A Match Made At Christmas by Ellen Jane

Author:Ellen Jane [Jane, Ellen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2018-12-10T00:00:00+00:00

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Lee decides she’s been going about this wish thing all wrong. Rebecca said she needed to clear the block by accepting change and responsibility, so if she can use her wish to do that, the rest should resolve itself. Then the way forward will clear for Lee to move towards whatever the lovers card has planned for her.

Probably.

Rebecca told her to look inward, so, as she sits across from Max and Jo at the restaurant they have chosen for dinner—three options were picked out of a hat and subjected to a rigorous elimination round of paper, scissors, rock—she forces her mind clear of all extraneous thoughts and focuses on the now.

The now, it turns out, is full of overwhelming sensations and emotional baggage. It’s too hot in here, even after the blistering cold of the walk. Her jumper is scratching against her neck, there is something stuck in her left shoe, and Jo looks so beautiful it’s all Lee can do not to lean across the table and kiss her.

The now sucks.

Still, the restaurant has a lovely atmosphere—velvet drapes and candles on every table, although a few of their candles are unlit. It’s soothing and warm, and Lee is with her two favourite people. She sucks in a breath, letting it out in a slow exhale that feels like a release. The light from their one lit candle flickers across their faces. Contentment stirs in her chest; she still has this. Even if everything else is a disaster, she has this.

“So, what made you decide to move back?” Max asks once the waiter has poured their wine and left them with the menus.

Jo shrugs. “I don’t know, I just looked in the mirror one day and realised I didn’t like what I saw.”

Max sputters. “What are you talking about, man? You’re this big, successful business chick. What’s not to love?”

Lee hides her smile behind her glass, but she is watching Jo carefully, because inside she is as confused as Max.

“Well,” Jo says, glancing between them. “Planning and managing events is all about other people, yeah? So, I was always chasing after other people’s dreams and other people’s expectations, and it was making me so unhappy I couldn’t take it anymore. It’s like a respect thing—how can you ignite respect and love in others if you don’t respect yourself first, you know? And that means every part of you—your wants and needs, all of it. So, I just… stopped. I let everything go and asked myself what was important. What was I missing?” She gazes at the table, slim fingers twisting the napkin into tiny knots. Her next words are quieter as if she doesn’t mean to say them out loud. “What did I want?”

Lee stares at her. A swooping sensation builds in her stomach, like she is poised on the edge of a cliff, waiting to drop.

Jo lifts her head and the moment shatters. “So, I decided to come home, but now I’m really in the hole. Don’t

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