Chapter 106 20th January - becoming herself
The week after they returned from Sorrento felt strangely bright, even though Birmingham was still stubbornly grey. Grace woke each morning with a steadiness she hadn’t felt in years, a quiet confidence settling into her bones like warmth.
Her client list had been growing slowly, steadily. A few sm...
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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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