Christmas for Keeps: An MM Second Chance Forced Proximity Holiday Romance by Ryan Taylor & Joshua Harwood

Author:Ryan Taylor & Joshua Harwood [Taylor, Ryan & Harwood, Joshua]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

Zach

After our nap, we made sandwiches and started decorating the house. While Connor worked on finding the right place for the large number of holiday knickknacks I’d made and bought, I hung lights in the windows. I saved my studio for last, and when I went back downstairs, Connor had transformed the great room from a cozy living space into a magical wonderland. The tree blazed in glory, and decorations were everywhere. Frank Sinatra—or was it Bing Crosby?—sang about how cold it was outside, and a fire had the room nice and toasty.

I went to Con for a kiss, relaxing into his arms and delighting in the drag of his tongue across my lips. Then we settled on the sofa, where he leaned against my shoulder. “You have such a beautiful place,” he said. “It must be a dream living here.”

“It’s awesome, and you make it more wonderful than ever. You did a terrific job decorating the place, but your beauty puts the ornaments to shame.”

He play-smacked my tummy. “Corny, silly, and very sweet.”

I leaned over to warm up his lips. Between pecks, I said, “Honest… sincere… and very true.”

“Oh, you.” He lay down with his head on my lap, and I rested a hand on his chest.

“I love being with you,” he said.

Glints of red, gold, yellow, blue, and green sparkled in his hair, reflecting the lights on the tree. I ran my fingers through it while we listened to the music. “Your hair’s as soft as ever.”

“I love when you play with it.”

I nodded, and we reverted to silence. He closed his eyes while I ran my fingers through his hair and massaged his temples. The playlist stopped, and the only sounds were the crackle of the fire and our occasional contented sighs. “How are you feeling about things so far?” I asked. “About us?”

“Fantastic. You?”

“Awesome.” We’d talked about the same thing a few hours earlier, but it was fine. We were both insecure because we were so eager for things to work out. “I know it’s early to ask, but do you think we can make a go of things?”

A hopeful smile worked its way across his lips. “Call me a romantic, but I think love can conquer all. Like you said earlier, if we try our best to make things work, they will. But if we’re half-hearted about it, we’ll fail.”

“I couldn’t possibly be half-hearted about you,” I said. “And I don’t want us to fail.”

“We’ll succeed, then, because I’ll give it everything I’ve got.”

After leaning over for a kiss, I said, “We have lots of details to consider, things to work out.”

“One step at a time.” Connor caressed my face. “We’ll keep working until things are exactly the way we want them to be.”

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