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said. “What was it?”
    “The day I met you,” he said, leaning in to kiss her forehead. Silver giggled, and Anderson relished the sound of her happiness. It was true. The day he had met Silver had been extraordinary, even though he had lost his wife the same day. Nothing compared to holding the tiny fingers of a tiny little being that was created from your DNA. Anderson would never forget the first time Silver had opened her little eyes and looked up at him fuzzily, blinking in confusion.
    “So, do you really not like Miss Lexi?” Silver asked. Anderson wanted to laugh and roll his eyes all at the same time. His daughter could get so fixated on an idea sometimes.
    “Adult relationships are complicated, Silver,” he said with a sigh. “Don’t worry about who I like or don’t right now. Just enjoy the chance to dance. You’re so good at it already. I can’t wait to see how much you learn from a teacher as good as Miss Lexi.”
    Silver nodded, thankfully content to let the discussion about Lexi drop for the moment. She kissed her father goodnight, and scampered back to her room, leaving Anderson alone with his beer once more.
    Anderson rubbed his forehead and took one long, last swig of his beer. He knew that, if he was honest with himself, he would have to admit that he did like Lexi. He liked her a lot. But that didn’t change the fact that adult relationships were complicated, and the complications of a romance with Lexi were too many to make pursuing her worthwhile.
    He would let his daughter continue her dance lessons, but he would force himself to keep his own mind on his work here in Frost Peak. Some things just weren’t meant to be.

Chapter Nine
     
    Lexi checked the latch on Silver’s small suitcase one more time, making sure that it was securely fastened before lifting it to help carry it down the stairs. Silver walked ahead of her, carrying her small backpack that was ready for the flight back to Frost Peak. Lexi couldn’t believe that it was the middle of December already, and that Silver was heading home for Christmas. Time, which had seemed to stand still when she first moved to Alaska and spent long days alone, now seemed to fly by at an impossibly rapid speed. Lexi’s small dance studio had gained quite a waiting list of students after the success of her first program. Parents from all over Alaska—and beyond—were lining up to let their children take lessons with Lexi. With the exception of Silver, Lexi was only tutoring local Kodiak students at the moment. She had decided to limit the live-in dance programs to the summer, but she had already told Silver’s father she would take the girl on for lessons before that decision had been made. She hadn’t wanted to go back on her word, so she’d made an exception and let Silver live and study with her for the last three and half months.
    And she was so glad that she had. Having Silver around had turned out to be a dream come true. Silver loved to help with the classes for the preschoolers. She often acted as a little teacher’s assistant for Lexi, showing the youngest students how to correctly strike different poses. And she had the best manners of any six-year-old Lexi had ever met. She always said please and thank you, and she kept her room clean and cleaned up after herself in the kitchen and dining room. Not to mention, Silver’s dancing continued to improve by leaps and bounds. Lexi felt privileged to have the opportunity to teach her.
    Lexi had actually been quite surprised when Anderson called to ask if Lexi would still be interested in teaching Silver. After In the Know published photos claiming that Lexi and Anderson were dating, Lexi had been sure he would never want to talk to her again. But he had, and had been surprisingly unfazed by the article. He had simply told Lexi that he now understood better than ever that the stuff those magazines printed wasn’t true, and he had left it at that. Lexi had been all too happy to let the