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That Friday, Olivia was sitting at the precinct filling out some paperwork. She had barely slept since she stayed the night at Elliot's. Her mind was on overdrive trying to sort through all of her emotions. The annoying voice in the back of her head kept trying to tell her she couldn't sleep because now she knew how good it felt to sleep in Elliot's arms…she'd never be able to sleep anyway.

She had spent the entire snow day with Elliot and his kids making a snow man, watching movies and drinking large amounts of hot chocolate. Finally she pulled herself back into reality and Elliot helped her dig out her car from the large pile of snow in his driveway. After an awkward goodbye in which Elliot tried to hug her and she nearly jumped a foot in the air, she drove home through the slick roads to her apartment.

He had of course texted her to make sure she was all right when she got home. But since then, she had been trying to keep herself busy at work. She was so consumed in her paperwork she didn't see Alex standing beside her desk until she felt the tap on her shoulder.

Olivia looked up and smiled at her. "Oh. Hey Alex. What's up?"

"I've been here for almost five minutes and you didn't notice me." Alex said laughing. "What's going on with you?"

Olivia shook her head and looked back at her paperwork. "Nothing. Just busy."

Alex took Elliot's desk chair and pulled it up beside Olivia and sat down. "I thought you would want to know that we won the case. Rachel got her justice and Michael is going to live the rest of his life rotting in a jail cell."

Olivia smiled. "Good. I'm glad."

Alex watched her look back at her desk again, her face was pale and she had bags under her eyes. She looked completely frazzled as she filled out the files, her leg was tapping nervously under her desk. Alex looked over at Elliot's empty desk and then turned back to Olivia.

"Where's Stabler?" She asked curiously.

Olivia looked up quickly and then back at her work. "Lizzie was running a fever so the school called him to come pick her up."

Alex nodded slowly. "Oh." Olivia didn't seem to want to talk but Alex could tell something was going on. "So…I heard you spent the night at Elliot's during the storm…"

Olivia's heart dropped to her stomach as she looked at her quickly. "Who told you that?"

Alex smirked. "I guess Elliot told Fin, who told Munch who obviously told me."

Olivia rolled her eyes and put her pen down feeling extremely agitated. "Why does everyone around here have such big mouths?"

She shrugged. "I don't know. But why does it matter? It's not like anything happened right?"

Olivia shook her head. "No. Of course not. His kids invited me to help pick out their Christmas tree and decorate it. By the time we were done, the storm was too bad for me to drive in so Elliot let me stay over. No big deal…"

Alex narrowed her eyes at her friend, trying to read her face. "If nothing happened then why are you so squirmy?"

"I am not squirmy." Olivia said looking back at her paperwork. "I'm just tired…"

"Did you get any sleep at Elliot's house?" She asked smirking even more.

Olivia glared at Alex and stood up to go get a cup of coffee. "Yes. I slept."

Alex got up and followed her to the coffee pot. "And where exactly did you sleep?"

Olivia poured the coffee into a cup and added sugar and cream. "On the couch."

"And where did Elliot sleep?" Alex asked leaning against the table that the coffee pot sat on.

Olivia took a nervous sip of her coffee. "Um…well we were up talking late and he…he sort of fell asleep on the couch too."

Alex's eyes widened as she leaned in closer to Olivia. "Wait…what? I thought you said nothing happened!"

Olivia glared at her, she had spoken pretty loud and the other people in the office were looking at them. "Nothing did happen. And would you keep your voice down?"

Alex shook her head and whispered. "You're telling me you two slept on the same couch and nothing happened?"

Olivia sighed. "No! Nothing happened…we just fell asleep. That's it okay?"

Alex looked around the office and then grabbed Olivia's arm and practically dragged her into an open interrogation room. "Park it…"

Olivia stared at her. "What are you doing?"

"Sit." Alex said again sitting on the other side of the table. "We need to talk. This is big."

Olivia rolled her eyes and sat down in the empty seat. "I don't see how it's a big deal. I stayed so I wouldn't have to drive in the snow and we fell asleep…end of story."

Alex leaned her arms on the table and stared at her. "Okay but how exactly were you sleeping?"

"What does that mean?" Olivia asked knowing very well where she was going with this but wanting nothing more than to run out of the room to avoid the conversation at all costs.

Alex smiled. "You know…how were you positioned?"

Olivia began to squirm again; she couldn't look Alex in the eyes. "I…I mean I don't remember how we fell asleep exactly…like in what position."

Alex leaned in more. "Okay then how did you wake up?"

Olivia swallowed hard and looked down at her hands that were folded on the table. "Uh…Elliot was lying down on the couch and I was sort of…" She closed her eyes and felt her heart beating faster. "I was sort of on top of him…and he had his arm wrapped around me."

Alex's face lit up. "You were sort of on top of him?"

Olivia opened her eyes and glared at her. "Yes. Yes I woke up on top of him okay? And what makes it worse was that Dickie and Lizzie caught us!"

Alex started laughing as she leaned back in her chair. "Oh this is too good."

Olivia sighed and stood up. "How is this good?"

"Because! The two of you are so perfect together it's actually quite sickening." Alex said crossing her arms over her chest.

Olivia shook her head. "Why would you say that? Elliot and I are just friends. He has a family…he has kids. Me and Elliot getting together…it can never and will never happen."

"You can't tell me that you don't have feelings for him." She said rolling her eyes.

Olivia leaned against the wall and kicked nervously at the ground. "Of course I care about Elliot…we've been partners for a long time but-"

Alex stood up and cut her off. "No. I don't mean friendly feelings…you have romantic feelings for him. Don't you?"

Olivia considered her question for a moment before looking up at her nervously. "Yes. Of course I do. But it doesn't matter Alex…it will never happen."

"Why not?" Alex said rolling her eyes. "I mean he's officially divorced now isn't he? Kathy isn't coming back and it's obvious that he cares about you too, and his kids adore you!"

Olivia shook her head. "No. Elliot doesn't see me that way…he said it himself…he said we were just friends. That's all…"

"When did he say that? Did you say it first?" Alex asked.

Olivia ran a hand through her brown locks and nodded. "Yeah. We were talking…about how the kids had found us on the couch. It was awkward and neither of us knew what to say. I told him I didn't want his kids to get the wrong impression, you know because they were so hurt when Kathy left. I said we were just friends so it didn't matter and he agreed…"

Alex nodded. "Well of course he said it if you did! He was probably to scared to say how he truly felt because he didn't think you felt the same way."

Olivia shook her head. "No. No way Elliot thinks of me that way Alex…no way."

Alex stared at her for a moment, feeling very frustrated by how naive Olivia was being. "Why not? Why is it so strange to think that Elliot would care about you that way?"

Olivia sat back down at the table again and sighed. "Because…I'm so...and he's just…" She laughed and put her arms on the table before resting her head on them. "I don't know…"

Alex sat back down and reached over to touch Olivia's arm. "Olivia look at me."

It took her a moment but she finally lifted her head and said with a frown. "What?"

"For as long as I've known you…you've thought you aren't good enough to be loved by anyone. And I gotta tell you…that's a bunch of crap." She said smirking.

Olivia laughed. "Oh come on…"

Alex shook her head and pressed on. "No, I'm serious Olivia. You are a beautiful woman who is smart and funny, you are brave and determined and you are one of the kindest people I know. Any guy would be lucky to have you and Elliot knows that…he knows how special you are. He sees how amazing you are with his kids and how great you've been to him through this whole divorce. If he didn't care about you before which I'm pretty sure he did…he definitely cares about you now."

Olivia swallowed hard and stared at her friend for a moment. "Alex of course I'm in love with him…I've been in love with him for as long as I can remember. But I just…" She shook her head sadly. "I don't want to lose him as a friend. I'm not good at relationships so I'm not going to pursue something I know I'll screw up. And most importantly…I don't want to be just a rebound."

"First of all you won't screw it up if you guys are meant to be together. And secondly…you would never and could never be just a rebound. Elliot's not that kind of guy anyway…" Alex said shaking her head. "I think more than anything he's afraid to get hurt too and he doesn't want the kids to get attached to someone and lose them again. He wouldn't want to spend time with you if he didn't see something there…"

Olivia stood up and shook her head. "Look…I appreciate what you are trying to do Alex but I just don't see it. I'm really tired though…I think I'm going to head home and try and get some sleep. I'll see you tomorrow…"

Alex watched her walk towards the door before she stopped her. "Won't you regret it ten years from now if you never even gave it a chance?"

Olivia turned to look at her and frowned sadly. "Of course I will. But I'd rather regret it and have him in my life than be heart broken and without him at all."

With that said, Olivia exited the room and went to grab her stuff. She drove to her favorite Chinese restaurant, got some take out and then went back to her apartment. She was watching a re-run of FRIENDS when her cell phone rang, her heart skipped a beat when she saw Elliot's name on the front of her phone.

She flipped it open nervously. "Hello?"

"Liv? God I'm so glad you answered." Elliot said in a slightly panicked voice.

Olivia put the Chinese food box down on the coffee table and sat up straight. "Elliot? What's wrong…is it Lizzie? Is she really sick?"

"No. It's Maureen. She never came home from school. I called the school and they said they saw her get on the bus but she didn't get off here. None of her friends have seen her either. I'm starting to panic. My Mom is with the other kids at my house but I've been driving around for almost two hours looking for her and I can't find her anywhere!" Elliot yelled into the phone.

Olivia quickly jumped up and desperately searched for her keys and coat that she had thrown on the couch when she got home. "Okay. Okay calm down Elliot. I will go out and look for her right now. We will find her."

"This isn't like her." Elliot said exasperatedly. "She wouldn't just not come home…she knows how much I worry anyway."

"Elliot don't let your head wander to that dark place just yet okay? We are going to find her. But you shouldn't be talking on the phone right now. Let me meet you somewhere and we can look together." Olivia said.

"Okay. Okay. Uh…meet me at the precinct and we'll go from there?" Elliot asked.

"I'll be there in ten minutes." She said finally locating her keys and coat. "And El?"

"Yeah?" He whispered into the phone.

"She's okay. Everything is going to be okay…" She said as she walked towards her door.

"Thanks Liv…" He said before hanging up the phone.

Olivia put her phone in her pocket and went to whip open her apartment door, she was so nervous thinking about Maureen that she jumped when she realized someone was standing in her doorway. It took her a moment to take in the person's appearance, but she finally let the blonde hair and blue eyes register.

"Maureen?" Olivia asked.

Maureen's eyes were red and puffy, she had tear marks running down her cheeks and her hair was all jumbled. "I'm sorry to just show up like this but I didn't know where else to go…"

Olivia quickly pulled the girl into her apartment and stared at her for a moment. "Maureen where have you been? Your Dad just called me freaking out! He's out searching for you right now. Are you okay? Did something happen…did someone atta-"

"No." Maureen said shaking her head and rubbing her eyes. "No nothing like that…"

Olivia sighed and led her over to the couch. "Maureen come here…what the hell is going on? You scared your Dad half to death! I need to call him right now."

She went to take her phone out of her pocket but Maureen's words stopped her. "I was on the bus and all my friends were talking about this Mother daughter party my friend Megan is throwing. They didn't think I was listening but I was…they didn't tell me about it because they know I don't have a Mom. It's supposed to be a Christmas party for Mothers and their daughters…Megan has a huge house. They are going to bake cookies and wrap presents and all that. It sounds kind of dorky but I still got so mad…"

Olivia stopped reaching for her phone as she stared at the upset young girl. "Maureen…"

"I just…I feel so angry at my Mom for walking out on us like that! I mean how could she do that? I'm only thirteen but I feel like I've had to grow up so fast to help take care of everyone else. I know Dad and Grandma are doing the best they can but I still feel like there is too much pressure on me. I hate it. I hate her for leaving us. I can't do the things other girls do because I don't have a Mom!" Maureen said starting to cry again.

Olivia reached over and took her hand. "Maureen…you have every right to be upset with your Mom for what she did. No one expects you to be okay with it. But have you tried to talk to your Dad about how you feel?"

Maureen shook her head and wiped her tears away. "No. He's been so stressed out since she left I didn't want to add anything else to his plate. I've been trying to deal with everything on my own so he doesn't have to worry about me."

Olivia licked her lips and squeezed her hand. "Your Dad loves you very much Maureen. He would do anything for you but he can't read your mind. If he knew how you were feeling he would try and help you."

Maureen looked over at her. "I just want him to be happy Olivia…he isn't happy anymore. I thought if I took everything on that Mom used to do then he could be happy again but he isn't. And I hate that…"

Olivia knew that Elliot was still frantically searching for his daughter, but she also knew that Maureen needed her space. "Look…why don't I call your Dad and tell him that you are okay. And then if you want…you can stay here and we can talk about everything."

Maureen sniffled and looked over at her. "You'd let me stay?"

Olivia nodded. "Sure. If you are okay with that and your Dad is…you can stay and we can just hang out. You need a night off kid…"

Maureen smiled and wiped her tears away. "Okay…but don't tell him everything okay? Just say…just say I got in a fight with someone at school and I was upset."

Olivia nodded. "Sure. I can do that."

Maureen nodded and stood up. "Can I use your bathroom?"

Olivia nodded. "You know where it is."

Maureen smiled. "Thanks."

She waited until Maureen was gone before she took out her cell phone. She quickly dialed Elliot's number, it hadn't even gone through a full ring before he answered.

"Where are you?" Elliot asked. "I put my sirens on and raced here."

"Elliot, Maureen is here." Olivia said.

"What? What do you mean Maureen is here? Where are you?" He asked feeling very confused and still slightly freaked out.

"I was coming to meet you and when I opened the door, Maureen was there. She is at my apartment. She's okay." Olivia said quickly, afraid that he would interrupt her again.

Elliot sighed with relief. "She's with you? She's alright? But why is she there? What happened?"

"She said she had a bad day at school…got into a fight with one of her friends and she didn't feel like coming home. She's okay though…she's here." Olivia said.

"Alright. Well…I'll come and get her now and-" He started to stay.

"Actually…Maureen was wondering if she could stay here. I don't have a problem with it…I think she just needs to let off some steam." Olivia said.

"I…I mean are you okay with that? What's going on with her…maybe she needs to talk to me." Elliot said.

"I think…she may need a woman to talk to in this situation. You know how girls can be…if you aren't okay with her staying here I'll bring her home. But she's pretty upset…and she came here for a reason. I don't mind El…" She whispered.

He paused for a moment. "Okay. But can I talk to her for a minute?"

Olivia smiled "Sure. Let me get her." Maureen walked out of the bathroom and Olivia held the phone out to her. "Hey…your Dad wants to talk to you."

Maureen looked nervous but she took the phone from her. "Hey Dad…"

"Maureen? Honey…you scared the hell out of me. What were you thinking?" Elliot asked.

"I know Dad. I'm sorry. I was just really upset…is it okay if I stay here tonight?" Maureen asked. "I'm sorry Dad…I just…I need to talk to a girl about this stuff."

Elliot sighed. "Yes. It's okay…if Olivia is okay with it. I just…you have me worried kid."

"I'm alright Dad. Really I am…just…upset. I'll be fine though." She said.

Elliot was quiet for a moment. "I'll pick you up tomorrow okay? And you call me if you need absolutely anything. I'll be there in no time."

Maureen smiled. 'I know. I'll see you tomorrow Dad."

"Alright…I love you kid. You know that right?" Elliot asked softly.

"I know. And I love you too Dad." She said before handing the phone back to Olivia.

"Elliot?" Olivia asked. "She'll be okay here…don't worry."

Elliot sighed. "Once again you're saving me…"

Olivia smiled. "Elliot don't worry about it. It's no big deal…I'll get her some dinner and we'll just hang out. We'll see you in the morning."

"Thank you." Elliot said. "Thank you so much Olivia."

Olivia hung up the phone and went to join Maureen on the couch. "You want some Chinese food?"

Maureen smiled and nodded. "Yeah. Thanks."

Olivia handed her a box and some chopsticks. "So…you want to talk about it some more?"

Maureen took a bite of some chicken and sighed. "I guess I just feel like an outcast. Ever since Mom left everyone has been treating us differently. I'm the girl whose Mom left…everyone pities me. It sucks…"

Olivia reached for some food and then leaned back on the couch. "When was the last time you talked to your Mom?"

Maureen poked around at the chicken and noodles in the box. "The day the divorce was finalized…it was about a year ago."

"Did you tell your Mom you were upset about her leaving?" Olivia asked.

Maureen shook her head. "I didn't know what to say…Lizzie and Dickie were crying. Kathleen wouldn't even meet with her and I just felt like I had to keep it all together for us all. And Dad…he was just so stressed out I didn't want to upset him."

"You have helped your Dad out so much since your Mom left Maureen. But if you let him know how you were feeling I think he would understand." Olivai said.

Maureen sniffled again and looked at her. "Hey Liv?"

"Yeah?" Olivia asked picking up some food with her chopsticks.

"I just…I really like hanging out with you." Maureen said. "I feel like I have a Mom again…and I don't want you to feel like I expect you to be there all the time. But…do you think…do you think we could hang out just the two of us every once and awhile?"

Olivia smiled at Elliot's oldest daughter. "Yeah…I think we could do that."

Maureen smiled and snuggled more into the couch. "Cool…"

Olivia smiled and they turned back to the TV, Olivia put on a Christmas movie and they spent most of the night talking and laughing like Mother and Daughter. Maureen leaned back on the couch and thought about how comfortable she felt being here with Olivia. None of this had been part of her plan…she really was upset because her friends were having a party she couldn't go too.

The first person she thought of when all this had happened was Olivia. She didn't know if she was even home but for some reason it seemed like the right place to go too. Sitting here with Olivia made her realize just how badly she wanted her plan to work. She wanted to be able to go home and have Olivia be there, she didn't want to have to come here to see her.

She wanted her to be part of their family. Officially anyway…

When Maureen finally started to fall asleep, Olivia got some blankets and covered her up. She smiled and smoothed her hair out of her face before leaning down to kiss her forehead.

She walked back to her room, changed and brushed her teeth for bed. Then she went to her room and lay down. She thought about her day, about how Alex had tried to get her to see there was a connection between Elliot and her. And now his daughter was here because she liked spending time with her, it reminded her of a mother daughter bond. What if she was with Elliot? What if his family became her family? Could she be happy? Could she really have it all?

It was definitely something to think about…


The next morning, Maureen was taking a shower and Olivia was putting together some breakfast for them. There was a knock on the door and Olivia went to answer it figuring it was Elliot.

She was right; he was standing there with a small Christmas Tree smiling at her. "What the?"

Elliot chuckled. "I figured you were doing me a huge favor…I thought I could do something for you by bringing you your first every Christmas Tree."

Olivia smiled at him. "Aw…well thanks El. Come in."

Elliot smiled and brought the tree over to the corner of the living room. "How is she?"

Olivia looked over at the bathroom door. "She's better. I got her to talk about it a little which helped I think."

Elliot nodded and sat down on the couch. "That's good. I just…I was so worried about her. Not knowing where she was…it was the most terrifying feeling ever."

Olivia sat down beside him. "I know."

"Thank you for taking care of her. You didn't have too…but you did because you're so amazing." He said looking over at her with such passion in her eyes, it made her blush again.

Olivia swallowed hard and looked down. "Oh it was no big deal Elliot…really. You know I love Maureen…anything she needs I'll be here for her."

Elliot stared at her for a moment before looking back at the tree he brought for her. "Hey Liv…I've been thinking a lot about things and I-"

Maureen walked out of the bathroom and smiled when she saw her Dad. "Hey Daddy."

Elliot looked over at Maureen and stood up. "Hey honey." He stood up and walked over to her and pulled her in for a hug. "How are you?"

She hugged him back. "I'm better now that Olivia helped me."

"What's going on with you kid? You've never done anything like this before…you scared me." He said pulling her away.

"I know…I'm sorry." She said frowning before looking at Olivia. "Do you think we can talk about some stuff when we go home?"

Elliot smiled at her. "Of course."

Maureen smiled and walked over to Olivia. "Thank you for everything Liv."

Olivia smiled and hugged her. "You are welcome her anytime…but next time why don't you let your Dad know you are coming here first."

Maureen laughed. "I will." She turned back to her Dad. "I'll meet you in the car?"

Elliot nodded and watched her walk out of the apartment before he turned back to Olivia. "What were you saying before?" Olivia asked, feeling her heart pound in her chest wondering what exactly he wanted to say to her before Maureen interrupted them.

Elliot swallowed hard. "Oh…yeah I…"

He stared at her for a moment; she was so beautiful and so perfect. The thought that she had given up her night to take care of his daughter made him love her even more. All he had to do was admit his feelings to her and they could movement on to the next stage of their relationship.

But something stopped him…that fear that was always there stopped him. So he lied…once again.

He smiled softly. "I was just going to say…thanks for everything."

Olivia felt her heart sink at his words, she had been sure he was going to say something more. She had been sure this was the moment she had been waiting for when he would say he had feelings for her. She was starting to believe that Alex had been right and there was a future there for them.

But now she felt crushed…

"Oh…" She swallowed the lump in her throat and tried to smile. "Yeah…no problem Elliot."

He walked closer to her and took in her appearance. "I just…don't know what I would do without you in my life."

She felt the tears burning in the back of her eyes. "The feeling is mutual Elliot…"

There was something in her voice that made him wonder if he was making the wrong choice. He wondered if he was ruining the opportune moment where he could take her in his arms and kiss her. But he let his stubbornness take the lead and he started to back away.

"I'm gonna take her home and spend the day with the kids. I won't be in work today…I already called Cragen so he knows." Elliot said shoving his hands in his pockets.

Olivia smiled and nodded. "Right. No that makes sense. I'm sure you and Maureen have a lot to talk about."

He walked towards the apartment door and opened it. "Yeah I guess we do." He stared at her for a moment. "Thanks again…"

She nodded. "Anytime…"

Elliot smiled at her one last time before walking out of the apartment. When he was gone, Olivia sat down on the couch and let the tears fall. In her mind…if anything were to have happened between them it would have been in that moment. She knew now that he didn't feel the same…

Little did she know that Elliot was standing out in the hallway, trying to come to terms with that he had just done. He was thinking about the way that Olivia was looking at him as if she was expecting something more. How good would it have felt to take her into his arms and kiss her? Now he was pretty sure he would never know…

Sighing, he walked out of Olivia's apartment building and out to his car. He got into the drivers seat and smiled at his daughter.

"Everything okay?" Maureen asked.

Elliot nodded; he was trying to hide how confused he felt. "Yeah. I'm fine."

"Hey Dad?" Maureen asked softly.

Elliot started the car and pulled out of his parking spot. "Yeah kid?"

"I really like Olivia…and…" She paused for a moment. "I guess what I want to know…is if you care about Olivia…"

Elliot swallowed hard. "Uh…sure I do kid. She's a good friend of mine."

Maureen shook her head. "Yeah I know that…but what I really mean is do you have any romantic feelings for her?"

Elliot stopped at a red light. "Maureen…"

"I think it would be really cool if you and Olivia got together…" Maureen whispered, this wasn't part of her plan but she couldn't help it she had to know how her Dad felt. "I think you would be good together…"

Elliot licked his lips. "Maureen I know you probably want a Mom in your life…and I know you really like Olivia but I don't think it's going to happen."

Maureen sighed. "But why not Dad? I mean…I think that Olivia cares a lot about you. Why would she put up with me if she didn't care about you?"

"Maureen honey…you're young and you don't really understand the whole process of being in a relationship. Olivia and I have known each other for a very long time…its hard sometimes to go from friends to a couple." Elliot said, unsure what to say to his daughter.

"You know…this is the reason I went to talk to Olivia last night and not you." Maureen said shaking her head and laughing.

Elliot looked over at her as the light turned green. "What does that mean?"

"It means you are stubborn!" Maureen said smirking at him. "And you can't see what's right in front of you."

Elliot shook his head. "Maureen I really don't think that Olivia feels that way about me. We're just friends…"

"Haven't you always told me that Christmas is the time to go for the things you want?" Maureen asked.

"Well yes but-" He started.

"Then what are you waiting for Dad? Christmas will be here soon and you aren't being honest with yourself. Before you know it a new year will be here and you'll once again be doing everything for everyone but yourself." Maureen said.

Elliot sighed again. "Is this what you were talking to Olivia about?"

Maureen shook her head. "No."

He wanted to stop talking about this, he felt uncomfortable and nervous. "Well can we try and focus on one problem at a time please?"

Maureen sighed knowing very well she was fighting a losing battle. The only way she was going to get Elliot and Olivia together was if she did all the work herself. They were both to stubborn to finally do something that could make them both happy.

She sighed and let him drive back to their house. She was frustrated but she hadn't given up…after everything that Olivia had done for her the night before she was more determined than ever to find a way to get the two of them together. There had to be a way…

When they stopped at another stop light Maureen looked over at a store window. There was a big poster in the window of a couple kissing…under mistletoe.

And that's when the light bulb went off in her head. There was a simple way to force them to admit their feelings…and she knew exactly how to do it.

Now more than ever…she really appreciated the magic of Christmas!


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