Caroling in the Snow: A New Hope Sweet Christmas Romance - Book 2
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“Whatever.” Chloe waved her arm, but a pleased smile stretched across her lips.
“I guess that means no more single ladies nights down at the bowling alley,” Laurie said with a pout. She shrugged her shoulders and gave a helpless sigh. “I guess I need to find myself a new set of friends.”
Gemma and Chloe began comforting her all at once, throwing their arms around her and pulling her into a hug.
“We’ll still go with you!” Gemma exclaimed. She rubbed a hand down Laurie’s arm. “I don’t care if I have a ring on my finger, I’m not giving up on my bowling streak.”
“Wasn’t that a streak of gutterballs?” Chloe asked, her eyebrows raising.
Gemma shrugged. “It’s still a streak. I’ve got a reputation to protect.”
They all broke down into laughter, wiping at the corners of their eyes with their gloves to keep their tears from freezing in their eyelashes.
“Thanks, guys,” Laurie said with a final dab at her eye. They began to walk toward Chloe’s car parked along the curb. “Glad to know I can still count on you.”
“Oh, you can count on us.” Chloe opened her door and slid inside. She waited for the others to do the same. “I happen to know that you can count on us to find you a hottie at Gemma’s wedding. Apparently, she’s got someone lined up for you.”
“What?” Laurie perched on the middle of the back seat. “What do you mean?”
“Lance has a cousin who’s going to be one of the groomsmen,” Gemma explained. She watched for Laurie’s reaction in the rear view mirror. “I’ve never met him, but I guess he’s a really solid guy. Has a consulting business or something. He’s been single for a year now and Lance thinks you guys could really get along.”
Laurie sucked in her cheeks and stared out the window. “I don’t want any setups, guys. That makes me feel even more pathetic.”
Gemma and Chloe exchanged glances in the front seats.
“It won’t be a setup,” Chloe explained. “More like, a calculated introduction. If you like him, go for it. If not, don’t worry about it.”
“He could be really sweet,” Gemma added, sweeping the hair out of Laurie’s face. “Come on, what’s the worst that could happen?”
Laurie twisted her coral colored lips into a doubtful frown, her green eyes blinking twice before she tilted her head to the side and glanced at her friends. “Alright, I give up. Bring him on. I probably won’t like him anyway.”
“That’s the truth,” Chloe said with a laugh. “I’ve never met a pickier girl.”
“She’s not picky.” Gemma wrapped her arms around both the girls. “She just knows what she wants.”
“Hmmm…” Chloe shrugged and gave Laurie a squeeze. “I don’t blame you there. I certainly know what I want.”
They paused for a moment outside the gazebo, watching the men get into their cars. Chloe’s eyes shown as she watched Jordan pull the collar of his winter coat up closer to his skin. The last year had been the very best of her life. It was hard to believe twelve months had already come and gone.
After he’d surprised her with that performance of her play in the park, they’d hardly spent a moment apart. Even with his job commuting back and forth for the Vikings, they’d built their relationship into something beautiful. She couldn’t imagine falling for anyone else. Jordan was her man - the only man for her.
She let a chill pass through her as she scanned over her guy, every line of his face burned in her memory, every plane of his muscles. Those big, strong hands that gripped onto hers so fiercely. The smile that didn’t apologize for the happiness he felt. And all the little scars and history that made him into the man he was today. She loved it all. And it certainly wasn’t the cold that was causing her to shiver.
“Do you really think he’s going to pick out a ring?” she asked, looking across the middle console for assurance.
“Definitely,” Gemma and Laurie rang out together.
If he asked, it certainly wasn’t a secret what her answer would be. She’d known almost exactly a year ago, this time. If Jordan Davis asked her to marry her, she’d scream yes at the top of her lungs, until the whole world knew it. There was no doubt in her mind. They were meant to be together.
Love certainly wasn’t the straight and clear path she’d always imagined it to be - but as it turned out, love was definitely worth the struggle.
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Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Excerpt from Book 3 – Dancing in the Snow
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