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arms.
    “Mom!”
    Saskia knelt to the ground and opened her arms, falling over backwards
when Jack launched himself at her, arms wrapped so tight around her neck she
could hardly breathe.
    “Hey baby,” she whispered to him, holding him back just as tight, never
wanting to let him go. “I promised you I’d make it, didn’t I?”
    Jack didn’t say anything, and he didn’t need to. All she needed to know
was that he’d missed her and that he loved her, and from the grip he had on her
there was no question about it. She kissed the top of his head, hugging him
hard again, before gently prying him off her so she could look at him properly.
    “When did you get so big, huh?” she asked, pushing back up to her
haunches and keeping one arm around him.
    Jack just grinned at her, like he couldn’t believe she was actually
there.
    “We had no idea you’d make it.” Saskia looked up at her dad’s voice, remembering
that there were actually other people in the room. “We told him there’d be no
hope of you getting here, not with the snow this bad. And then when we didn’t
hear from you…”
    She let go of Jack only so she could stand up and wrap her arms around
her dad. She kissed his cheek and hugged him tight, then pulled back to hug her
mom too.
    “I can’t believe I’m here,” Saskia told them, shaking her head and
reaching out for Jack again. She slung one arm down and across his shoulders,
then turned to look at Luke. She’d forgotten about him in her excitement, but
now everyone was watching him. “And this is the man you can thank for making it
happen.”
    The room was silent, like her family was all suddenly wondering how a
stranger had ended up standing in their living room. Saskia held out her free
hand, reaching out to Luke, wriggling her fingers.
    “This is Luke Gray,” she said, grinning at the shy look on his face. He’d
been anything but shy from the moment she’d met him, but now that he was faced
with her family staring at him he didn’t exactly look comfortable. “He managed
to hijack a military vehicle and drive me here when I couldn’t catch a flight.”
    Her dad stepped forward first, holding out his hand to Luke. “John Cullen,”
he said, shaking Luke’s hand and giving him a slap on the back. “It means a lot
to us to have her home.”
    Saskia watched as her mom walked over, eyebrows pulled together like she
was trying to figure something out. Or perhaps she just didn’t believe that a
gorgeous guy like Luke would have done something so heroic if there wasn’t
something going on between them. Her mom was forever trying to set her up with eligible
men , planning dates for when she came back for good.
    “It’s nice to meet you, Luke,” her mom said, before giving her the
look . “Saskia hasn’t mentioned you before…”
    Saskia groaned. Her mom had let her sentence trail off like she was on a fishing
expedition – for information.
    “I met your daughter on the plane,” Luke told her. He looked like he was
starting to relax. “When I heard she had a young man to get home to, I promised
I’d help.”
    “Which is exactly what he did,” Saskia said, glaring at her mom. “Now
let’s eat instead of letting all this fabulous food go to waste.”
    Luke cleared his throat as she turned to the table. “If you don’t mind,
I’ll just use the restroom and be on my way.”
    Saskia spun on the spot, eyebrows shooting up at the same time. “Aren’t
you going to stay for dinner?” She hadn’t even asked him, had just presumed he
would be here for the evening.
    The room was silent again.
    “I’d best be off. Get this vehicle back before it’s marked as missing.”
    She didn’t miss his joke, but she didn’t laugh. “Luke, please,” she said,
her voice low, not taking her eyes off him for a moment.
    “I won’t have it,” her mom announced, marching to the table and setting
another place. “Unless you have a family waiting on you, you’ll sit that
backside down