Christmas Secret: Christmas Cookie Challenge by Hazel J. North

Author:Hazel J. North [North, Hazel J.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2022-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Millie

Maybe I exaggerated a bit when seeing all the fun things the Winter Festival has to offer, but in my defense, the event was never this fun when I was young. Still, shouting about marshmallows and downing three cups of cocoa might’ve been a bit too much. I’m a forty-year-old woman, after all. Aren’t I supposed to play it cool and act sophisticated in public?

I’m grateful Gabe hasn’t given me a weird look. Instead, he’s been stealing glances at me whenever he thinks I’m not looking. I kind of like it, even though I’m still a bit mad at him whenever I think about our past. Maybe mad isn’t the right word. Sad is, though. We’re having so much fun together. What if we missed ten years of fun because of his choice to leave?

“Millie.” Gabe’s voice reaches me, and by the look on his face, he’s been trying to get my attention for a while. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah, I’m sorry. I got distracted thinking about work,” I lie.

How can I tell him that I still want him after all these years without me putting my heart on the line again?

“That’s okay.”

I smile at him, hiding my true feelings of nervous anticipation and need. “We should go and secure a spot for the Christmas tree lighting. If we get there early, we’ll have a fantastic view.”

His eyes light up. “I think I know the best spot in town to watch the lights go on.”

He extends his hand to me. As soon as our fingers intertwine, that familiar warmth flushes through me once again. We make our way to the now abandoned gazebo and empty playground. Gabe’s right. The spot is located on a slight incline, making it the perfect place to have an overview of the town square below.

We sit down on the bench in the gazebo.

“The Christmas tree lighting should start any moment,” I say, checking the time.

“I know, but there’s something else I want to do right now.”

I give him a questioning look, and he answers by pointing his finger upward. “Mistletoe.”

That one simple word makes my body tingle. It’s packed with a promise of our lips touching, of us getting closer than we’ve ever been, and I’m so nervous it makes me giggle like a sixteen-year-old.

He waits to kiss me like the gentleman he is. I lick my lips and smile, giving him the go-ahead.

Gabe tilts my chin up with his hand. I meet his unflinching gaze. The music and laughter from the town square fade into the background until it’s just the two of us, inching closer and closer and closer…

His mouth touches mine, and it’s like being plugged into an electrical socket. His fingers brush my cheek while his tongue finds its way inside. A soft moan brews in my throat. No one has ever kissed me like this before.

His kiss is filled with need and rawness yet edged with what I can only describe as something bordering on… love.

We break free from each other, gasping for air.

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