Love Under the Mistletoe: A Small Town Christmas Love Story

“Boss, I don’t think that’s a good idea,” Lucy said.

“I didn’t ask you if it was a good idea. I’m the CEO. It’s my call.”

Lucy was quiet for a moment on the other end of the line. “Fine. I’ll get them to you by the end of the hour.”

And she hung up on him.

Nathan ran his hand through his hair. Now that he’d said something out loud, he wasn’t sure if he was crazy or brilliant.

He’d just have to check the numbers. The numbers would tell him what to do. Money was what mattered.

“Sorry that took so long,” Holly said, coming back into the classroom. “A couple of teachers caught me in the hall. They all want to thank you for the pizza.”

Seeing Holly made his worries grow distant. She looked beautiful. She wore dark slacks with a soft gray wool sweater. Her dirty-blonde hair hung in a messy ponytail with strands softening her face. She looked like a model.

“You’re looking at me like you might still be hungry,” Holly teased him.

“Maybe I’m just hot for teacher,” he replied. He took a step into her, his leg going between hers and his hands on her waist.

She shivered with desire and looked up at him with big eyes.

And then his phone rang, breaking the mood.

She stepped back, her face flushed as she looked around, glancing out the open door to the empty hallway. She grinned at him, though, telling him that she’d liked it.

“I have to go back to ECT,” he told her, putting his phone back in his pocket. “But, can I buy you dinner later?”

“I’d like that,” she told him. She did one more glance at the door before going up on her toes and kissing him on the mouth. Her tongue touched his for the briefest of moments before she pulled back and smiled at him.

“I’ll see you at five, Ms. Jones.” His whole body tingled from her kiss.

It was going to be a rough couple of hours to get through with that sexy of a kiss on his mind. But, he glanced back to see her eyes on him, it would be worth the wait.

Chapter 31

Merryweather

This was her favorite part of the magic. This was the part that was effortless. It was also the most dangerous part of love magic.

This was where it was easy to become complacent. To lose focus. Things were easy, but that didn't mean they were set in stone.

Merryweather knew this. She needed to stay vigilant if she was going to make this love story work, because somehow, she knew that it was never as easy as it should be.

Chapter 32

Nathan

Someone was knocking on his door.

Holly had already left for the morning. She wore jeans and a dark green sweater with a sparkly reindeer on it. She looked hot, even if the sweater was ridiculous. But then, Nathan suspected he would find anything Holly wore to be attractive.

He opened the door expecting to see Hal or maybe someone from the hotel. Instead, it was Lucy.

She stood, looked annoyed as hell in a dark red pencil skirt and matching jacket. Her jet black hair was pulled back and away from her face. Her dark gray eyes were focused directly on him.

Despite being her boss, when she looked at him like that, he didn’t feel like he was the one in control.

“Hey Boss. Surprise.”