Where the Heart is (Interracial with Baby) (BWWM) by Cristina Grenier Page A
Authors: Cristina Grenier
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Luckily, neither of them had had more than one drink, so they got back in the car with less than half an hour to go and drove up to their spot.
It was the perfect place to ring in the new year together, though she was struck with the nostalgia of the fact that this was the place where they had said goodbye the last time. Of course, it was too cold for them to have sex on the car this go round, not to mention that it was snowing softly, but when Simon pulled out a thermos of hot chocolate and a blanket, Jamie was more than willing to sit on the hood under his arm and drink.
"Where'd you get this?" she asked, arching an eyebrow.
"Sal, actually. He passed it to me on our way out with one of those winks that makes you want to clean your brain out with bleach."
"Especially considering the fact that he was definitely getting eyes from Kathryn all night."
Simon laughed. "You know what they say. Whatever you're doing at the stroke of midnight is what you'll be doing for the rest of the year."
Jamie looked up at him, leaning in closer as a gust of cold wind whipped up. "Is that what they say? And what do you plan to be doing at the stroke of midnight, Dr. Blake?"
He met her eyes seriously. "Sitting here with you. Being with you. Because, Jamie, it doesn't matter how we do it. It doesn't matter if we're sleeping together or just being friends. I need you in my life. I was happy back in the city, and it's definitely the place I want to be, but seeing you and spending these last several days with you reminded me of the things I don't have there. None of those people have known me since before I knew how to ride a bike or got chicken pox with me so neither of us had to suffer alone. I want to be doing this in some way, shape, or form for the rest of the year."
His words filled her with warmth even as she registered their bittersweet nature. It wasn't him saying that he was in love with her or that he wanted to spend his life with her, but it was good enough. It was enough to have her smiling and leaning up to kiss his cheek before she took another swig of the hot chocolate.
"When do you leave?" she asked after a moment had passed.
"Too early tomorrow morning. Like six. I'm not looking forward to it."
She snorted. "Guess I'd better not keep you up too late tonight, then, huh?"
"Eh, I think I'll chance it. I would leave later, but I've got a lot to do when I get back home and I have to work the day after at four in the morning. So. It's gonna be a mess."
Jamie made a face and shook her head. "Being a doctor sounds like too much work to me."
"It can be, but I love it. It's what I've always wanted to do."
"I know." And she did. Ever since they were kids, Simon had always talked about being a doctor and helping people. He'd "operated" on her dolls and was the first one to feel her head and bring her medicine when she had been sick. She could only imagine that he was good at it with his gentle hands and warm manner.
As the last minutes of the year slid away, Jamie let out a slow breath, closing her eyes and making herself a promise. Simon had the career he'd always wanted, and maybe it was time for her to start seriously pursuing her own dreams. She had enough money saved up that she could cut back on her hours at the diner if she wanted to and maybe start looking for stuff on the internet.
"Here we go," Simon said, sitting up and looking at his phone. "Thirty seconds."
Together, they counted down until midnight, grinning at each other as fireworks erupted over the town. They had the perfect vantage point, and a gust of wind rushed over them, drawing them closer together.
Simon slipped his hands into Jamie's hair, and he leaned in closer, closing the distance until he was kissing her hard.
She gave herself over to it, her heart pounding with how much she loved this man. The words were on her lips because surely now was the perfect time to tell him, right when they were literally on the edge of a brand new beginning,
Luckily, neither of them had had more than one drink, so they got back in the car with less than half an hour to go and drove up to their spot.
It was the perfect place to ring in the new year together, though she was struck with the nostalgia of the fact that this was the place where they had said goodbye the last time. Of course, it was too cold for them to have sex on the car this go round, not to mention that it was snowing softly, but when Simon pulled out a thermos of hot chocolate and a blanket, Jamie was more than willing to sit on the hood under his arm and drink.
"Where'd you get this?" she asked, arching an eyebrow.
"Sal, actually. He passed it to me on our way out with one of those winks that makes you want to clean your brain out with bleach."
"Especially considering the fact that he was definitely getting eyes from Kathryn all night."
Simon laughed. "You know what they say. Whatever you're doing at the stroke of midnight is what you'll be doing for the rest of the year."
Jamie looked up at him, leaning in closer as a gust of cold wind whipped up. "Is that what they say? And what do you plan to be doing at the stroke of midnight, Dr. Blake?"
He met her eyes seriously. "Sitting here with you. Being with you. Because, Jamie, it doesn't matter how we do it. It doesn't matter if we're sleeping together or just being friends. I need you in my life. I was happy back in the city, and it's definitely the place I want to be, but seeing you and spending these last several days with you reminded me of the things I don't have there. None of those people have known me since before I knew how to ride a bike or got chicken pox with me so neither of us had to suffer alone. I want to be doing this in some way, shape, or form for the rest of the year."
His words filled her with warmth even as she registered their bittersweet nature. It wasn't him saying that he was in love with her or that he wanted to spend his life with her, but it was good enough. It was enough to have her smiling and leaning up to kiss his cheek before she took another swig of the hot chocolate.
"When do you leave?" she asked after a moment had passed.
"Too early tomorrow morning. Like six. I'm not looking forward to it."
She snorted. "Guess I'd better not keep you up too late tonight, then, huh?"
"Eh, I think I'll chance it. I would leave later, but I've got a lot to do when I get back home and I have to work the day after at four in the morning. So. It's gonna be a mess."
Jamie made a face and shook her head. "Being a doctor sounds like too much work to me."
"It can be, but I love it. It's what I've always wanted to do."
"I know." And she did. Ever since they were kids, Simon had always talked about being a doctor and helping people. He'd "operated" on her dolls and was the first one to feel her head and bring her medicine when she had been sick. She could only imagine that he was good at it with his gentle hands and warm manner.
As the last minutes of the year slid away, Jamie let out a slow breath, closing her eyes and making herself a promise. Simon had the career he'd always wanted, and maybe it was time for her to start seriously pursuing her own dreams. She had enough money saved up that she could cut back on her hours at the diner if she wanted to and maybe start looking for stuff on the internet.
"Here we go," Simon said, sitting up and looking at his phone. "Thirty seconds."
Together, they counted down until midnight, grinning at each other as fireworks erupted over the town. They had the perfect vantage point, and a gust of wind rushed over them, drawing them closer together.
Simon slipped his hands into Jamie's hair, and he leaned in closer, closing the distance until he was kissing her hard.
She gave herself over to it, her heart pounding with how much she loved this man. The words were on her lips because surely now was the perfect time to tell him, right when they were literally on the edge of a brand new beginning,
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