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For the next stop on the Dash,

Go to the happiest place in town.

Sure, we may be biased, but

You can’t be sad with books around!

Browse the aisles and

Search out titles, waiting there just for you.

A classic or a new release.

Maybe an old favorite . . . or two.

Take a seat in one of the cozy chairs,

Curl up and, for a while, stay.

Read a couple pages (or chapters!)

Before you get on with the day.

Then in the back of the store

A table you will find

Filled with pages and pages

From stories of all kinds.

Use the ornament supplies

And all the misprint copies you see

To craft a one-of-a-kind keepsake

To hang from your Christmas tree.

Take a photo of your creation

And bring it home with you.

Then get ready for the last Dash stop.

There’s just one thing left to do!

Chapter 30

Gabe

“Quit sulking in the kitchen.”

I let the door to the dining room swing shut and glance over at the smirking face of Patrice.

“I’m not sulking,” I say defensively.

“Keep telling yourself that, sugar.” She clicks her tongue. “But I’m the one who’s looking at that handsome face of yours. What are you even doing here?”