Chapter Ten
Max had instructed her to close her eyes as he led her onto the back porch, and even though it was tempting to open them, she waited as he released her hand and his footsteps led a few feet away from her before he said, “Okay, you can open.”
The gazebo was lit up like a thousand fireflies had landed upon it and were attempting to carry it off to some faraway fairyland. In the dusk, hundreds of lights flickered in a soft white glow, and Lexi couldn’t help but gasp at the sight. “How… gorgeous!” she whispered as her hands flew to her mouth.
“Pretty spectacular, isn’t it?” Max agreed. “Gemma said she wanted a fairy castle to play in, so… this was my best approximation.” He offered her his hand and led her down a small path of what looked like cobblestones perfectly placed from
