Chapter 48 Held
The house is quieter than usual.
Not empty.
Just… held.
No one spreads out the way they normally do. Doors stay open. Lights stay on a little longer. Movement stays within range.
I notice it without thinking.
The way Josh checks the back door twice before stepping away.
The way Mike pauses...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 I Said Yes
2. Chapter 2 After the Yes
3. Chapter 3 The First Night as Fiancée
4. Chapter 4 Morning After
5. Chapter 5 Snow Day Chaos
6. Chapter 6 Ski Trip Disaster
7. Chapter 7 Christmas Eve
8. Chapter 8 Christmas Morning
9. Chapter 9 Snowed In
10. Chapter 10 New Year’s Eve
11. Chapter 11 Storm Night
12. Chapter 12 After the Storm
13. Chapter 13 Sleds and Snow
14. Chapter 14 Snowflakes and Spice
15. Chapter 15 Jake + Emmy — Round 2
16. Chapter 16 Afterglow
17. Chapter 17 Try Me
18. Chapter 18 Again
19. Chapter 19 Five Seats, One Girl
20. Chapter 20 Between Them
21. Chapter 21 Take Me Apart
22. Chapter 22 The Way They Touch Me
23. Chapter 23 Pancakes and Plans
24. Chapter 24 Leaving the House
25. Chapter 25 Hot Chocolate and the Last Week
26. Chapter 26 Brownies and Staying In
27. Chapter 27 Just the Three of Us
28. Chapter 28 Your Turn
29. Chapter 29 Better Than Coffee
30. Chapter 30 Leveling Up
31. Chapter 31 One More Night
32. Chapter 32 Homeward Bound
33. Chapter 33 Home
34. Chapter 34 Settling Back In
35. Chapter 35 The E-Mail
36. Chapter 36 Lines We Draw
37. Chapter 37 Family
38. Chapter 38 Steady Ground
39. Chapter 39 Ripples
40. Chapter 40 Ink and Paper
41. Chapter 41 Closed Doors
42. Chapter 42 Choice
43. Chapter 43 Stay
44. Chapter 44 Quiet Things
45. Chapter 45 The Plan
46. Chapter 46 Pressure
47. Chapter 47 Timing
48. Chapter 48 Held
49. Chapter 49 On Time
50. Chapter 50 Courtroom
51. Chapter 51 He Already Knew
52. Chapter 52 He Still Thinks He Owns Me
53. Chapter 53 Chapter 53 — It Didn’t End in There
54. Chapter 54 Chapter 54 — Stay Here
55. Chapter 55 Chapter 55 — Stay Tonight
56. Chapter 56 The Knock at the Door
57. Chapter 57 No More Waiting
58. Chapter 58 Too Close
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