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Romance in the Air — Short Story
Kat was glad to put the last of the holiday lights on the top shelf of the storage room. The season was nearly over, but it was far enough over that she could move on to one she could tolerate more. New Year’s was a time she saw to start over and, of course, to get drunk.
Three days before the evening of partying, she pulled out lights that hinted more of the party atmosphere and began to decorate her store. A few balls with silver sparkles on them were hung from the ceiling. All sorts of decorations filled the ceiling when she was done. Stepping back, she smiled. This was more her style.
After turning the lights out and locking up, she made her way down down the back loading ramp of the mall. The winter sky was lost in the haze of the bright lights that flooded the parking lot and bounced off the heavy snow falling.
She paused at her door with the key ready to be inserted and let her eyes fall on Todd’s truck. She hadn’t seen him in three days since he had dropped off some lightbulbs to keep her in her storage room. He had given her a lingering kiss but hadn’t stuck around to talk. Mumbling something about getting back to work, he left.
Had she done something wrong? She couldn’t figure it out. They had gone out for dinner the day after Christmas. Everything seemed to go well. She had hoped to invite him to her…
