"Merry Christmas, Snowball."
Snowball meowed once, then stuck out its tongue and licked his palm.
Only when the sun was high in the sky did Ivana Bennett flutter her eyelashes,
blinking open her eyes in a daze and smiled at the sight of Lucas Walker before her, then promptly shut her eyes again.
Two seconds later, her eyes flew open suddenly and she took a good look at him, then sat up with a whoosh and pounced on him, wrapping her arms around him.
"I didn't expect you to come back early, I was about to go to the airport to pick you up!"
Her voice was slightly hoarse with sleep, but it was filled with excitement.
"I'm sorry I messed up your plans." Lucas Walker took a deep breath, pulling her closer into his arms, "Merry Christmas, Ivana!"
"Merry Christmas!" Ivana Bennett, wrapping her arms around his neck, said, "I thought you wouldn't be back until tonight. I haven't even prepared your Christmas present."
