Home Ice for the Holidays (Denver Stampede Book 2) by Stephanie Kay

Author:Stephanie Kay [Kay, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-12-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

HARPER

“Don’t make it awkward,” a voice mumbled, and I couldn’t help but grin.

Last night had been amazing, and I was in too much of a state of bliss to be apprehensive about what happened next.

After Connor had gotten me off twice in spectacular fashion, we cleaned up and passed out. Wrapped up in his arms felt so natural, so perfect. I couldn’t remember the last time I’d slept so well.

“I can feel you laughing, Harps,” he muttered into my ear. His breath caressed my skin, sending a shiver down my spine.

I turned to face him, reaching up to run my fingers through his sleep-mussed hair.

He pressed a kiss to my palm.

“If I’m laughing, it’s because I’m happy,” I said, wanting to be honest with him. This was new territory for us, and if I wanted us to pursue this and keep our friendship strong too, communication was key.

His arms tightened around me, holding me close.

“Me too, Harps. So damn happy.” The blush staining his cheeks warmed my heart. “After all this time, I finally got my Christmas wish. And my birthday wish—okay, all the wishes.”

“What?”

“Yeah. That’s a lot of pressure, isn’t it? I don’t want to overwhelm you, Harper,” he said.

“I can’t believe I was so blind to your feelings. And that you never said anything.” I refused to think of it as lost time because we’d been together all these years, just as friends.

He pulled back slightly. “Harper, I’ve loved you since we were kids, and I fell for you when we were teens, but I didn’t want to risk our friendship, and being your friend has meant more to me than anything else in this world. Whatever this is, I want to see where it can go, but we can’t predict the future. Just know that, whatever happens, I will do everything in my power to make sure our friendship remains. I value it too much to let it slip away.” He paused and then gave me a lopsided grin. “I’m going to stop freaking you out now.”

I tugged him tight against me and held his gaze.

“I’ve always loved you, Connor, and I do think my feelings are changing into something more than friendship. I’m afraid to wreck what we have, but I’m more scared to ignore what we could be. We just have to be honest with each other—I mean, not that we’ve ever really had that issue before.” I couldn’t help but grin.

He groaned and pinched my side. “Yes, you’ve never had an issue being honest with me.”

I chuckled. “If this is about that green Members Only jacket you loved so much, I was doing you a favor. It was horrible.”

“I loved that jacket,” he muttered.

“It was awful, just admit it. That was definitely an article of your clothing that I was never going to steal.”

He tweaked my side again. “Speaking of clothes. Or lack of them.” He wiggled his brow, and I couldn’t stop my shudder. This new aspect of our relationship was already beyond anything I’d imagined.

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