This Christmas, all she wants is him.****
Rachael
Iāve had a crush on my brotherās best friend my entire life. Once, in high school, I even got a taste of what it would be like to be with him thanks to some well-placed mistletoe: incredible and humiliating. We always spend Christmas with Maxās family at our cabin, and every year I have to suffer through a blissful week with him in a completely platonic way. His steady stream of girlfriends have made him off limits . . . until now.
Itās Christmas.
Weāre at the cabin together.
And Max Dawson is single.
Max
Iāve never looked forward to Christmas less in my entire life. My parentsā holiday will be ruined after I tell them my news, and to make matters worse, I blabbed to Rachael on the drive out to the cabin. Now she has to keep my secret until Iām ready to share with my family.
Which is probably why sheās acting so weird. Watching me. Touching me. Flirting.
It would be terrible if I wasnāt enjoying it so much.
But her brother has made it clear sheās off limits. And besides, I kissed Rachael once, and we all know how that ended.
So we definitely shouldnāt do it again.
Right?