Under a Christmas Moon--A Clean Romance by Mary Anne Wilson

Author:Mary Anne Wilson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-09-14T20:32:41+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

JAKE WAS SO close to falling into a place where he knew he didn’t belong that he had to get distance. His life was a mess, and even if he got back to that life, he wouldn’t drag her with him. He had a feeling that if she was in his life, she’d complicate it on levels he’d never see coming. That couldn’t happen. He’d seen it in other test pilots. They gradually walked away from their careers, usually saying they couldn’t put their family through the worry that came on every test flight. Or they had problems because they hesitated or didn’t go that extra step needed in a test. He never wanted to have to choose between what he felt born to do and caring about someone.

His life was only his to live.

And Liberty had Roger. He had no business even thinking what he was right then. “All the lights work,” he said as he moved back to his chair to sit down and get farther from her.

“Wow control your enthusiasm,” she said as the Christmas lights twinkled and danced off the shiny glass ornaments. “Not much for Christmas, are you?”

He shrugged. “I told you I’d take fireworks over Christmas any day.”

“But this tree lasts for as long as you want to keep it in the house. You could keep it in until your birthday. Fireworks are gone as soon they explode.”

Liberty hurried over to a bag that still had something in it. She took out several red-and-white boxes and brought them over to where he was sitting. “Candy canes, the final touch on a perfect tree.”

She dropped the boxes on the other chair, then opened one and handed it to him. “You take the high part, and I’ll take the low part.” She grinned. “Maybe I have a bit of Scot in me.”

He figured she had more than a bit of child in her, and he did what she wanted. When the tree was dripping with the red-and-white candy, he turned to her. “Anything else?”

“No, it’s perfect, well, except for presents, but they’ll come. It’s the most beautiful Christmas tree I’ve ever seen,” he watched her say. “The snow’s outside, and all we need now is some Christmas music playing as we sip mulled cider.”

“I can supply some music, but you’re on your own with the mulled cider,” Jake said. “But first, I’m going to find something for dinner.”

When he went into the kitchen, he flipped on the overhead lights and opened the refrigerator. He was startled by Liberty’s hand on his arm. When he turned, she said, “I found some meat in the freezer before I left this morning, and I took out two steaks. I’m not sure about how to cook them. Maybe fry them, or roast them in the oven?”

One way or another, she’d ruin the meat and he knew how to barbecue steaks but didn’t want to right then. “That’s too much to do,” he said. “How about some packaged mac and cheese? There’s always boxes of that here.

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