An Unexpected Christmas: Claus for Christmas by T. Thomas

Author:T. Thomas [Thomas, T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2022-12-12T16:00:00+00:00

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Acer

Spending Christmas Eve with Sparrow, Jamison, and Jessup had been . . . refreshing. For once, I wasn’t spending the Christmas holidays alone, and it was an addictive feeling. They’d quickly welcomed me into their small circle, cracking jokes just like they used to when we were in our senior year of high school.

And then, I was surprised to see I actually liked giving food to different foster families in the town. Sparrow even went as far as giving food out to people further out in the county. She had such a beautiful, sweet, giving nature about her.

Spending time with her like that was making my decision easier and easier. I was leaning more toward not signing another contract. Instead, I was finding myself daydreaming about settling in this town on my ranch with Sparrow as my wife. I couldn’t stop daydreaming of riding horses with her, having picnics in the spring and summer, smelling what I knew would be amazing chili and soups in the fall and winter.

I wanted it all with her. And I wanted it here, in this town, where her life was already built.

I checked my watch. I’d invited Sparrow and her foster brothers over today to celebrate Christmas at my place—still felt weird to think of it as mine. But it was. I was now the owner of a ranch—a multi-million dollar one at that.

Still wasn’t all that sure how I felt about suddenly being rich.

A light knock sounded on the front door. I quickly got up from the couch and moved to answer it. I smiled at Sparrow as soon as my eyes landed on her, my body relaxing at the sight of her gorgeous, flushed face. “Little birdie,” I teased, calling her by that name she used to hate so much. But now, her cheeks flushed even more, though this time it wasn’t because of the cold. “You don’t have to knock.”

She rolled her eyes. “It’s your home, Acer.”

I grabbed her hand and pulled her into the house, nodding at Jamison and Jessup in greeting. “Technically going to be yours, too,” I told her.

She tripped, and I quickly grabbed her waist, steadying her. She looked up at me with wide eyes. “Mine, too?” she squeaked.

I nodded, reaching up to cup her cheek. “Merry Christmas, darlin’. I’m not renewing my contract with the Army. I’m coming home when it’s up; I’m coming home to you, in this home—our home.”

Tears glistened in her eyes, and then they quickly spilled down her cheeks. Jamison and Jessup escaped into my living room, giving us some much-needed privacy. I quickly wrapped Sparrow’s small body up in my arms, holding her tight to me. “I’ve been in love with you for so, so long,” I rasped, burying my face in her sweet-smelling brown hair. “I’m sorry that I was so stubborn.”

She shook her head, sniffling against my chest. “I believe everything happens for a reason.” She reached up to swipe at her cheeks before looking up at me. “Have you always known how I felt?”

I shrugged and nodded.

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