Christmas in Pine Island: A small town holiday romance by Christina Benjamin

Author:Christina Benjamin [Benjamin, Christina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crown Atlantic Publishing
Published: 2020-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

Morgan May

“Doesn’t this lodge feel so different than the hotels we’ve been staying at lately?” I ask once we’ve finally finished hefting every single one of my numerous suitcases across the spacious room. “Like, it feels . . . like a home instead of a lonely hotel room. It’s like staying at your favorite cousin’s place or something.”

“Favorite cousin?” Eric chuckles. “I didn't have one of those.”

I chuck one of my mittens at him. “You know what I mean.”

He smirks. “Yeah, but I can’t resist teasing you. It’s the only way I get to see that adorable pouty face of yours.”

“You mean this one?” I tease, giving him my over-the-top model pout.

Eric dazzles me with a grin. “That’s the one.”

He’s slowly undressing, discarding his leather jacket and letting it fall onto the hardwood floor. He pulls his shirt over his head, exposing tanned and tatted flesh. I'm content to sit back and watch the show. When he notices me watching, he winks and flexes his strong arms.

In the corner, Camilla is safely tucked away. I hope I can convince him to play his guitar and dazzle everyone at the lodge with some festive holiday tunes. It doesn’t matter how many Social Kingdom concerts I’ve been to, I always leap at the chance to hear my man play.

There’s a reason he’s such a wildly successful rockstar.

Eric King knows how to put on a show. And he’s all mine.

I sigh contently as I watch Eric change into warm, dry clothes.

“You better get out of your wet clothes too, babe,” he says, starting to unload my bags next.

I snort a laugh and join him at my suitcases. “Always trying to get me out of my clothes.”

Eric stops his unpacking to wrap his arms around me. “Can you blame me?” he asks, before kissing me so thoroughly my toes curl.

No need to change into dry clothes. The inferno Eric just lit inside me has me all toasty and warm. We stand chest-to-chest, all thoughts of unpacking forgotten.

How I love this man.

I gaze up at him admiring the view while he tucks my hair behind my ears, lovingly staring into my eyes.

I can’t believe how much Eric has been through, or how far he’s come. When we met, he was a shadow of the man before me now, but I didn’t love him any less. I just knew he was the one for me.

It was love at first sight, something I hadn’t believed in until I met him.

And Eric . . . he’s certainly someone worth believing in.

Watching him battle and beat his demons has made me love him even more. I know he’s always saying that I'm the reason he’s clean and sober now, but he put in that hard work himself. I just held his hand along the way—just like I’ll continue to forever.

From somewhere down the hall, the sound of a seven-year-old boy excitedly squealing echoes closer. It breaks the spell we’re under, but in a good way.

Eric and I both burst into laughter at the same time.

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