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“Oh, my gosh, have I had a day!” Hollie said as she stepped down into the room. Her face lit up the moment she saw me, and I couldn’t ignore the way her smile still made my heart feel like it skipped a beat in my chest.
“I’m sorry,” I said as I held out my arms. She instantly walked into them, then drew back and reached up to kiss me.
“It’s okay. I’m just so glad that party is over and done with. Next year, I think I’m going to take the week before Christmas off.” She tilted her head and kissed me once more. “I missed you.”
Pushing a strand of brown hair behind her ear, I stared into those sky-blue eyes. “You just saw me this morning.”
“And that was too long ago. I’ve only got Greg and Janet’s party left, and then I’m in vacation mode. Well, there’s the city Christmas party, but Mindy has that in hand. She’s actually doing a wonderful job, and the suggestions she has made are wonderful. She’s very talented.”
“Everyone in the office was talking about how excited they are for the Christmas party.”
Hollie’s face beamed with happiness. “Really? That makes me so happy! When the mayor’s wife found out I was doing the city Christmas party, she asked if I planned bridal showers. The mayor’s wife, Lucas!”
Laughing, I drew her back against my body. “I’m so proud of you.”
Her head dropped to my chest as she giggled. “It’s just, I never imagined when I decided to start my own company that things would blow up like this. I’m going to enjoy it now before I have to step back from it all someday.”
Frowning, I gently pushed her back some. “Why would you have to do that? Did you talk to Shawn?”
Laughing as she looked at me, confused, she asked, “Shawn? No, I was talking about someday when we decide to have kids.”
Hollie kicked off her heels and then picked them up and set them to the side neatly. She was a neat freak at her house and mine.
“You think about us having kids?”
She looked at me and blushed. “I do, a lot, actually. A little baby Lucas and little Hollie might be fun.”
“Might be? If they’re anything like their mom, it will be an adventure.”
Chuckling, she sat down on the sofa and pulled her feet up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. “And just think, they could have Mommy’s special powers.”
I groaned and sat down next to her.
She sighed. “I was thinking of giving Mindy more events to plan.”
“Really? You mean, have her plan them and not you?”
“Yep. I’d have to give the final approval on her plans, but she’s talented, Lucas. I’d be stupid not to bring her on as more than my assistant.”
“Wow, that’s great.”
We sat in silence for a minute or so. She bumped my arm, and I looked down at her. “What’s going on?” she asked. “Bad day?”
I felt my brows draw in. “Not really, just a lot on my mind.”
“You look tense. Is there anything I can do?”
Taking her hand, I kissed the back of it. “Nah, I’ll figure it all out. I was thinking—do you want to go out to dinner tonight?”
Her eyes lit up. “Just us?”
“Just us,” I said with a wink.
“Where?” she asked.
“I was thinking seafood. Maybe drive over to that new restaurant in Marblehead. It’s right on the water and might be a nice sight to see with the snow.”
Dropping her legs down, Hollie stood. “That’s a great idea! Let me go get changed, and then we can leave.”
