Carolina Christmas Kiss: A Vixens In Love Novella by Peters Bailey

Author:Peters, Bailey [Peters, Bailey]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2019-11-27T16:00:00+00:00

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My friends back in Norlina dunked on me constantly for my decision not to date growing up. They’d joke that I didn’t have game, that I was afraid of any girl that wasn’t my mom or a teacher, that I had something to hide. Some days, they’d suggest I wasn’t into chicks. Other days, they’d suggest girls wouldn’t be satisfied by what God gave me.

None of those things were the truth.

My brother, sister, and I all had three different fathers. Each of the guys was good to my mom in the beginning while they were getting what they wanted. They’d bring roses and chocolates, take her to the steakhouse the next town over, tell her she was beautiful. Each of the guys eventually disappeared, usually right around the time they discovered a baby was on the way.

As accomplished and whip-smart as my mother was, love was the one thing that always dimmed her judgement.

Having three baby daddies in a small town like ours meant that she was always fodder for the town gossip mill. People liked to speculate and implicate and belittle. They were just smart enough not to do it to her face. Since the women of town were busy bodies, they knew mom had served as a Lieutenant General. She could bark loud, operate a machine gun, lift more than twice her body weight, and probably do pushups in her sleep. They waited until she was safely out of earshot to drag her name through the mud. Not only did she have the power to do some serious damage, she also had the power to ban them from the only restaurant worth a damn for miles. Where else would they go after church for Sunday supper or to get their PTA events catered?

My mom knew she was a town joke. She was just classier than her attackers, turning the other cheek and focusing on her family.

Growing up, I’d told myself that until I could be a man that was worthy of the mantle of husband and father, there was no use in bothering to date. I didn’t want to be a worthless piece of shit like my father had been. I didn’t want to break someone’s heart or ruin their reputation. More than that, I certainly didn’t want to help create a life just to walk away from it.

I’d always assumed the day I decided to date would come after I finished college and had the means to support a family.

Life doesn’t turn out the way we think it will, though. Soon, I was going to be my sister’s parental guardian and the family’s breadwinner. It seemed like enough of a reason to adjust the strict rules that I’d made for myself. That, and the way I felt every time Jody Daniels looked at me. My heart would swell, my pulse would race, and something inside me shifted into some kind of protective and possessive caveman.

Mine. She had to be mine. I wanted to know what her perfume

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