There was something almost touching about her offer to learn a new skill in order to join him--so few people had ever been willing to reach out to him at all, and now, for the sake of a holiday, Molly was at least willing to entertain the idea of putting in time and effort to make certain they could do one more thing together. Warmth bloomed through his chest, secret and pleased.

"Then I'll look into it," he replied. His gloved thumb stroked over her knuckles again. "Provided you're not sick of me by next summer, of course."