Mistletoe Hearts

What’s a girl supposed to do when she’s secretly in love with her best friend?

I’ll give you a hint. It’s not to accompany him home for the holidays and pretend to be his girlfriend. How did I even end up here?

I’ll tell you how. I got lost in Justin Morrison’s baby blues, that’s how. Ever since Justin rescued me from my no-good, cheating ex — I’ve had a thing for him. I’ve done my best to keep it under wraps. Hell, I intended to take this truth to the grave. I’ve never had someone protect me the way he does, and I’ve never wanted to ruin our friendship.

The problem is that to give his ailing grandma possibly the best last Christmas and to cover a teensy, teensy little white lie he told her, I’m having to pretend to be in love with him — sleeping in the same bed... kissing him!

All for show, of course.

But I can do this, right? I can hide my real feelings? Even when he takes our public kisses behind closed doors and there’s no mistletoe in sight?