Shannon sat in her office perusing paperwork, incapable of any coherent thoughts. She pressed her fingers to her lips. They still tingled from Spinelli's early morning kiss. Though they'd been dating for over two months already, his kisses still had that effect on her. She glanced at the photo of herself and Spinelli that sat on the corner of her desk. She picked it up and pulled it closer. The photo was taken last Christmas while they were working at the mall. Spinelli was wearing his Santa outfit and sitting in the plush red velvet chair in the Santa Village. Shannon stood behind him wearing her little red Santa helper dress trimmed with white fur. She'd never forget the first day he played Santa Claus. The horrified look on his face was priceless as he studied the endless line of chil

