Julia got away from a boyfriend who picked another woman, his mother, over her. She just wants to celebrate Christmas without the stress of knowing she'll be on the back burner. However, her ex doesn't seem to get the message and won't leave her alone. Doesn't help that her hot neighbor makes her wish they weren't currently in a pandemic ...<br><br>Keith is bewitched by Julia. The attraction is strong, even more than his addiction for soda. He offers his help, hoping that Julia will lean on him. One night with her isn't enough, and Keith wants more. But then he discovers that he's going to get more than he bargained for when he finds out something Julia had kept secret ...

A Touch of Lilt

“Hey,take it easy.Deep breaths,nice and slow.”He waited as Julia tried,and managed,to calm down.That was an odd reaction.“Do you have a problem with going to the hospital?Because after a crash like that,you need to be checked.”


“I’ll see my doctor tomorrow.”Julia looked away,and although she didn’t move away physically,Keith could feel her emotionally withdrawing.“I’m going to just have bumps and bruises and maybe some whiplash.Nothing I can’t handle.”


“From the look of it,if there hadn’t been so much snow,it could have been a lot worse.”


“Look,I’ll take you there.And I’ll stay with you the whole time.Whatever scares you,I won’t let that happen.That sound fair to you?”


For a moment,he thought Julia was going to refuse.Then she looked up at him,and Keith almost forgot that he was on the job.Those blue eyes had sucked him in the first time they met,and Keith hadn’t been able to stop thinking about them.About her.


Chapter 3