A Christmas Kiss: A BBW Holiday Romance (Under the Mistletoe Book 1) by Joann Baker & Patricia Mason

Author:Joann Baker & Patricia Mason [Baker, Joann & Mason, Patricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blush Publishing
Published: 2022-11-08T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THREE

. . .

Emma stepped out of the elevator and headed to Maddox’s apartment. Well, his hotel suite. Maddox enjoyed living as he did. No upkeep and no worries about parking. Full-time staff to cater to his every whim. It was a life he enjoyed and could afford. It wasn’t the first time Emma had been in Maddox’s home. It was, however, the first time she’d ever been there as a potential lover and not just as a friend. It made the place look different. Feel different.

She was afraid to be anywhere except the living room—or out on the terrace. She certainly wasn’t about to go into his bedroom. Just the thought had her palms sweating.

She was well aware of the big four-poster bed, matching chest, and nightstands. She knew about the brown and tan comforter, the green throw pillows, and even the Andy Warhol Sunset prints hanging on the walls. She’d helped pick them all out. Another perk to being rich. You could change the décor in a hotel suite to anything you wanted. Just as long as you paid for it.

Seeing all those things now would be different somehow.

She would be different.

No, scratch that. She was different. That kiss under the mistletoe had changed things—at least for her. Now she knew that friendship with Maddox, as wonderful as it was—would never be enough for her. She’d had a taste of him, of passion with him, and the hunger for more was coursing like fire through her veins.

And if he only offered her this one night, she’d take it, and each time she grew lonely, she’d bring out her memories and open them again and again like a precious gift. It would be enough.

It would have to be. Maddox was all she’d ever want.

“What are you doing sitting here in the dark, honey?”

She started at the sound of his voice. She’d been so lost in her thoughts that she hadn’t heard him come in. “No,” she said quickly when he went to flick on the lights. “Let’s just enjoy the lights from the tree.”

“As long as I can see your beautiful face,” he said, sitting beside her on the wide leather couch. “Can I get you something? Some champagne?”

“No,” Emma’s hand covered his nervously, “I think I’ve had enough to drink tonight.”

He captured her hand, feeling the iciness of her fingers and the slight tremor she couldn’t hide. “Are you cold, Emma?”

“No…no,” she murmured, wondering suddenly if that was the only word she was capable of saying. “I’m fine.”

Maddox looked as though he wanted to say something else but said instead, “Scoot over here next to me then, and let’s enjoy the tree together.”

“I can’t believe you actually have a tree. You usually don’t bother.”

“A tree seemed important this year.” He settled against her, and his arm came around her shoulders. When she laid her head on his shoulder, his hand moved to rest against the sensitive skin just below her ear, his thumb idly stroking her earlobe.

They sat

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