her.
“Then it’s a good thing I didn’t get her one.”
She unwrapped the gift and discovered a scented candle. “This is great. I love candles! I bet your mom does too!” she teased, and took a sniff. “Oh that smells great. Just like Christmas.”
“It’s cinnamon. My mom loves it. I get her one every year.”
“Thank you, and thank you to your mom.”
“You’re welcome. Are you gonna light it?”
“Absolutely.” She grabbed the matches from the fireplace mantle, lit the candle, and soon a cinnamon scent wafted throughout the room. Combined with the fire and the fresh pine boughs, the air smelled pretty darn nice.
“I hear that chocolate goes great with red wine.” She stretched her legs out onto the coffee table, happier than she’d been in a long time.
“Doesn’t sound like a bad combination. Let me try it.” Alex took a bite of truffle and then a sip of wine. He moaned. “Yeah, it’s good stuff.”
Katie tried it too. The creamy ganache melted in her mouth and the smooth wine added a combination of flavors she couldn’t describe. “I think I’ve died and gone to heaven.”
Beautiful strains of Christmas music floated from her laptop as they ate truffles and sipped wine. Her candle flickered, the fire crackled. Everything was perfect, except that she couldn’t get Alex’s situation out of her mind. “I’m sorry things are so bad with you and Trina,” she said.
“It’s my own fault. I should have made it clear from the beginning. I’ll get things straightened out and can start living my life again. It’s been so long since I’ve been near a girl, I’m afraid I forgot how.”
“Oh, I doubt that.” Based on his earlier kiss, she’d say he knew exactly what he was doing. “Weren’t there girls at school?”
“In Madison? No. I have always been faithful to Trina. That is, up until this afternoon in the shed. I’m sorry about that.” He peeked at her with an impish smile. He didn’t look sorry.
“It’s okay.” She dipped her head. “It was nice.” She bit her lip. She shouldn’t have said that. She reached for a truffle to fill her mouth with something and stop saying stupid things.
Alex’s hand covered hers. He gazed at her with something more than casual interest. She gulped, wanting him, but knowing she shouldn’t.
He leaned across the box of chocolates and kissed her. He tasted of red wine and sweetness, a combination she would never forget and would always associate with Christmas.
“I know it’s not official yet, but in my mind, I’m single. All that’s left is the formality of telling the rest of the world.”
Katie nodded. She did understand, but still felt she was crossing a line she shouldn’t. But she didn’t care. Alex was here, the most handsome guy she’d ever met. He smelled like the outdoors and a campfire. He tasted like a miracle.
“If you don’t mind, I’m going to kiss you again.” He brushed her cheek with the pad of his thumb.
“I don’t mind,” she whispered, unable to say anything more coherent.
Alex moved the chocolates and eased her into his arms. He kissed her with such tenderness and hunger she thought she’d burst.
He wrapped his arms around her like satin ribbon on a priceless gift and gently caressed her back. He curled a hand under her hair and tickled the nape of her neck, all the while kissing her mindless. She sighed in his mouth and felt him smile.
“You taste so good,” he breathed in her ear.
“Like garlic and onion?” she asked.
“No, not that I’d mind, as I happen to love garlic and onion. You taste like dessert. Sweet and tangy and decadent.” He captured her mouth again and Katie lost track of time.
Chapter 13
A loud rumbling disturbed Katie’s slumber. She hated mornings, and she hated waking up early, especially when enjoying such a great dream. Her head ached from too much wine, and her mouth tasted fuzzy and gross. She reached up to scratch her nose. Cold air
“Then it’s a good thing I didn’t get her one.”
She unwrapped the gift and discovered a scented candle. “This is great. I love candles! I bet your mom does too!” she teased, and took a sniff. “Oh that smells great. Just like Christmas.”
“It’s cinnamon. My mom loves it. I get her one every year.”
“Thank you, and thank you to your mom.”
“You’re welcome. Are you gonna light it?”
“Absolutely.” She grabbed the matches from the fireplace mantle, lit the candle, and soon a cinnamon scent wafted throughout the room. Combined with the fire and the fresh pine boughs, the air smelled pretty darn nice.
“I hear that chocolate goes great with red wine.” She stretched her legs out onto the coffee table, happier than she’d been in a long time.
“Doesn’t sound like a bad combination. Let me try it.” Alex took a bite of truffle and then a sip of wine. He moaned. “Yeah, it’s good stuff.”
Katie tried it too. The creamy ganache melted in her mouth and the smooth wine added a combination of flavors she couldn’t describe. “I think I’ve died and gone to heaven.”
Beautiful strains of Christmas music floated from her laptop as they ate truffles and sipped wine. Her candle flickered, the fire crackled. Everything was perfect, except that she couldn’t get Alex’s situation out of her mind. “I’m sorry things are so bad with you and Trina,” she said.
“It’s my own fault. I should have made it clear from the beginning. I’ll get things straightened out and can start living my life again. It’s been so long since I’ve been near a girl, I’m afraid I forgot how.”
“Oh, I doubt that.” Based on his earlier kiss, she’d say he knew exactly what he was doing. “Weren’t there girls at school?”
“In Madison? No. I have always been faithful to Trina. That is, up until this afternoon in the shed. I’m sorry about that.” He peeked at her with an impish smile. He didn’t look sorry.
“It’s okay.” She dipped her head. “It was nice.” She bit her lip. She shouldn’t have said that. She reached for a truffle to fill her mouth with something and stop saying stupid things.
Alex’s hand covered hers. He gazed at her with something more than casual interest. She gulped, wanting him, but knowing she shouldn’t.
He leaned across the box of chocolates and kissed her. He tasted of red wine and sweetness, a combination she would never forget and would always associate with Christmas.
“I know it’s not official yet, but in my mind, I’m single. All that’s left is the formality of telling the rest of the world.”
Katie nodded. She did understand, but still felt she was crossing a line she shouldn’t. But she didn’t care. Alex was here, the most handsome guy she’d ever met. He smelled like the outdoors and a campfire. He tasted like a miracle.
“If you don’t mind, I’m going to kiss you again.” He brushed her cheek with the pad of his thumb.
“I don’t mind,” she whispered, unable to say anything more coherent.
Alex moved the chocolates and eased her into his arms. He kissed her with such tenderness and hunger she thought she’d burst.
He wrapped his arms around her like satin ribbon on a priceless gift and gently caressed her back. He curled a hand under her hair and tickled the nape of her neck, all the while kissing her mindless. She sighed in his mouth and felt him smile.
“You taste so good,” he breathed in her ear.
“Like garlic and onion?” she asked.
“No, not that I’d mind, as I happen to love garlic and onion. You taste like dessert. Sweet and tangy and decadent.” He captured her mouth again and Katie lost track of time.
Chapter 13
A loud rumbling disturbed Katie’s slumber. She hated mornings, and she hated waking up early, especially when enjoying such a great dream. Her head ached from too much wine, and her mouth tasted fuzzy and gross. She reached up to scratch her nose. Cold air
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