My Mom’s Best Friend Wants Me to Be My New Year’s Kiss

I came home for the holidays thinking it would be the same old routine—family dinners, awkward questions, and forced smiles.

What I didn’t expect was Isla, my mom’s best friend, to turn my world upside down with a single look.

She’s older, wiser, and completely off-limits, but I can’t stop thinking about her.

Every laugh, every touch, every shared secret feels like a line I shouldn’t cross.

But when she kissed me back, I knew there was no turning back.

Now it’s New Year’s Eve, and everyone’s watching as the clock ticks down.

Will she take my hand—or walk away for good?

Pages: 24

Words: 6235

This is a fast burn, slice of life romance.