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“We’re all set. My team knows what they’re doing.” He held out her coat. “Even the interns are getting smarter. They’re overseeing the buffet in the dining room. How hard can it be to make sure everything is hot and plentiful and neatly displayed?”

“Christmas Eve,” she mused. “It feels like it.”

“That’s because they’re playing traditional carols in the lobby.”

“Patsy stole my iPod last night.”

“I heard it’s in a safe place until Monday.”

“That’s what the note said.” There would be no more bluesy holiday music in the lobby this season.

“Bundle up,” Nico said, handing her the blue scarf. “It’s snowing.”

She didn’t ask if he thought they’d have trouble getting back to the lodge later. He had a vehicle equipped for traveling in snow, plus the village of Lake Placid knew how to keep roads clear.

“I hope you’re hungry. And feeling domestic. My family will probably put you to work stirring or mincing.” His eyebrows rose at the shopping bags she handed him, but he didn’t comment.

“I can stir,” she assured him. “I can mince,” she fibbed. She hoped she could avoid cutting her fingers or dropping something on the floor. “Don’t they make you do that, being the fancy chef and all?”