Chapter 5
Friday, February 17
Winter hits hard, and I wake up on Friday morning to raging winds and a world blanketed in a thick layer of snow. For a second, I consider pulling the duvet over my head and ignoring the world, staying warm and safe in the cozy cocoon that is my bed. But I have an important meeting and a project I want to try to wrap up.
And I have a date with Runar on the train.
I know it’s not officially a date—just two not-quite strangers, albeit flirting strangers, agreeing to sit together on a train—but I take extra care with my appearance. I pick the wool slacks that make my ass look irresistible, my warmest sweater that hugs my chest. And when I bundle up to venture outside, I choose my absolute favorite scarf; it’s pale green, cable-knitted, and the cashmere-ble
