Page 23 of The Merriest Christmas

He shrugged."Like I said, you're amazing."

They stared deeply into each other's eyes, and I saw it.The desire, the unresolved sexual tension, the sparks that seemed to shoot off between them in waves…but a second later, a loud noise sounded from outside, and Rose cleared her throat, looking away.

"Where do you think Emmy is?" she asked.

"Don't know," Finn said.

"I wonder why she wanted to meet us here."

"Good question."

Because they were directly under the mistletoe.Unfortunately, neither one of them had looked up.Maybe I could just—

"Everything okay?" Seaver asked.

I jumped then spun to face him with a frown."What the what, Seaver?You shouldn't sneak up on people."

"You shouldn't spy on them either."He nodded to Finn and Rose, who seemed to have gone back to talking books."But here you are."

Finn's head started to turn in our direction, but before he could spot us, I pulled Seaver into the pantry.At least I could still see from here.

"Aggressive," Seaver commented, looking down at my hands that were still tangled in his shirt."But I'm not complaining."

"Shh," I said, releasing him."Keep your voice down.I'm on a mission."

Seaver's brows went up."Oh yeah?"

"Yes," I said, "and you're interfering."

"Sorry," he said, not sounding it at all."Can I help?"

"Absolutely not."

"Ah, but I want to."

I shook my head then sent Finn a quick text."No thanks, I have everything under control."

Finn's phone pinged a second later, and as he read it, his brows came together.

"What's wrong?" Rose asked.

"Emmy texted," he said."But it just says, "look up.""

"Nice, little brother," I muttered under my breath, but oh well.

Rose was the first to spot the mistletoe, and she let out a soft laugh.

"Ah, I think I get it," she said.

Finn looked up too, and his cheeks went scarlet."Oh."

"Yeah."

"Damnit, Emmy."

"Oh, don't be mad at her," Rose said."Your sister's a hopeless romantic.Like me."

Seaver's lips twitched, and I rolled my eyes.

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