Home For The Holidays

I never expected to have to go back home.

But my mother needed me, and being the good daughter I am, I went.

Days in the hospital only added to the feeling that this holiday season was going to be the worst I've suffered, but then he showed up.

A cardiac technician with a smile that makes the angels sing.

And of course, the alpha male rubs me the wrong way.

But I can't help but want to warm myself by the fire swirling in between us.

Things move along quickly and I'm choking on the idea of leaving my big-city New York dream life to be a part of his small-town world.

There's no way I can allow that to happen though.

I was just home for the holidays. And now it's time to go.

No matter whose heart it breaks in the process.

Mine included.