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excitement. “Some people didn’t get what I was.”
    “I guess it’s because it’s an old story. But, trust me, you looked very, very cool.”
    “Hey, honey,” Karen said, giving her a hug. “You looked so good out there. I was so proud of my baby!”
    “Thanks, mom,” Abbey said, with a trace of pre-teen self-consciousness.
    “You haven’t seen your sister, have you?”
    “Nope,” Abbey said, and Madison saw a ghost of an emotion pass across her young features, too fast for her to identify it.
    “I guess she’s further down the road.”
    “Yeah, I guess so.” Abbey shrugged.
    “Let me get you a hot drink, honey.” Karen disappeared, returning minutes later with a cup of tea and pretzels for each of them. “There you go. Let me know if you feel cold. I don’t want you catching a chill right before Christmas.”
    “Yes, mom” Abbey rolled her eyes, and started eating her pretzel with enthusiasm.
    “What shall we do this evening?” Madison said.
    “I’ve got a wild boar casserole in the slow cooker right now, so I was thinking we could have a nice, relaxed dinner together.”
    “That sounds wonderful,” Madison said. “You only make the best wild boar casserole in the entire world!”
    “I’m not sure there are that many contenders, but thanks anyway. So, I’ll happily stay here another half an hour or so, but I’d like to catch up with Sophia sooner rather than later.”
    “She hasn’t messaged you?”
    “Nope. There’s one bar of signal though.” Karen called Sophia’s number again. “Damn, it won’t stay connected – the signal’s still weak.”
    Abbey tugged on Madison’s coat.
    “Hey, there are the guys from the Christmas tree store,” she exclaimed. By following the movement of Abbey’s eyes, Madison could tell that they were right behind her. She took a deep breath, counted to ten, and, with her heart hammering in her chest, she turned around.
    Brock was less than ten feet away from her. And he looked so handsome that she could hardly breathe. He smiled as their eyes met, in a warm, friendly grin. Is he excited to see me? she wondered for a millisecond, before dismissing the thought.
    “Hello again,” he said, walking over to her and extending his hand. She was wearing gloves, but still, the physical contact shot a bolt of electricity through her body as her hand was enveloped in his large, firm grip.
    “Hey,” she said brightly.
    “How’s the tree doing?”
    “Oh, great. It looks incredible in my living room.”
    “I’m glad to hear that. Once I sell the trees, I never get to see the finished product.”
    “You should come take a look at it –” she broke off, her cheeks warming.
    “That would be real nice,” he said with a dazzling smile, but instead of replying to him, Madison stared at him dumbstruck. Oh my God, what did I just say? He’s going to think I just gave him the cheesiest line ever!
    “Madison, I still can’t get ahold of Sophia,” Karen interrupted.
    “Is the signal back?” Madison said, a little shakily.
    “It’s still at one bar, but the call won’t connect. I’m surprised that she hasn’t come to join us by now.”
    “Abbey, you didn’t see her anywhere while you were in the parade, did you?” Madison asked her niece.
    “No,” she said, but there was something in her expression.
    “What is it, Abbey?”
    “Nothing.”
    “Abbey, do you know where she is?” The little girl shook her head, lips pressed tightly together. Karen squeezed her small hand.
    “Come on, honey. You’re not in trouble, but you’ve got that look on your face that means you’re hiding something. Did Sophia tell you something and make you promise not to tell us?” Abbey nodded.
    “Well, that probably means that it’s something we need to know, especially as it’s started to snow again –” Everyone looked up as snowflakes began to fall from the sky, slowly, lazily at first, but in less than a minute, they’d already gathered pace. “And the