They ambled toward the display of seasonal items near the front of the store.
"What I'd like to do," she started, "with your permission, is buy some of these little twinkle lights and outline the two big windows on the front of your house."
It wouldn't be much, but the kids could see it when they drove home in the evenings.
He seemed to be considering her request seriously. "Fine. If you wrap the two pillars on my porch, I'll agreed to it."
"You're taller than I am. Why don't you wrap the pillars?"
He leveled that look on her again. "You're really determined to thrust this idea of Christmas spirit on me, aren't you?"
He had no idea. This was her first Christmas with the kids, and she had plans for gingerbread houses, Christmas cookies, Christmas carols... And unfortunately for him, Noah was their only neighbor.
"I can feel you grinning."
Was she? She made an assessment of her face and found out he was right. How crazy. This morning, before her appointment, she'd been a nervous ball of stress. She still had to deal with the issue of PJ. Two nights ago, when she'd gone to tuck in the boys, he'd refused to talk about what he'd overheard between her and Iris.
Spending time with Noah made her forget about all that. For now. Noah made her feel... happy.
"You're still doing it," he said. And then for good measure, he leaned forward and pressed a kiss against her forehead.
