CHAPTER 1
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“THANKS FOR THE RIDE.” Kennedy gave Dominic an awkward smile.
He stepped forward. It would be the perfect time for a hug, but she knew better than to expect something like that. He cleared his throat. “Merry Christmas.” He glanced at Kennedy’s roommate Willow, who ran her fingers through her dyed hair. “Nice to meet you,” he said.
“Yup. Thanks.” Willow picked up her two bags without looking back and walked into Logan Airport.
Kennedy hesitated before turning away. “I better go.” She shuffled from one foot to another, hating herself for feeling as foolish as a seventh-grader at her first boy-girl dance. She glanced up.
Dominic smiled again. Over the past semester, she and the police chaplain had gone out for coffee twice, dinner once, and a picnic
