Page 57 of The Firefighter's Christmas

Behind them, everyone started the countdown to midnight, but Tilly didn’t join in.She and Zach were caught up in their own little world.A world she wasn’t sure she’d ever have.The firstboomof a firework being released broke their trance.

“Happy New Year,” she whispered.

“Happy New Year.”Zach lowered his head again, and she sighed when his lips met hers.

Life was pretty damn good.

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Sunny gazed ather sisters wrapped in the love of their lives’ arms, as a lonely ache settled in the region of her heart.

She’d been content to be around the flowers, digging her fingers into the cool soil and watching her hard work come to fruition with a bountiful stock of roses.Now, though, after seeing how happy Chrissy and Tilly were, she wanted something more in her life than just flowers.

Sunny’s mind drifted to the poster she’d seen in the hotel in Bozeman when she’d been there to deliver some flowers for an event.

Could she do it?

Before she could talk herself out of it, she pulled out her phone and went to the hotel’s website.When she found what she wanted, she clicked on the link to register.

There was a lot of time between now and Valentine’s Day to regret her decision, but maybe it was time to take a leap.

The End