by Carla Rossi
“I’ll be safe,” he says and strokes my hair. “Especially with all the praying you’ll be doing.”
I laugh against his chest. “I know God will protect you. And don’t get me wrong, I’m proud to know someone who wants to serve their country. But it’s scary.”
“Forget all that right now. I also wanted to know if you’ll come to my dad’s New Year’s Eve party with me. He’ll be back in town in a couple days. It’s a big deal for him.”
The dips and turns and highs and lows of this week would put any roller coaster to shame. I’m squeezing the bar again and waiting for the bottom to fall out from under me.
“I’d love to,” I say against his chest. “Sounds like fun.”
“And one more thing. Your face is fine the way it is.”
“What?” I look up at him, curious as to where this is going.
“Earlier. You said you wanted to change it because you can’t hide what you’re feeling. But your face is beautiful, Holly. Even when your eyes were black, even when your nose was swollen, and especially when you give everything away. Because it’s honest.”
Nick Zernigan is kissing me again. My chest aches from the cold and the warmth and the truth of Christmas and Nick’s peace and certainty and a million other things...
The roller coaster is clicking up another hill... Whoosh! It drops again and I am screaming and laughing in my head, breathless.
Christmas is saved.
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