Operation Keeping Christmas: An Alliez Security Christmas Novella by Nicole Flockton

Author:Nicole Flockton [Flockton, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nicole Flockton
Published: 2025-12-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Ox gazed down at his son sleeping blissfully in his arms and still marveled at the fact he was a father. He should put Oscar in his crib, but he loved these quiet moments when he’d settled his son after he’d been fussing.

“You’re going to spoil him,” Eveline whispered as she came up behind him and smiled.

“He deserves it.”

“Wait until the next one comes along, and then you won’t be saying that. Oscar will be jealous.”

Ox tensed. What was his wife telling him? Quickly, he put Oscar into his crib and ushered Eveline out of their son’s room, closing the door with a soft click. “The next one? Are you trying to tell me something?”

Oscar wasn’t that old. Would it be safe for Eveline to fall pregnant so soon. Not that he’d mind, if she was. It would be interesting having two babies so close together, but he could handle anything—at least he thought he could.

Eveline laughed. “Stand down, Ox, I’m not pregnant.”

Ox slipped his arms around her waist and nuzzled her neck, desire burning through him. “I wouldn’t mind if you were.”

“Of course you wouldn’t, you don’t have to carry the baby around. You don’t have to go through the heartburn. The nausea. The pushing of a watermelon out.”

There was no heat in Eveline’s words, her eyes sparkled with mirth. “You know that if I could, I would.”

She cupped her cheek and he turned to kiss her palm. “I know you would. And I do want another baby, but let’s wait until Oscar is a bit older.”

“Whenever you’re ready. You’re in charge, not me.” Ox pulled her close and found her lips. She opened beneath him, and he deepened the kiss.

If he marveled over the fact that he had a son, he was even more astonished that he had this woman in his life. He’d almost blown it by walking away from her over an incident in his past that had colored the way he looked at life.

He’d been glad that Eveline had gotten under his skin and made him see what life could be like if he let go of old hurts. The fact he’d almost lost her too, was something he relived repeatedly, but he hadn’t told her that. He didn’t want to cause her stress over something he needed to deal with.

They pulled apart, and he led her to the couch, the Christmas tree twinkling brightly in the corner of the living room.

“We should start thinking about what we’re going to do for Christmas. Have you decided when to have the office Christmas party?” Eveline rested her hand on his chest, over his heart.

“We should, and not yet.”

She sat up abruptly. “You haven’t thought about an office Christmas party? Kyle, Christmas is like two weeks away. There’s no way you’re going to get anything booked now. Why didn’t you ask me to do it? I organized last year’s, I could’ve done this year’s. Even with having Oscar.”

“I know you could’ve, but I think there’s something in the works anyway.

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