Chapter 26

“I was going to bring glasses,” she said, “but they’d probably just get broken up here anyway.”

Nathan grinned. Maybe the others had forgotten, but he had been paying more attention to the days, and had realized the date earlier and mentioned it to Alex. He hadn’t expected her to respond like this, though, and it was a welcome surprise. Nathan couldn’t help but think he might not get another year to usher in.

Alex moved for Jim’s free side and snuggled under the now stretched to its limit comforter. Nathan noticed that Jim only looked slightly ruffled by her proximity against his side, while Wally scrambled down into Alex’s lap to avoid the chilly air.

“Al, that’s not even just halfway to awesome. That is full blown awesome times three. Pop one of those babies open,” Nathan said excitedly.

“We’re not waiting until midnight?” Sasha asked.