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Chapters (50)
  1. Dedication
  2. About This Book
  3. CHAPTER ONE
  4. CHAPTER TWO
  5. CHAPTER THREE
  6. CHAPTER FOUR
  7. CHAPTER FIVE
  8. CHAPTER SIX
  9. CHAPTER SEVEN
  10. CHAPTER EIGHT
  11. CHAPTER NINE
  12. CHAPTER TEN
  13. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  14. CHAPTER TWELVE
  15. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  16. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  17. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  18. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  19. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  20. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  21. CHAPTER NINTEEN
  22. CHAPTER TWENTY
  23. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
  24. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
  25. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
  26. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
  32. CHAPTER THIRTY
  33. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
  34. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
  35. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
  36. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
  37. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
  38. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
  39. CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
  40. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
  41. CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
  42. CHAPTER FORTY
  43. CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
  44. CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
  45. CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
  46. CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR
  47. CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
  48. CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
  49. CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN
  50. CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT

He stared at the swatch of tan skin at the base of Cat’s throat visible above the top button of her plaid shirt. There was a small bruise peeking out above her collar. Noah swallowed hard, knowing he’d put that mark on her.

Cat coughed into her sports drink.

Paige patted her on the back.

“Down the wrong hatch,” Cat gasped weakly. She glared at Noah.

Stop it, she mouthed when Paige bent to dig through her purse.

Stop what? he mouthed back.

You know what!

Paige sat up swiftly, phone in hand, and then clutched her head. “Ooof. A little too fast. So, I’ll email the releases over to you, and we’ll need you at the park at four. Plan for about two hours.”

Cat glared at him and shoved her sunglasses back on. So, the kiss and ensuing second base hadn’t mellowed Cat one iota. Well, he wasn’t going to let it affect him either. As far as he was concerned, he’d pretend like he had no idea just how spectacular Catalina King’s breasts were.

“That’s fine.”

Cat snatched the paper Imani had given him off his desk. “Are these for streetlights?” she asked peering at the glowing reindeer over the tops of her sunglasses.

“A request from the city council. And, looking at the astronomical price tag, yet another no from me.”

“You don’t like them?” Cat asked.

“Besides them being incredibly gaudy, I don’t like the idea of wasting a huge chunk of the budget on reindeer. Even if their noses do light up. Now if you two will excuse me, I’ve got a town to run, and you’ve got one to rebuild.”

“Thanks for your time, Noah,” Paige said, offering him a friendly grin.

Cat grunted and headed for the door.

“I appreciate you both being willing to put aside your personal differences,” Paige said pointedly as she slung her bag over her shoulder.

Cat paused mid-stride, sighed as if the words pained her. “Bye, Noah.”

“Bye, Cat.”

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

Five weeks to Christmas Eve

Temperatures dropped and spirits rose as mid-November marched out of town. Progress was humming along on the job sites scattered around Merry. As word spread, more volunteers came out of the woodwork demanding to help. On the weekends, the town’s population swelled with drywallers, plumbers, and contractors giving up their days off to lend a hand.

And with every stranger who showed up to make a difference, Merry got just a little brighter.