“You look incredible,” he murmured, taking her coat off the hook behind the door and helping her into it.
“It’s just a sweater and jeans.”
“Maybe, but they look great on you.” Still standing behind her, he wrapped his arms around her shoulders and pressed his cheek to hers. “And it reminds me of cold winter nights, blazing fires in the fireplace, and keeping close to stay warm.”
“That sounds downright delightful,” she whispered.
“Mmm-hmm. Ready?”
“Yep.”
They climbed the stairs to the outer door, and Nick poked his head outside and decided to put his coat on now instead of later, then held the door open for Beth. Their breath fogged in the crisp October air, and brittle leaves skittered across the sidewalk in front of them on a biting wind as they strolled out to his truck with their
