Face the Music (Replay Book 1) by K.M. Neuhold

Author:K.M. Neuhold
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2018-05-20T04:00:00+00:00

Cutting down the tree includes a lot of cursing, but we manage to get it done eventually. Carrying it back to the entrance goes about the same as cutting it down went, but when I see it strapped to the roof of the car, I feel a sense of accomplishment.

“I’m kind of surprised we pulled that off,” I say, brushing pine needles off my coat.

“Surprised?”

“Yeah, call me crazy but neither of us are exactly the height of macho. I wasn’t confident that a nerd who spends his days in a science lab, and an artist whose only calluses are from playing guitar could manage to cut down a tree and carry it half a mile.”

“Fair enough, but we did pull it off. It’s because we make a good team, Freckles.”

My heart flutters at his declaration, and for a second, I almost lean close and brush a kiss to his chin like I always did when we were teens. It feels right. Everything inside me is tired of resisting Linc, even if my brain keeps shouting very valid reasons to keep my distance.

“That’ll be thirty-five dollars,” the attendant tells us, snapping me out of my momentary insanity.

Lincoln pulls out his wallet and pays and then we head back to the cabin.

Getting it set up inside is another adventure, our hands getting covered in sap as we try to get it to stand up straight in the tree stand.

“Do you have decorations or anything?” I ask once the tree is standing upright.

“As a matter of fact, I do. I have decorations, and I also have hot cocoa and ingredients for sugar cookies.”

“Linc,” I say his name softly. He planned the perfect Christmas for us. It’s the first real Christmas I’ve had since my parents died.

“Come on, let’s start a fire, and then we’ll make hot cocoa and decorate the tree.”

“Okay, but only if we put on Christmas music.”

“You’ve got yourself a deal.”

Lincoln

The fire crackles merrily in the fireplace, and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s version of the “Christmas Canon” is playing from my phone.

“You’re concentrating the tinsel too much in one location,” Jace scolds, picking up the clump I just laid on a branch and spreading it into smaller pieces. “It’s just supposed to be a little bit here and there to catch the light and make the tree shimmer.”

“I’m sorry, I guess I haven’t been properly trained in Christmas tree decoration etiquette.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll get you up to speed.” Jace winks, and my heart feels too big for my chest.

“Thank you for having Christmas with me,” I say quietly, mesmerized by the way the twinkling lights on the tree dance across his skin.

“Not like you gave me much choice. I’m pretty sure if I’d refused you would’ve showed up at my place with the tree and those damn puppy dog eyes you know I can’t say no to.”

“Very true,” I agree with a smile. “I’ve never had a nice Christmas like this. You know how it was for me growing up, and the last ten years we’ve either been on the road or I’ve been all alone in my big, empty penthouse.

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