The Christmas Plan by Samantha Chase

Author:Samantha Chase [Chase, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chasing Romance, Inc.

Nine

“Everything is so quiet.”

“We must have gotten more snow than expected,” Gabe said quietly before placing a kiss on her bare shoulder.

“Part of me is super curious but I’m too warm and comfortable to get up and look. Plus, it’s only…” She glanced at the bedside clock. “It’s barely six in the morning. Why am I even awake right now?”

His husky laugh reminded her why. Gabe had woken her up an hour ago by kissing his way down her body, and Aspen had to admit that she was definitely a fan of waking up like that rather than using an alarm clock. Now they were both sleepy and sated and it was kind of perfect.

“Does this mean we get a snow day?”

“A snow day?” he asked with amusement. “Aspen, we’re not kids and we don’t go to school so…”

Lazily, she rolled over to face him. “You know what I mean. Do you have to go to the tree lot? Are the roads even clear or safe to drive on?”

“Silver Bell Falls is very familiar with snow and even though it doesn’t sound like the plows are out yet, they will be soon.”

With a groan, she snuggled closer. “So then there’s no excuse to stay in bed all day, huh?”

“I hate to break it to you but…considering we’re in my parents' house, that wasn’t going to be an option.”

“I should have fought harder to stay in the tiny house last night.”

Gabe hugged her close. “No, this was definitely the better place for you to be.”

“But…”

“That place is fine and I’m sure it has great insulation, but considering how quiet it is out there, I’d be worried about you out there by yourself.”

“Well…I think we both know I wouldn’t have been alone.” She grinned up at him. “I haven’t been alone for the last several nights, so…”

All he did was nod and they fell into a companionable silence for several minutes. Aspen yawned and definitely felt like she could go back to sleep, but Gabe didn’t seem to be on the same page.

“Do you mind that I’ve been spending the nights out there?” he asked quietly.

It was probably time for them to talk more about this, but Aspen wasn’t sure if she was ready for it. Talking about it would mean acknowledging that it was short-term and then she’d be thinking about going back to Atlanta without him and then, ultimately, back to California without him.

And that thought always brought her down.

“Aspen?”

Rather than looking up at him, she placed a hand on his chest and let her gaze focus on that instead. “I don’t mind it at all. If anything, I prefer it.”

She felt him relax and they both fell silent again for a few minutes.

“Does it ever freak you out?” Gabe asked. “Like how we sort of transitioned into this new kind of relationship and it wasn’t particularly awkward?”

“Sometimes I’ll have like a brief moment of how this is new and weird, but then it just goes away because really…it’s not.

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