Totally Worth Christmas (The Worth Series, Book 4.5: A Copper Country Novella) by Jacobs Mara

Author:Jacobs, Mara [Jacobs, Mara]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Copper Country Press LLC
Published: 2013-11-19T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the Bad Girls Live.

~ George Carlin

Friday night after Thanksgiving.

“And number five? That would have to be Top Gun.”

“Seriously? Top Gun is in your top five? Over Princess Bride? Over Citizen Kane?” Phee asked him.

Charlie shrugged. “I didn’t judge yours. Sense and Sensibility? Seriously?” he said, mimicking her tone.

She giggled. “Come on. It’s a classic.”

“But not nearly as cool as Top Gun.”

Their hands were tangled, had been in some form of contact since folding the napkins nearly two hours earlier. Except for when Phee had crossed to the jukebox and put what must have been twenty quarters in, since they’d had soft standards playing for them while they’d talked. And talked. And talked some more.

Charlie couldn’t ever remember being so at ease, so comfortable.

“Oh, I love this song,” Phee said as “Let’s Stay Together” came on.

“Me too,” Charlie said. “Gotta be in my top five of all time songs.”

“Songs. That’s one we didn’t do,” Phee said.

Though he had loved the evening they shared, Charlie didn’t want to talk anymore. And he didn’t want to just hold her hand. He slid from his seat, not breaking his hold, and tugged on her hand as he stood. “Dance with me,” he said.

“Here?”

He nodded. “Why not?” He tugged again, and she followed. He led her to the middle of the floor, out of view from the one window where the blinds weren’t drawn. He pulled her into his arms, holding her right hand, her left resting on his shoulder.

It felt so right, so natural to be dancing with this woman. It seemed unreal that he’d only met her hours ago. They fit.

“This is nice,” she murmured, and stepped even closer to him, her breasts grazing his chest.

“Mmm-hmm,” he mumbled, sliding his hand up her back as Al Green sang about never being untrue.

She looked up at him. “Does it seem weird that we just met?”

“Yes and no,” he said honestly. She nodded, getting it, and then placed her head on his chest.

They swayed together, hands slowly exploring, her head burrowing into his shoulder. All too soon the short song came to an end, and Charlie silently prayed the next song would be a slow one so he wouldn’t have to let this girl go.

Ever.

The intensity of his thoughts—his feelings—should have scared him, but it didn’t. They stood tentatively in that moment between songs, not wanting to break apart. And then the music started, and it was “Let’s Stay Together” again. Phee’s head sprang up from his chest, surprise in her pretty brown eyes.

“You didn’t play it twice?” he asked, but already knew the answer.

“No,” she whispered.

Her mouth looked so soft, so sweet, and Charlie knew he had to taste her. He lowered his head slowly, giving her time to turn away, but she didn’t. No, the sweet, lovely girl in his arms rose up slightly and met him halfway. Her lips were warm and as soft as they’d looked. She tasted of coffee, deep and rich.

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