“What are you doing?” My voice is shaking, but I’m not scared. I’m annoyed.  

It’s freaking cold out here, and I shiver, having shrugged out of my jacket when I cranked the heater before leaving the Stokes’.  

Miller doesn’t look cold, though. His black and red flannel looks warm and cozy, and he seems unphased as he smirks.

“Following you home.”  

“What? Why would you do that?”  

“Because I’m not going to let you spend Christmas alone, Elizabeth.”

“How do you know I’m spending it alone?” My breath catches.  

“Are you?”

Kicking a lump of snow, I look down at the ground.

“Yes.”

Miller takes a couple of steps closer to me.

“Well, you’re not anymore.”

Meeting his gaze, I search for the catch. The angle. The game he’s obviously playing.  

“Why do you care?”

I try to give him an attitude to mask the wild beating of my heart that’s making me want to spring into tears.  

A car zooms past, startling me, and I gasp. Miller takes another step closer, positioning himself between me and the road.  

“I don’t know. But I do,” he says with a husky voice, his eyes dipping to my mouth.

Without thinking, I lick my lips.  

“You shouldn’t. Go back to your family, Miller.”

“No.”

“Why not?”

He takes another step closer until we’re toe to toe. Inside of my chest, my heart hammers so violently, I’m convinced he can hear it.

Reaching his hand up, he tangles it in my hair, cupping the base of my head. “I’m exactly where I want to be.”

The air grows thick around us, hard to breathe, despite being outside. Then, the world stands still when he asks, “Can I kiss you?”

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