Category: Sierra Donovan

Lindsay strode to the door and picked up his overcoat from the back of the couch, where he’d tossed it when they came in. She wheeled around to hand him his coat; once again, as expected, Fred was standing right behind her. But this time he wasn’t looking at her. He was looking up. At the mistletoe, directly over their heads. He met her eyes with a look that glimmered with promise. Then he took the overcoat from her hand and tossed it, lightly, onto the back of the sofa once again. Everything seemed to slow. His intentions were clear, and she had plenty of time to step back. Yet Lindsay did nothing to stop him when he took her chin in his hand, tipped it upward, and brought his lips down to hers, as purposefully as if he’d meant to do it all along. Lindsay could have sworn she heard bells…. Still dazed, she followed his eyes upward. “And what’s the penalty for ignoring mistletoe?” “Struck by lightning, I think.