Merry Cowboy Christmas by Carolyn Brown

Author:Carolyn Brown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2016-09-27T04:00:00+00:00

The two singers each picked up a microphone, but the woman did the talking. “And now for the next hour we’re going to kick off the holiday season with country music Christmas songs, starting off with Blake Shelton’s version of ‘Jingle Bell Rock.’”

Fiona’s moves were right on, but her heart and soul weren’t in it like before. Now she was more aware of Jud. Never, not even one time, had Fiona not been able to get lost in the music. It didn’t matter if her partner was smooth on his feet or if he stumbled through the steps, she loved the way the music made her feel. But tonight the sound of the guitars and drums took a backseat to the way Jud held her against his buff body. Melting into him, listening to his heart beat against her breasts, feeling the heat of his hands on the small of her back was more important than the rhythm of the steel guitar and the drums. When that fast song ended and “White Christmas” started, Jud pulled her into his arms and started a slow waltz.

“Have I told you that you are beautiful tonight?” he asked. “That green shirt is the exact color of your eyes.”

“Thank you,” she mumbled.

“What are you thinking about? Your face is a mixture of emotions right now,” he asked. “Are you tired of dancing?”

“Not at all. I’d forgotten how much I missed this,” she answered.

“We could do this every weekend,” he said. “Talking about dancing put a happy look on your face.

“Hey, don’t tempt me.” She smiled. “Do you read all women so well or am I that transparent?”

“It must be the vibes between us. You can’t deny that they are there,” he said.

“Let’s talk about something else or just dance.” She tucked her head into his shoulder.

“Long as you are in my arms and we’re dancing, we can talk about anything. Do you want a white Christmas?”

“Do you?” she asked.

“I don’t care if it snows on Christmas or if it’s eighty degrees and the sun is shining. I just want family all around us.” He stepped back, did some fancy footwork, and twirled her around a couple of times. “This is good holiday music.”

“I like Blake Shelton. Met him once, and he’s as country as his songs,” she said.

“For real?” Jud asked.

“The rich and shameless get backstage passes at concerts,” she said. “But before you ask, I’m not interested in being that high on the corporate ladder again. I would like to be a couple of steps up from the convenience store, though.”

“What do you want to do?” he asked.

“I’m still working on that, but right now I want to dance some more.”

Folks formed a line to dance to “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” Sharlene fell in beside Fiona but she’d had so many shots with the melancholy boy that she had trouble keeping up with the moves.

“Lord, I’d better go sit out a few and just drink Coke until this gets through my system.

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