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“That best being the ornament hunt?”

“The orna cereh ride” She let out a happy sigh “I’lad”

“Me, too,” he surprised her by saying and by entle squeeze

Sarah’s gaze dropped to where his hand held hers, then lifted back to his eyes, seeing that so for earlier

That so that said he felt the connection between them just as she did

Thatto pull the cold Deces

“Sarah, I—”

“Wow You two have been busy,” Rosie exclaiic had been stirring in the air “The trees are the prettiest I’ve ever seen”

Immediately, Bodie’s hand dropped and he stepped away from Sarah and the tree

“I was just telling Bodie the saed the ornaht disappointaze had become shrouded, at how lonely her hand felt without his near

At how much she wanted to knohat he’d been about to say, to do

Internally, she groaned at Rosie’s ti

But otten caught up in theshe and Bodie could beco more than what they were That he’d choose to stay in Pine Hill, to date her and see what developed between them But that was ridiculous Of course Bodie didn’t want to stick around There was nothing in Pine Hill to draw someone so worldly

She already knew she wasn’t reason enough for someone to stay

Catching on that she , Rosie looked back and forth between them Sarah prayed her friend would use discretion hat she said