Dream by the Fire_A Fire and Fury Holiday Novella by Avery Kingston

Author:Avery Kingston [Kingston, Avery]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Avery Kingston
Published: 2018-12-14T16:00:00+00:00

Tori climbed into bed later that night still mulling over the events of the evening.

“I really liked the fact they didn’t try to turn this movie into a romance between the two leads.” Scott was still raving about the movie. “They just told a really great story. It was dark, gritty and everything that story was supposed to be. If you ask me, there hasn’t been one this great since Empire.”

She gave him a thin smile. “Yeah, it was great.” Too bad it was going to be forever tarnished by that stupid asshole she provoked. Add to it the fact her headset went out at the most important part of the film. Scott had gone out of his way to try and make the last few weeks special, and she’d done nothing but spoil it all.

Actually, this was nothing new. It was par for the course in their lives. He went above and beyond caring for her on a daily basis, and all she could wonder was why.

The lamp clicked off and he wrapped his strong arms around her, pulling her in close.

“Why me, Scott?” she mumbled.

“Huh?”

“Why me? She rolled over and faced him. “Why would a man like you, as good as you are, love me? How did I get so lucky?”

“Baby, I’m the lucky one.” His calloused thumb ran over her cheek.

“I was just this slutty girl you met in a bar one night. Yet you kept coming back, and I know now it just wasn’t for the sex.”

“Well, part of it was for the sex. I mean, I was twenty-two and horny…” he chuckled.

She giggled and slugged him on the shoulder. “Seriously. You could’ve had anybody and I was just…nobody…” Her voice wavered thinking about the nude drawing she’d done of him their first night together. She’d discovered a few months back when they were unpacking that he’d kept it all these years. That spoke volumes for how much he’d always cared for her.

“You were never just nobody.” He kissed her gently. “You saved me, baby. I was the oldest twenty-two-year-old I knew. You were so wild and free, like a breath of fresh air. You brought so much color into my boring, mundane life. You still do.”

“You said the word trouble wrong.” She snorted. “I mean, just look at tonight…” She tugged at her lip. “Instead of remembering the movie we’re only gonna remember that stupid asshole. Hell, look at the past several weeks and months of our lives…”

He chuckled. “You’re right. Twenty years from now we’re all gonna be sitting around talking about the night, and laughing about the time that Tori tried to pick a fight with a drunk, college rugby player. Nobody’s gonna remember much about that asshole, or even the movie itself, but we will remember you and that crazy mouth of yours.” He ran his fingers through her hair, lovingly tugging on her locks. “You’re my fire, baby.” His lips planted to hers. “You light up my soul.”

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