“Thank you,” she said, holding on to her smile with an effort. He was wearing a white fisherman’s sweater that made his shoulders look even broader, and worn jeans that clung to thick, sturdy thighs. There was a rip right over the left knee, and for some reason, that little slash of skin was fascinating. “I’m sure I’ll be able to get it back by the day after Christmas, at the latest.”

“Whatever,” he muttered, and turned toward the door. He’d taken two steps before she realized he was actually leaving.

“Wait!” She had to raise her voice over the din. “You didn’t give me your name!”

“I know,” he called without looking back, and with a jangle of bells, walked of out the door.

Dismayed, she watched him go. It had started to snow, and by the time he disappeared around the corner, his gilded hair was covered with a thin layer of white. “Well, shit,” she muttered, and looked down at the pile of camel-colored wool in her arms.

“Coffee for Nate,” the barista called out behind her.

She looked around. Nobody was approaching the counter. “Um, I’m sorry. Was Nate a tall, blond, white guy wearing this coat?”

The barista, whose name tag read Gem, blinked. “Yeah.”

“He, um, left.”

Gem continued to look confused. “Without his coat? It’s snowing.”

“It’s a long story,” Kit said, figuring it sounded better than he was so desperate to get away from me he walked coatless—and without his coffee—into a snowstorm.

“Right.” Gem stared at her for another moment, then down at the coffee. “Since he’s gone, do you want his coffee?”

“Oh. Um.” She eyed the cup. On one hand, it felt weird to take someone else’s drink. On the other, hers was currently soaking into the pile of cashmere in her arms, and the someone else was kind of a dick. “Sure, I guess. What is it?”

“Mocha latte,” Gem said, holding it out.

It figured that when something finally went her way, it was a measly cup of coffee.

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About the Author

About the Author

Hannah has been reading romance novels since she was young enough to have to hide them from her mother. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband—former Special Forces and an OR nurse who writes sci-fi fantasy and acts as In-House Expert on matters pertaining to weapons, tactics, the military, medical conditions and How Dudes Think—and their daughter, who takes after her father.