Would-Be Christmas Wedding
“She might not entirely understand what he was up to, but she didn’t believe he was out to hurt her or that he was really working against Thomas. If she’d had any doubts, they had vanished almost completely when he’d risked himself to protect her from those men. She made the call to her friend on the police force.
When she put the phone away, her nerves were evident from her rapid, foggy vapor-cloud breaths in the cold night air. It was obvious enough that Emmett quietly instructed her to co...ver her mouth and nose with her scarf. It made her feel a bit like a train robber from the Wild West, but it worked. She appreciated the pointer.
She studied the way he moved, his effective blending of confidence and caution, and tried to emulate it as they slipped away from the marina. The flashing lights and distressed voices of partygoers faded behind them as they walked down to meet the cab.
When they were once more in the relative safety of the cab, she pulled down her scarf and grinned up at him.MoreLess
When she put the phone away, her nerves were evident from her rapid, foggy vapor-cloud breaths in the cold night air. It was obvious enough that Emmett quietly instructed her to co...ver her mouth and nose with her scarf. It made her feel a bit like a train robber from the Wild West, but it worked. She appreciated the pointer.
She studied the way he moved, his effective blending of confidence and caution, and tried to emulate it as they slipped away from the marina. The flashing lights and distressed voices of partygoers faded behind them as they walked down to meet the cab.
When they were once more in the relative safety of the cab, she pulled down her scarf and grinned up at him.MoreLess
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