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He smiled at her. “You heard me. I’m moving to your dumpy little town and expanding the newspaper. I’ll be closer to my brother, and we can start dating like a real couple.”

He would move? She could hardly believe it. “What about your business?”

“Other people can run it. I don’t need the income.” He kissed her jaw, and then her neck. “I need you.”

Hilary came into the room. “Good. You two seem to have worked everything out. You were driving me nuts, you know that? I could see how crazy you two were for each other.”

Kat blushed and tried to step back from Damian, but his hold on her tightened. He kissed below her earlobe and she almost melted into a puddle on the floor.

“Breakfast is ready if you two can stop this terrible public display of affection for a few minutes.” Hilary shot Kat a grin and then left the room.

The room spun as Kat grew dizzy with his kisses. Damian loved her. She felt like she could fly. This was going to be the best Christmas ever.

Epilogue

One year later.

Kat snuggled into Damian’s chest, in front of the fireplace. Damian’s fireplace. He’d kept his word, and built a house on the hill, west of Pleasant Hollow. He said it was so he was as close to Starbucks as he could get.

Damian let out a contented sigh. “Christmas was good this year,” he said, his voice low and rumbly.

“I agree. Your brother sure loved that train you gave him.”

Damian gently caressed the back of her hand. “I’m so glad Lydia is letting him work part-time at the humane society. He just loves it.”

“He’s grown so much more independent since I first met him.”

“I’m proud of him.” Damian kissed the top of her head. “And proud of you.”

Kat felt herself blush, even though she hadn’t really done anything. “You’re the one that hired me as a reporter.”

“Right, but your stories are blowing people away. You’re good at what you do.”

The compliment warmed her. “Thanks.”

“Do you think my mother will ever forgive me for moving out here?”

Kat turned to look at him. “I don’t know. She really hates me, doesn’t she? All day today she was sending me glares.”

Damian frowned. “She doesn’t hate you. I’m just not living the life she imagined for me. But I’m happy, so that’s what’s important. I’m actually surprised she came out here for Christmas. You must have some special persuasion powers I don’t know about.”

Kat laughed. “I just invited her and told her she needed to see your new home. I may have mentioned the jacuzzi you put in every guest bathroom.”

“Brilliant.”

“She actually handled being around Wes really well.”

Damian nodded. “I was pleasantly surprised.”

He kissed the sliver of skin that was exposed near her shoulder. “I’m sorry we couldn’t spend Christmas with your mother.”

Kat swallowed down her sadness. “At least I know she’s in a happy place.”

“Are you sad your sister couldn’t make it?”

“No. She’s right where she needs to be. She’ll graduate next year, and then I’m sure we’ll see her for holidays. She loves culinary school.”

They settled in a comfortable silence, the sound of the fire cracking filling the empty space. Damian was the first to speak. “There’s one last thing I got you for Christmas, that I didn’t have a chance to give you.”

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