Red Dirt Christmas (Red Dirt Heart 3.5) by N.R. Walker

Author:N.R. Walker
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, gay, christmas, red dirt heart

CHAPTER FIVE

’Twas the day before Christmas.

Like any other day, I was up before the sun. When the dogs and horses were fed and watered and as breakfast was near ready, I went in to check on Trav. He was all stretched out onto my side, his long legs and arms takin’ up the whole bed. The sheet was barely coverin’ the swell of his arse. His well-defined shoulders and back made me wanna crawl in there beside him and never leave.

I put my hand on his head. He felt a more normal temperature. “Hey, sleepyhead.”

“Mmm.” He stirred, then startled awake and sat up. “Shit. What time is it?”

“It’s stayin’-in-bed time for you. You need to take the day off.”

“What for?”

“Trav, you were quite sick yesterday.”

“I feel fine.” It was only then that he seemed to take stock of how he actually felt. He shook his head. “I’m just tired.”

“A day of rest for you. Doctor’s orders. Well, Ma’s orders, but around here it’s the same thing.”

He fell back on the bed and put his hand to his forehead. “How can I still be tired? I’ve slept so much.”

I put my hand to his chest. “Your body temperature feels back to normal, but your energy levels are depleted. Trav, you almost lost consciousness yesterday; your brain almost cooked in your skull. You need a day of rest. Lots of water and lyin’ around.”

He sighed. “Will you be close by?”

“Yep. In and out of the homestead all day. I’m tellin’ everyone to take it easy today. We’ll do just what needs doin’ and that’ll be about it, I reckon. You know, bein’ Christmas Eve and all.”

Trav scoffed and rolled his eyes. “Thought you said no one cared about Christmas out here.”

“We don’t. Not really. I just don’t want anyone keelin’ over on me.”

“God forbid. For a minute there I considered revoking your Scrooge status. I thought you might have found some Christmas spirit.”

“Nah. I’m still Charlie ‘Scrooge’ Sutton. The last thing I want is Work Safe out here reaming me for workin’ ya’s too hard in the heat.”

He snorted out a laugh. “Yes, because really, if anyone’s gonna be reaming you, it better be me.”

I tweaked his nipple, making him squirm. “Damn straight it better be you.”

Trav licked his lips and put his hand on my thigh, slowly creepin’ his fingers up to my groin. “I’m sure I’m feeling good enough to—”

“Charlie!” Ma called out.

Trav let his hand fall away and gave out a for-fuck’s-sake sigh. “How does she know? Every time we—”

“Breakfast!”

I laughed and stood up from the edge of the bed. “I’ll bring you something first.”

He groaned as I walked out and was still grumbling when I came back in with a tray of a full breakfast, juice, coffee, and water. I knew Travis, and if I were expecting him to sleep the day away, the second best way to get him snoozin’ was food. Sex was the first option, but seein’s that was out of the question with everyone in and around the house all day, a belly full of food was the only way to keep him down.

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