Chapter Five

Merryweather

Things were going well, Merryweather thought to herself. She busied herself behind the Ski Shoppe counter, making sure things were just so. She liked it when things were how they were supposed to be.

She looked out and watched as the man found his way to the lift.

The smile between them told Merryweather she was on the right track, but that they needed more time.

Well, that just meant that Merryweather had to use some magic. She'd start small.

Something to keep them talking. Something to give them the time they needed to find the love within them.

Holly

Holly turned to see the man from last night. Or at least, she was pretty sure it was him. It was hard to be sure with the dark sunglasses over his eyes.

Either way her stomach did an excited flip-flop. The guy was cute.

“Sure.” Together they glided out after a ski chair and waited for the next one to pick them up. Holly was grateful she managed to sit down on the chairlift seat gracefully. She only clattered her poles a li