Dream by the Fire by Avery Kingston EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
- Author: Avery Kingston
- Language: English
- Genre: Holiday Romance
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Scott opened his eyes and yawned, glancing over at his beautiful bride-tobe still sleeping soundly next to him.
As cheesy as it was, he loved watching Tori sleep. It didn’t matter to
him if her platinum waves were plastered to her face and drool was falling
on the pillow. He loved everything about this woman. He gently brushed
the strands of hair out of her face. A contented sigh slipped through her
pouty lips, and she nuzzled tighter to her pillow.
To say it had been a rough month for them was an understatement.
After the past several weeks of life beating them down, they were damn
lucky to be here—safe, sound and tucked into their warm bed with their
beautiful German Shepherd, Kahn, curled up on his mamma’s feet. They’d
missed Thanksgiving completely due to recent dramatic events in their
lives. He was out of the country and she…well…he really didn’t want to
think about where she’d been. That wound was still too raw.
He rolled over and checked the time on his phone. Jesus, 6:00 a.m. It
didn’t matter how many years had passed from deployments. His internal
clock would forever be set to military time. He sat up and quietly slipped on
his prosthetic leg then dressed, careful not to rouse his sleeping beauty.
Apparently, it was even too early for the dog who just gave him a hefty sigh
and a side-eye as he snuck out of the room.
His plan was to slip out and be back home before she woke. He wanted
to surprise his girl with a Christmas tree. This had always been his favorite
time of year, but not so much for his fiancée. When he’d mentioned a tree at
the beginning of November it didn’t elicit the best response from her.
“Ugh. Are you one of those crazy people who put a tree up before
Thanksgiving?” she’d said.
“What’s wrong with that?” He’d chuckled. “That’s how my mom
always did it growing up. As soon as Halloween was over the tree went up.
What was your family tradition?”
“Pray that my mom didn’t get too drunk to forget to buy my sister
gifts, so she wouldn’t think Santa forgot her.”
That was about the saddest thing he’d ever heard. Christmas was a big
deal in his family growing up. It always brought out the kid in him.
“What about since then?” he’d asked her.
She’d just shrugged. “Keith typically would head back to New York to
be with his family, or they’d go skiing in Vermont or something. I went a
few times with him.”
Keith was Tori’s best friend, and the closest thing she had to a family
other than her younger sister, Jane. Scott would barely qualify Tori’s mother
as family. That woman was a piece of work.
She’d continued, “Other times I’d wind up at Jane’s for the meal. I just
kinda skipped around to wherever and then last year…well…” Her voice
wavered.
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