Snow in Love by Aimee Friedman

Author:Aimee Friedman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2018-12-07T16:00:00+00:00

But at closing time on December 23, Maxine didn’t care about being noble. Because that evening—the evening before their last official day—Sandy was handing out paychecks. As soon as Maxine received the flat envelope, she bid her coworkers good night and tore downstairs into the employee changing room. She had two clear goals, and they flashed before her like road signs: Bank. Dress. Bank. Dress. The boutique was still open for another thirty minutes. She was going to make this happen; she hadn’t suffered for six days in vain.

The downstairs salespeople were quietly organizing stacks of handbags as Maxine thundered past them, her burnt-orange peacoat flapping behind her. She was zeroing in on the double doors when Heath Barton suddenly appeared and blocked her way.

“You can’t leave now,” Heath told her, holding up the palm of one hand and smiling devilishly. “I forbid you.”

Maxine hadn’t seen Heath yet that day and normally would have welcomed any excuse to return his playful banter. But tonight was an exception. She crossed her arms over her chest. “Heath, stop it. I have to be somewhere.”

“Not in those ears you don’t,” Heath shot back, his grin deepening.

“Wha—?” Maxine touched the sides of her head to confirm, and sure enough, her pointy friends were still in place. Trying not to blush, Maxine yanked them off and crammed them into her messenger bag. She could well imagine the sight she would have made.

Citywide police alert! There’s a fugitive elf running up Fifth Avenue!

“Listen, Maxine,” Heath said, and he moved in close to her, so close that she could feel the warmth coming off him and smell his smoke-and-cider scent. Maxine’s pulse had already been going nuts from her mad dash through Barton’s; now it shot up to an emergency-room rate. “I talked to Mr. Perry today, so we’re on for lunch tomorrow,” Heath continued, his voice deep and private. “I’ll come pick you up around noon?”

Finally! Maxine felt a swell of anticipation as she met Heath’s gaze. What a glorious way to celebrate her last day at Barton’s. She hoped they’d go someplace cozy and low-lit, maybe with a fireplace and waiters serving something gross-but-fancy, like caviar on toast. It would be, quite simply, the best lunch of Maxine Silver’s life. “Sounds good,” she told Heath, trying to keep her tone neutral.

Heath nodded, and a look of gratitude passed over his handsome face. “Terrific,” he said. “There’s something I’ve been wanting to ask you for a long time, and, well—” He smiled and pushed a hand through his black hair. “You’ll see tomorrow.”

Oh … my … God. Maybe it was because The Dress was mere heartbeats away, but suddenly Maxine knew what Heath wanted to ask her. “Is it about New Year’s?” she whispered. It all made sense, didn’t it? Heath hadn’t brought up Tara’s party before, so he was clearly waiting for the two of them to be alone … so he could ask Maxine to be his date. Maxine felt dizzy with luck and surprise.

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