The Wednesday afternoon before Thanksgiving, Michael finished grading the last of his senior-level British Lit exams and headed out. In defiance of their normal pattern, he and Sheridan had decided to spend the entire holiday together, day and night. I can"t wait, but first, I have an errand to run. His heart began pounding in a way that had nothing to do with the three flights of stairs he"d just descended or the frigid air that tried to steal the breath right from his lungs. I can"t wait, but first, I have an errand to run.Damn it, another scary moment. Who would have guessed, back in September, that my life would take such a drastic turn? And yet… he couldn"t help recalling how her eyes lit up the time they"d seriously discussed marriage. Damn it, another scary moment. Who would have

