Caden held the passenger door open for her and she climbed in, wondering what in the world she was doing. On the way, snow started to fall in the headlights and Caden turned on the windshield wipers.

“Are you sure you still want to go?” Jocelyn asked, noticing that the snow was coming down pretty hard. “We might get snowed in at the diner.”

Caden laughed. “I promise I’ll dig us out if we get snowed in.”

She laughed, not telling him that she wouldn’t mind getting snowed in with him. She didn’t dare. “I’m going to hold you to it.”

He chuckled as he drove expertly through the falling...