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“Maybe.” She spoke with a wistful expression on her face. “Or maybe it was an angel.”

“Christmas is a time for miracles, but I haven’t had much experience with angels except the snow kind,” Bill said. “I’ll stick with magic.”

“You do that.” She glanced at Liam. “I’m going to stick with my angel the next time I need a Christmas miracle.”

Bill wouldn’t mind sticking with her.

Whoa! Where had that come from?

He wasn’t up for sticking with anyone. Not for more than a night. Maybe two if they had fun together.

Maybe the temperature had dropped more than he’d realized. Time to head inside and warm up. He was thinking nonsense right now. “The snow’s picking up. Let’s warm up inside and make ourselves some hot cocoa. We can check if there’s an update on your truck.”

Her soft smile kicked his gut with the force of an ornery mountain goat. He forced himself to breathe.

Something was at work here. Not magic. Physical chemistry.

That would explain the way he felt. But he couldn’t fool around with Grace—no matter how appealing the thought might be.