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“Oh, look who it is,” Norah says as I approach.
“Hi, Isaac,” Willa calls.
“Ladies,” I greet.
Sela’s eyes flicker to me, and her cheeks blush a sexy shade of pink.
“Do you want to ride with us?” Willa invites.
“I’d love to.”
We make small talk as we await our turn.
“Hal said you’re making dessert at the inn tonight,” Willa says.
“I thought I’d make a Swedish Christmas dish and teach everyone a Scandinavian holiday tradition,” I explain.
“How fun. The children are going to love that,” she muses.
An intricately decorated white carriage pulls to a halt in front of us.
“Next,” the driver calls as we step forward.
Norah grabs Willa’s hand. “I forgot to get cocoa for the ride. You know I can’t go without my cocoa.”
Willa looks at her in confusion. “You can’t?”
Norah widens her eyes and shakes her head, then turns to me.
“You and Sela take this one, and we’ll catch another,” she offers.
Willa finally catches on to her antics. “Right. You guys go ahead.”
Sela looks at Willa’s swollen belly and opens her mouth to protest, but Norah nudges her forward, and the driver takes hold of her hand to help her aboard.
She politely accepts his kindness, and I follow.
“There’s a blanket if you two want it. The sun is setting, and it’s going to be a chilly ride,” he says before climbing into his seat and taking the reins.
The ornate wagon—pulled by two majestic chestnut-colored American saddlebreds, adorned with jingle bells—moves forward at his command onto the gravel path that encompasses the lake.
Moonlight dances on the water’s surface, illuminating our path, as the wind whispers around us.
Sela snuggles into the warmth of my side as I spread the blanket across our laps and wrap my arm around her shoulders.
“Is that better?” I ask.
“Yes, thank you.”
We ride in silence, admiring the view of the snow-covered trees standing tall in the distance as I hold her.
The air between us is thick with unspoken words.
I resist the urge to press my lips to her temple.
What are you doing, Isaac?
As if she can hear my internal thoughts, she turns into me and looks up. Her breath tickling the skin below my ear.
