The Heart of Christmas Cheer: A Peppermint Hollow Christmas Romance (A Sweet, Small-Town Christmas Romance Book 2) by Rachael Eliker

Author:Rachael Eliker [Eliker, Rachael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BHF Creative Works
Published: 2024-01-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Maverick

Maverick watched over the heads of people mulling around, waiting for Jetta to make an appearance. After trying on the wedding attire—Maverick in the suit he would wear as he supported Sterling, and Jetta in another woman’s wedding dress that she made look ravishing—they’d agreed to meet on Main Street by the bakery after running their separate errands.

With some intuitive pull on him, Maverick looked to the right just as Jetta turned the corner. Serendipity was thick as the crowded street seemed to clear of other pedestrians and it allowed Jetta an unobstructed smile at him from a block away. She was pulled toward him, rushing with hurried steps to where he stood.

“Miss me?” she asked, linking her arm through his without him having to offer.

She knew how to catch him off-guard with her proximity, and for a moment, words seemed too high of a brain function for him. Smiling devilishly to give himself a second to answer, he bent low to her ear for his answer. “I knew you’d come around.”

Maverick considered it a win every time he noticed a physical reaction in Jetta. A shiver. Goosebumps. Color in her cheeks. Most of the time, she tried to hide it from him. It was futile. He was playing the same game, though he doubted Jetta missed how his jaw went slack or how his pupils dilated to saucers as his eyes greedily gobbled her up. They were dancing around what appeared to be obvious to everyone else.

Still not entirely certain where they stood, aside from their mutual attraction, Maverick tried to keep things light between them. When the moment presented itself, he’d take it. Then, there’d be no question about how to define their relationship. Hopefully, they would slide seamlessly into something more significant. Friends, yes, but also partners, confidants… lovers? For the first time since bitterness about love because of his father’s betrayal had planted a seed in his heart, Maverick wasn’t afraid of the thought of giving his whole heart away.

Not to Jetta.

“Pastry?” He held up a white paper bag with two oversized cream cheese Danishes.

“Does Santa live in the North Pole?”

“Supposedly. Although it could be argued he and Mrs. Claus might live right here in Peppermint Hollow. Nick and Mary are awfully convincing, especially when they’re in their costumes.”

Jetta was in the middle of an enthusiastic bite of her Danish. “I’ve seen pictures of them in their getup. They do look like the real deal. I hear they have elves accompanying them and everything.”

Her eyes slid over to him, and she started giggling. He’d been hoping Jetta would forget about Maverick’s costumes by Christmas, but Jetta stored interesting facts the way a squirrel buried acorns. She’d never let him live down his Elven past.

Maverick groaned. “Did she show you pictures of me in an elf costume?”

“Tights and everything.” Jetta covered her mouth and giggled. “I have no idea how you squeezed into them.”

“Leggings. Not tights. There’s a difference, remember?”

“Oh, I don’t know. They were awfully tight leggings.

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