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Heather pointed at her baby sister. “Stop it.”
“Like no one else noticed how he was looking at you.”
Heather’s shoulders dropped. “I must have missed that.”
“You two.” Heather’s mother shook her head as she walked over to the sink.
Sonia scooted her chair closer. “Spill.”
“Spill what?”
“Allen didn’t leave right away when we did. Morgan and I discussed this. I should call her now and put her on speakerphone. You don’t look happy either.” Sonia picked up her phone only to have Heather snatch it away.
“No fighting.” Heather’s mom continued at the sink without batting an eye.
Sonia sighed. “Fine, I won’t call.”
“Thank you,” Heather said. She slid her phone back to her.
“You would tell me though, right?”
Heather’s stomach tensed. “I don’t know.”
“Know what?”
“How I feel.”
“What happened?”
“We… kissed.”
Sonia went still.
“Then I burned Abigail’s lasagna and he left.”
“When are you seeing him again?”
“Tomorrow for our session.” She rolled her eyes. “I don’t want to.”
“Why not? He likes you or he wouldn’t have gone through the trouble to help.”
“It doesn’t matter. He pulled away. He looked as if he regretted it.”
Sonia nodded. “Oh boy. Did he say that?”
“It was all over his face.” Heather rubbed at her arms. “See, I don’t do this.”
“You don’t like what you’re feeling do you?”
Her sister knew her too well. “No, I don’t.”
Sonia grabbed another dirty dish and rose to her feet. “You deserve it, sis. Remember that.”
Heather didn’t respond, and by the time her sister and mother left for the ceremony, she wrapped herself in a blanket with Tinsel at her feet. Bachelor Mother with Ginger Rogers and David Niven kept her company, but when her phone buzzed, Heather looked to see a picture and a video attached. Sonia captured the moments for her so she sent plenty of kiss emojis as a thank you.
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Why did Allen allow Desmond to convince him to attend the tree lighting ceremony? He stuffed his hands in his pockets, seeking to relieve the numbness in his fingers. The temperature dropped as fresh snow fell to the ground.
