I nod. “That’s the goal of any relationship, isn’t it? I guess the question is whether you want to go the distance with me.” My heart hammers while I wait for her response.

She smiles, and I swear it makes her eyes seem even more blue. “I want to go the distance with you, Andrew Wainwright.” Neither her voice nor her gaze wavers. Oh, how I’m jealous of her certainty.

I brush some of her hair off the side of her face. “I definitely want to go the distance with you, MacKenzie Montgomery.”

We meet halfway and seal our declarations with a slow, languid kiss, as though we have all the time in the world. I only hope that’s true.

We ended up ordering room service for dinner, neither of us wanting to make ourselves presentable to go down to the dining room. Then we took a bath—where we managed to behave ourselves—followed by a shower so we could both wash our hair—where we didn’t behave ourselves.

I’m surprised there’s not a dent in the tiled shower wall from how hard I took her against it.

Afterward, we got a fire going in the fireplace and cuddled and watched the movie One Magic Christmas. It wasn’t terrible, I’ll admit. Even if it was filmed way back in the 1980s.

I don’t want to wake up Kenzie, so I quietly get dressed and sneak down to the valet because I have to retrieve something from the back of the rental SUV. My hands feel a little shaky with nerves as I reach into the back and pull out the wrapped gift.

Today is Kenzie’s birthday.

I have something for her I was certain she’d like when I bought it, but now that it’s time to give it to her, I’m second-guessing myself.

After thanking the valet, I head back up to the room and sneak back inside, then place the present under the Christmas tree. I head over to the bed, where Kenzie’s hair is still splayed across the pillow and she’s sleeping soundly.

I should probably let her sleep, but I want today to be special for her. After she opens her present and we have breakfast in bed, I thought we’d take a walk around the trails on the property. Maybe tonight we’ll even make it out of bed to check out the trail with all the lights. The resort also has snowmobiles and a horse-drawn carriage ride.

I’m down for whatever she wants to do. Since we won’t be distracted by my parents, I want her first birthday with us as a couple to be special.

I sit on the edge of the bed and tuck her hair behind her ear. “Happy birthday, birthday girl.”