The next morning I roll over and stretch and look at my watch and it's 7:25 am. I can hear mom talking and the smell of bacon.

I look down at my pajamas and figure it's ok with what I have on its just family. I throw my hair up into a ponytail and walk to the kitchen to find everyone around the table including Jace and Noah.

"Good morning Willow," Dad said.

"Good morning everyone!" I smile.

"I told ya she would come out to the smell of bacon she always did when we were kids." Ben laughed.

"Sue me I like bacon," I said reaching for a piece to put on my plate along with pancakes.

"Thanks for cooking mom. So what are you guys doing here?" I asked looking at Jace.

"We come to pick up Ben. We have more trees to cut on the farm today so your mom decided to feed us." Jace smiles.

"Ohhh gotcha. So did Jace tell you we ran into Jackie last night?" I smirk.

"No, he didn't where at?" Ben asked.

"After we finished pricing and hanging ornaments we went over to the bar for fries and milkshakes and well she saw Jace but didn't recognize me at first." I laughed.

"Your sister jumped in the booth next to me because I was afraid she would sit down next to me or on my lap. I asked where her kids and husband were." Jace laughs.

"She just said home asleep and when I turned around and she saw my face she gasped." I laughed.

"What else did she say?" Ben asked.

"Not much really just asked why she was back then stomped off." He shrugged.

"Tell them what else happened last night," I said.

"You kissed?" Noah said.

Jace poked him. "No, she let me drive the tesla. But I didn't know she has an Audi R8 at home."

"Holy crap! I drool over those in magazines." Noah laughs.

"Honey, when did you get that? Last I heard you had a BMW." Dad said.

"Yeah, I traded it in. I just liked the look of this car when it came out and I went got one. I make good money in California so I said why not." I shrugged.

"Do you have pics on your phone we want to see?" Dad said.

"Sure let me go grab my phone," I said heading to my room.

I had a couple of text and missed calls but the people I care about most are in the other room I just realized.

I hand my phone to dad and he passes it around to everyone stopping on Jace. I see him smirk and hand the phone back. He was looking at the next picture which was me in a white bikini spread across my car. I know my face is red as I grab another piece of bacon.

Once breakfast is done I help mom clean up and then go get dressed so we can go. When I walk back out the guys are still around the table.

I kiss my dad's cheek and grab a few snacks for mom and me to eat today. The guys are putting their boots on and we all walk out together and I forgot about that icy sidewalk and started falling but instead of the ground, I fell into someone's arms.

I look up and Jace is smiling at me. "You got to be more careful Willow." He smiled.

"Thanks, Jace, and I'm sorry." I smiled back. He walked me to the car and opened my door. Then he went around and opened Mom's door. "See you guys later." He said and waved as we pulled out.

"Willow honey can you not see how much that boy is crazy over you?" Mom said.

"What? mom, he was being nice and caught me." I said.

"It's not just that honey it's how he looks at you and look how he came and helped you last night and he didn't have to." She said.

"We have always been friends mom," I said shrugging it off.

"Yes I know but I also know you both have always liked each other and not acted on it." She said.

"What would be the point mom? I will be leaving in a month and that just wouldn't work out." I said pulling into the shop.

Mom doesn't say anything else about it but was so pleased with how much we got done last night.

We had another busy day and by the time it was closing time I was dragging and couldn't wait to get home. I couldn't stay to work on extra ornaments tonight.

We made it home and I showered and put my shorty pj's on and headed to bed. I know it was early but I was so tired.

I slid down in bed and covered up and fell right to sleep. Around 11 pm I heard a knock at my door. I ignored it and closed my eyes when it happened again.

"Come in!" I said not even opening my eyes.

"Willow?"

"Jace is that you?"

"Yeah I'm sorry I woke you but I brought you some hot pecan rolls and your mom said you might want to wake up for them."

"Oh, I bet she did. Let me cut on the lamp hang on." I said.

When I cut the light on he was standing by the door with a small box in his hand. "Did you bring one for you too?" I yawn.

"I did but if you want to go back to sleep I completely understand." He said.

"Come over and sit on the bed Jace and bring that pecan roll." I laugh.

He smiles and walks over to the bed. "I'm really sorry I woke you Willow."

"It's ok Jace you didn't know. I am just tired today was busy and I was beat. I came home and went right to bed after my shower so I'm hungry." I said taking the pecan roll from his hands.