Some Kind of Christmas by Jody Holford

Author:Jody Holford [Holford, Jody]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-05T16:00:00+00:00

~ Five ~

Ellie resisted the urge to literally fan herself. The heat in his eyes was enough to make the room, or at least every inch of her body, warm. Maybe she didn’t have a lot of experience—okay, none—but she didn’t think she was misreading all of the signals. Cooper Walsh was hitting on her. He’d kissed her twice—with tongue. It had been exquisite. Sexy. Beyond intriguing. He wanted her. While other men had claimed to want her, Ellie had never felt this level of desire in return. She’d never felt this sensual hum along her skin. Hence the reason she was nearing twenty-four and still a virgin. Or, as Byron had labeled her: an intimately-challenged-woman-with-trust-issues. Those were neither sexy nor desire-provoking words.

“You okay, Ellie?” Cooper wasn’t touching her now, but even his voice felt like a caress. One she wanted to lean into.

“Uh-huh,” she said. A little white lie wouldn’t hurt since telling him the truth—that she was so turned on she didn’t know what to do, seemed a little…forward.

Picking up another cracker and adding some cheese, she forced herself to relax. You’ve spent plenty of time with Cooper. He’s just a guy. He’s known you forever. And in all those years, he’d never once given her the impression that she was the kind of girl he’d date. Because you weren’t. The girl with the glasses and overbite still existed inside of her, but most days, she relished the new her. Mostly because it hadn’t been some dramatic transformation full of intention or purpose on her part. She’d simply grown up.

“So, aside from setting fires and climbing on furniture—speaking of which, we should really get you a step ladder—what did you plan on doing tonight?”

We? There was a “we”? Ellie liked the sound of that a little too much. Cooper helped himself to some of the grapes he’d put out. It was cute the way he’d made himself at home. She was going to spend the holidays alone but she’d bought enough food to feed a family of four. Just in case. Now she was happy she had.

Looking over at him, noting the way he watched her like he was really looking at her—like he was invested in what she said—she went with the truth. Her appearance might have altered, but inside, she was still the same boring, slightly geeky girl. One who, apparently, still had a thing for her brother’s best friend.

“I was going to watch Christmas shows. I wanted to find all of the Christmas episodes of my favorite series and watch them. Friends, Big Bang Theory, Doctor Who. I just wanted to feel like…” She stopped. Like what? Like she wasn’t alone?

“Like what?” Cooper’s voice softened. He wasn’t touching her anymore and she didn’t know how to show him she wouldn’t mind.

“I know lots of people spend the holidays alone, but I still wanted to have some kind of Christmas. I figured the best way was to do some of the things I’d do if I was with my family.

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