Chapter Fourteen

Nicholas

The next morning at Christmas Wishes, and Nicholas and Molly were busy at work, taking on customers two at a time. Surprisingly, Nicholas found himself enjoying it. It helped that Molly kept making him laugh.

In between their sales and checkouts, Nicholas noticed that Molly was looking over a few sheets of music, her face growing more frustrated the longer she stared down at the loose papers.

When he’d managed to catch a break between the busy flow of patrons, he walked over her, and looked down at the sheets himself. Music notes and lyrics filled the pages.

“You sing?” he asked, pointing to the music sheets.

“No. Well, kind of,” she explained. She sighed. “But not really. I’m the elementary school choir director.”

“The choir director doesn’t sing?” he asked, confused.

“Directing is a completely different job!” Molly defended her position, but sounded a little unsure herself. “Though, to be honest, I may not be so great at that either.”

He hated the way her smile faded as she