Chapter 36 Smoke and Promises
That evening, after Brian had fallen asleep with one arm hanging off the bed and Buddy curled faithfully beneath the blanket, Carla found herself lingering in the living room instead of going straight to bed.
The apartment was quiet in the peculiar way homes became quiet after children surrender...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 Between things
2. Chapter 2 Thanksgiving
3. Chapter 3 The Start of an intentional Christmas
4. Chapter 4 University Love
5. Chapter 5 Two lines
6. Chapter 6 Gone
7. Chapter 7 A cautionary tale
8. Chapter 8 Loved at home
9. Chapter 9 Denial looks like me
10. Chapter 10 The Promise Keeper
11. Chapter 11 Just the two of us
12. Chapter 12 The boy in Red
13. Chapter 13 Happy to meet you
14. Chapter 14 Without the Santa suit
15. Chapter 15 Temptation at ten
16. Chapter 16 Brian's gift
17. Chapter 17 Destiny at play
18. Chapter 18 Not a perfect Saturday
19. Chapter 19 The second meeting
20. Chapter 20 Assistant to Santa
21. Chapter 21 One more time
22. Chapter 22 After the Lights
23. Chapter 23 Change of mind
24. Chapter 24 More than words
25. Chapter 25 At home
26. Chapter 26 The second gift
27. Chapter 27 The man behind the beard
28. Chapter 28 Christmas eve
29. Chapter 29 New note
30. Chapter 30 Sweet coincidence
31. Chapter 31 Tuesday discovery
32. Chapter 32 Boxing day
33. Chapter 33 The empty chair
34. Chapter 34 Anticipation
35. Chapter 35 The empty stocking
36. Chapter 36 Smoke and Promises
37. Chapter 37 Staying
38. Chapter 38 A small table
39. Chapter 39 An unexpected visit
40. Chapter 40 The invitation
41. Chapter 41 Family and friends
42. Chapter 42 Precious possession
43. Chapter 43 Almost missed
44. Chapter 44 The space between words
45. Chapter 45 Questions
46. Chapter 46 Echoes that return
47. Chapter 47 An earned name
48. Chapter 48 Opened door
49. Chapter 49 Avoided conversations
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