If the Fates Allow - Rainbow Rowell

Rainbow Rowell

Category: Short Story

Narrator: Rebecca Lowman

Tags: Short Story, Contemporary, Romance

After a long, lonely year, two people stumble toward each other in this holiday short story by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eleanor & Park and Fangirl., Social distancing came easily to Reagan. Maybe a little too easily. Shes always liked people better from afar., But Reagan doesnt want her grandpa to be alone for Christmas this year - hes already spent too much time on his own in 2020., So she heads back to her hometown with a dish of holiday Jell-O salad, hoping they can have a little normalcy. Hoping it will be safe, She isnt expecting to run into the boy next door. Mason is all grown up now. Hes considerate. Hes funny. He doesnt mind how prickly Reagan is - he maybe even likes it., And it makes Reagan feel like her defenses are falling., She needs her defenses, doesnt she? In a time when six feet is close enough, how long can they keep their distance?