Chapter 81 28th December - the soft, domestic day
The morning after the chaos crew left felt strangely quiet. Not empty, just… gentle. Like the flat itself had exhaled after surviving Cara, Lilith, and Tommy in one evening. Luke woke first, blinking at the soft winter light spilling through the curtains. Grace was still asleep beside him, curled on...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 1st December - The Mistake
2. Chapter 2 2nd December - The Reply
3. Chapter 3 2nd December - The day of distractions
4. Chapter 4 3rd December - The day they can't stop thinking about each other
5. Chapter 5 4th December - The day they stop pretending it's just texting
6. Chapter 6 5th December - The day they both started wanting more than texts
7. Chapter 7 5th December - An evening of texting
8. Chapter 8 6th December - The Wobble
9. Chapter 9 7th December - The Almost-meet
10. Chapter 10 8th December - The first real issue
11. Chapter 11 9th December - The Repair
12. Chapter 12 9th December - The Interference
13. Chapter 13 9th December - The Afterglow and uncertainty
14. Chapter 14 10th December - The morning after
15. Chapter 15 10th December - The new variable
16. Chapter 16 11th December - Grace's scared
17. Chapter 17 11th December - The Escalation
18. Chapter 18 12th December - Cara and Tommy join forces
19. Chapter 19 12th December - Lilith, Chaos, and Confessions
20. Chapter 20 12th December - Luke's turn to have a wobble
21. Chapter 21 12th December - The almost
22. Chapter 22 12th December - The evening shift
23. Chapter 23 13th December - The bold approach
24. Chapter 24 14th December - the interference of Lilith
25. Chapter 25 14th December - Subtle? Never!
26. Chapter 26 14th December - The Plan
27. Chapter 27 15th December – Retail Therapy
28. Chapter 28 15th December – Pictures, Panic and the Countdown
29. Chapter 29 16th December - The morning of....
30. Chapter 30 16th December - The moment
31. Chapter 31 16th December - First words, first warmth
32. Chapter 32 16th December - Recalibrating
33. Chapter 33 16th December – Choosing
34. Chapter 34 16th December - Questions
35. Chapter 35 16th December – The Night That Shifted
36. Chapter 36 16th December - At her pace
37. Chapter 37 17th December - Soft and bright
38. Chapter 38 17th December - the second date
39. Chapter 39 18th December - The glow
40. Chapter 40 18th December - Grace text first!
41. Chapter 41 19th December - The clue game
42. Chapter 42 19th December - The first look
43. Chapter 43 20th December - The almost admission
44. Chapter 44 20th December - the wrong message
45. Chapter 45 20th December - A truth that looked like a lie
46. Chapter 46 20th December - The weight of one photo
47. Chapter 47 20th December - Enter Lilith. Emotional first responder!
48. Chapter 48 21st December - When Grace chose to stay
49. Chapter 49 21st December - relearning each other
50. Chapter 50 21st December - the way he held her
51. Chapter 51 22nd December - Lilith and her usual chaos
52. Chapter 52 22nd December - the pastry fueled confession
53. Chapter 53 22nd December - the dinner that wasn't about dinner
54. Chapter 54 22nd December - two bottles and a breakthrough
55. Chapter 55 23rd December - the cosy morning
56. Chapter 56 23rd December - breakfast, snowmen and something new
57. Chapter 57 23rd December - So that's a yes
58. Chapter 58 23rd December - Broody no more
59. Chapter 59 23rd December - Christmas eve's eve
60. Chapter 60 23rd December - Held, finally
61. Chapter 61 24th December - The First Christmas Eve of Us
62. Chapter 62 24th December - Everyone knows
63. Chapter 63 24th December - Christmas eve glow up
64. Chapter 64 24th December - Under the falling snow
65. Chapter 65 24th December - a Christmas eve decision
66. Chapter 66 24th December - A quiet kind of brave
67. Chapter 67 25th December - the calm before the storm
68. Chapter 68 25th December - Christmas chaos arrives
69. Chapter 69 25th December - Christmas dinner, delivered
70. Chapter 70 25th December - Snowed in and slightly tipsy
71. Chapter 71 26th December - the day everything shifted
72. Chapter 72 26th December - hangovers, hot chocolate and coffee
73. Chapter 73 26th December - Just the two of them
74. Chapter 74 26th December - the first time
75. Chapter 75 27th December - The morning that felt different
76. Chapter 76 27th December - Luke and Grace's Business
77. Chapter 77 27th December - a little more than yesterday
78. Chapter 78 27th December - in the calm
79. Chapter 79 27th December - The Chaos crew arrive
80. Chapter 80 27th December - dinner, wine and terrible ideas
81. Chapter 81 28th December - the soft, domestic day
82. Chapter 82 28th December - group chat again
83. Chapter 83 28th December - stay
84. Chapter 84 29th December - stay forever
85. Chapter 85 29th December - Something she chose
86. Chapter 86 29th December - Sooty knew first
87. Chapter 87 29th December - Group Chat Meltdown & Brunch Plans
88. Chapter 88 29th December - the bag
89. Chapter 89 29th December – labels
90. Chapter 90 30th December – shopping
91. Chapter 91 30th December - brunch
92. Chapter 92 30th December - New Years planning
93. Chapter 93 31st December - before the sparkle
94. Chapter 94 31st December - No kissing until midnight
95. Chapter 95 1st January - the aftermath of midnight
96. Chapter 96 1st January - soft light, big feelings
97. Chapter 97 1st, 2nd and 3rd January - domestic bliss
98. Chapter 98 3rd January - back to work
99. Chapter 99 3rd January - plans and interuptions
100. Chapter 100 4th January - goodbyes at the gate
101. Chapter 101 5-8th January - weaponised politeness
102. Chapter 102 8th January - the ring
103. Chapter 103 8th and 9th January - a new chapter in motion
104. Chapter 104 9th January - dodging showers in Sorrento
105. Chapter 105 13th January - not alone anymore
106. Chapter 106 20th January - becoming herself
107. Chapter 107 26th January - the night we chose us
108. Chapter 108 27th January - a proposal made of quiet things
109. Chapter 109 27th January - champagne and chaos
110. Chapter 110 3rd August 2024 - The beginning of everything
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