Dear Tabitha by Trudy Stiles

Author:Trudy Stiles [Stiles, Trudy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Trudy Stiles
Published: 2014-03-30T04:00:00+00:00

Past

Age 20

IT’S BEEN almost two months since Tabby’s birthday, and I’ve noticed her demeanor shifting slightly for the better. Understandably, Halloween is a difficult time of year for her because of all that she has lost. She’s starting to come out of her funk now that it’s Christmas, and I’m thrilled to be one of the reasons for that.

For the past few nights, I’ve helped decorate her apartment for the holidays. I want to bring life into it and make it a peaceful, joyous place for her to be. We’ve hung lights and decorated her tree. She admitted that she hasn’t had her own Christmas tree since she was with Trina so many years ago, and I find that incredibly sad.

I had one every year despite the fact that my Pops wouldn’t have anything to do with it. My sister and I kept our holiday traditions alive as best as we could. It helped keep Mom’s memory close and alive in our hearts. There were several times that the tree was knocked over when Pops would beat the shit out of me, but Reagan and I always made sure we fixed it up after those incidents. When I moved in with Dax’s family, Christmas became even more of a tradition. The Andersons would decorate their home on Thanksgiving night after we devoured the turkey and finished watching football. They helped keep this holiday warm and special for me, and now I want to do that for Tabs.

I stop at the store to get everything I need to wrap Tabby’s presents. It’s already three o’clock, and I need to hurry because I’m spending Christmas Eve with her. We’re both nervous and we’ve talked about it extensively. I know that she’s not ready to be physically intimate with me, but we are taking small steps to get her there. Tonight is step one, my first sleepover.

~

I knock on her door and the soft Christmas music playing in her apartment reminds me of the Merry-Un-Halloween Birthday party and how much fun we had that night. She opens the door, a shy smile on her face.

“Hey,” she says softly as her eyes widen at the sight of my bags.

I hope she doesn’t change her mind because I really want to sleep holding her tonight and wake up with her in my arms on Christmas morning.

“Hi, Tabs.” I smile, looking into her eyes.

“You’re early.” She grins. “I haven’t had time to change yet.” She looks down at herself and blushes. The bottom hem of her long sleeved, grey tee shirt just meets the top of her black yoga pants and her ponytail is messy.

She’s beautiful.

“The time must have gotten away from me. I’ve been reading.” She moves aside so I can walk past her. I drop my bags near the door and scoop her into my arms.

“Don’t change. You look perfect.” I drop a light kiss on her lips and rub my nose against hers. I will not let her take off those hot yoga pants.

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