Chapter 102 8th January - the ring

Luke had a while before Grace’s flight landed and he couldn’t sit still. He tried. He really did. He sat on the edge of the hotel bed, stared at the wall, checked his phone, checked the time, checked the arrivals times, checked the time again. He even tried lying down, but the sheets felt wrong with...

Chapters

1. Chapter 1 1st December - The Mistake

2. Chapter 2 2nd December - The Reply

3. Chapter 3 2nd December - The day of distractions

4. Chapter 4 3rd December - The day they can't stop thinking about each other

5. Chapter 5 4th December - The day they stop pretending it's just texting

6. Chapter 6 5th December - The day they both started wanting more than texts

7. Chapter 7 5th December - An evening of texting

8. Chapter 8 6th December - The Wobble

9. Chapter 9 7th December - The Almost-meet

10. Chapter 10 8th December - The first real issue

11. Chapter 11 9th December - The Repair

12. Chapter 12 9th December - The Interference

13. Chapter 13 9th December - The Afterglow and uncertainty

14. Chapter 14 10th December - The morning after

15. Chapter 15 10th December - The new variable

16. Chapter 16 11th December - Grace's scared

17. Chapter 17 11th December - The Escalation

18. Chapter 18 12th December - Cara and Tommy join forces

19. Chapter 19 12th December - Lilith, Chaos, and Confessions

20. Chapter 20 12th December - Luke's turn to have a wobble

21. Chapter 21 12th December - The almost

22. Chapter 22 12th December - The evening shift

23. Chapter 23 13th December - The bold approach

24. Chapter 24 14th December - the interference of Lilith

25. Chapter 25 14th December - Subtle? Never!

26. Chapter 26 14th December - The Plan

27. Chapter 27 15th December – Retail Therapy

28. Chapter 28 15th December – Pictures, Panic and the Countdown

29. Chapter 29 16th December - The morning of....

30. Chapter 30 16th December - The moment

31. Chapter 31 16th December - First words, first warmth

32. Chapter 32 16th December - Recalibrating

33. Chapter 33 16th December – Choosing

34. Chapter 34 16th December - Questions

35. Chapter 35 16th December – The Night That Shifted

36. Chapter 36 16th December - At her pace

37. Chapter 37 17th December - Soft and bright

38. Chapter 38 17th December - the second date

39. Chapter 39 18th December - The glow

40. Chapter 40 18th December - Grace text first!

41. Chapter 41 19th December - The clue game

42. Chapter 42 19th December - The first look

43. Chapter 43 20th December - The almost admission

44. Chapter 44 20th December - the wrong message

45. Chapter 45 20th December - A truth that looked like a lie

46. Chapter 46 20th December - The weight of one photo

47. Chapter 47 20th December - Enter Lilith. Emotional first responder!

48. Chapter 48 21st December - When Grace chose to stay

49. Chapter 49 21st December - relearning each other

50. Chapter 50 21st December - the way he held her

51. Chapter 51 22nd December - Lilith and her usual chaos

52. Chapter 52 22nd December - the pastry fueled confession

53. Chapter 53 22nd December - the dinner that wasn't about dinner

54. Chapter 54 22nd December - two bottles and a breakthrough

55. Chapter 55 23rd December - the cosy morning

56. Chapter 56 23rd December - breakfast, snowmen and something new

57. Chapter 57 23rd December - So that's a yes

58. Chapter 58 23rd December - Broody no more

59. Chapter 59 23rd December - Christmas eve's eve

60. Chapter 60 23rd December - Held, finally

61. Chapter 61 24th December - The First Christmas Eve of Us

62. Chapter 62 24th December - Everyone knows

63. Chapter 63 24th December - Christmas eve glow up

64. Chapter 64 24th December - Under the falling snow

65. Chapter 65 24th December - a Christmas eve decision

66. Chapter 66 24th December - A quiet kind of brave

67. Chapter 67 25th December - the calm before the storm

68. Chapter 68 25th December - Christmas chaos arrives

69. Chapter 69 25th December - Christmas dinner, delivered

70. Chapter 70 25th December - Snowed in and slightly tipsy

71. Chapter 71 26th December - the day everything shifted

72. Chapter 72 26th December - hangovers, hot chocolate and coffee

73. Chapter 73 26th December - Just the two of them

74. Chapter 74 26th December - the first time

75. Chapter 75 27th December - The morning that felt different

76. Chapter 76 27th December - Luke and Grace's Business

77. Chapter 77 27th December - a little more than yesterday

78. Chapter 78 27th December - in the calm

79. Chapter 79 27th December - The Chaos crew arrive

80. Chapter 80 27th December - dinner, wine and terrible ideas

81. Chapter 81 28th December - the soft, domestic day

82. Chapter 82 28th December - group chat again

83. Chapter 83 28th December - stay

84. Chapter 84 29th December - stay forever

85. Chapter 85 29th December - Something she chose

86. Chapter 86 29th December - Sooty knew first

87. Chapter 87 29th December - Group Chat Meltdown & Brunch Plans

88. Chapter 88 29th December - the bag

89. Chapter 89 29th December – labels

90. Chapter 90 30th December – shopping

91. Chapter 91 30th December - brunch

92. Chapter 92 30th December - New Years planning

93. Chapter 93 31st December - before the sparkle

94. Chapter 94 31st December - No kissing until midnight

95. Chapter 95 1st January - the aftermath of midnight

96. Chapter 96 1st January - soft light, big feelings

97. Chapter 97 1st, 2nd and 3rd January - domestic bliss

98. Chapter 98 3rd January - back to work

99. Chapter 99 3rd January - plans and interuptions

100. Chapter 100 4th January - goodbyes at the gate

101. Chapter 101 5-8th January - weaponised politeness

102. Chapter 102 8th January - the ring

103. Chapter 103 8th and 9th January - a new chapter in motion

104. Chapter 104 9th January - dodging showers in Sorrento

105. Chapter 105 13th January - not alone anymore

106. Chapter 106 20th January - becoming herself

107. Chapter 107 26th January - the night we chose us

108. Chapter 108 27th January - a proposal made of quiet things

109. Chapter 109 27th January - champagne and chaos

110. Chapter 110 3rd August 2024 - The beginning of everything

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