Mistletoe Magic by Melissa McClone

Author:Melissa McClone
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, christmas, cowboy, montana
Publisher: The Tule Publishing Group

An hour and a half later, Noah returned to the waiting area. More pet owners filled the chairs with cups of coffee balanced amid magazines and cellphones. Caitlin was there, too, in the same chair, her long, straight brown hair pulled back into a messy bun.

A funny feeling formed in the pit of his stomach.

Now that he’d found her he didn’t want to let her go again.

He wanted a second chance. Somehow he needed to convince her he deserved one, but how?

She wrung her hands.

Worried about the kitten? A good thing he had some answers now.

He walked toward her, thinking how much prettier she’d grown. Her looks had been just college-freshman cute years ago, until he’d spoken with her and realized how sweet and caring she was. All qualities that seemed to have matured into something even stronger now, like the woman herself. “You stayed.”

“I know you said I had time, but…” She wiped her palms on her jeans, stood. “How’s Mistletoe?”

“The blood tests were unremarkable.” He recognized the confusion in her eyes. “That means normal.”

“Great news.”

Caitlin’s relief for the kitten showed her big heart. Something Noah assumed was necessary for working at a preschool. Something else he hadn’t seen when they were dating was her determination. Herding cats might be easier than teaching three- and four-year-olds, but if anyone could do it, he had a feeling she could.

“Mistletoe’s also negative for FIV and FeLV.” “She’s doing well, given her condition when she arrived.”

“Fantastic.” Her excited word didn’t match her hunched shoulders.

Something was off. “Have you spoken with your friends?”

“Yes.” Caitlin looked him straight at the eyes, the corners of her mouth tight. “My friends are getting two kittens for Christmas, a brother-sister pair from her parents. They can’t take Mistletoe.”

The disappointment in her voice made him want to kiss Caitlin happy. He touched her arm instead. “Sometimes these things turn out for the best.”

She nodded, half-heartedly.

“Hey, Dr. Sullivan. Better watch out.” Veronica said from behind the counter. “You’re standing under the mistletoe.”

Noah glanced up. Sure enough, the greenery hung above him.

Smiles tugged on the lips of other worried clients. One was the owner of a cat who chewed on a lamp chord and electrocuted himself. The other owned a dog with a leg wound due to a broken fence rail.

Maybe hanging the mistletoe hadn’t been such a bad idea, especially now that he was standing here with Caitlin.

Pink tinged her cheeks. He remembered the charming blush from their days at MSU. He wanted a refresher with her kiss. Who was he kidding? He wanted to kiss her until she couldn’t think about anyone but him. “You game?”

“Sure.”

Not the most passionate response, but that was good enough with a kiss attached.

Anticipation surging through him, Noah lowered his mouth toward. She rose up on her toes to meet him halfway, surprising him once more. He’d made the moves before.

His lips touched hers. Soft, warm, sweeter than he remembered.

Merry Christmas to me.

He owed Santa a plate full of cookies and a beer. Mistletoe would get a treat.

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