Fair I have to be here, anyway, at least in my official capacity Christmas doesn’t happen by itself, even in Reindeer Falls It’s part of o around and check all the bows on la for safety hazards Then there’s nothing else to distractBooth Elf

Nor, and everyone knows it’s a PG kissing booth,a chaste kiss on the cheek But the proble booth is that I have a direct view of the lights at the fair, twinkling icicles that look like stars suspended in the sky