Page 55 of Merry Kissmas

She’s holding her AirPods in her palm.“I just saw the rental pull up and figured you were with Andrew, and I was lost in my music and…” Her gaze falls to my crotch.

“It’s not like you haven’t seen it before.”I walk into the living area to grab some clothes.

“I know, but it’s different now.”

I chuckle and pick out some clothes.“It’s not.”

“Now I’ve seen it, and…”

I chuckle, stepping into my boxers then letting my towel fall.“I think you like what you saw.”

She swallows, and her gaze slips again to my crotch.“Come on, what’s not to like?”

“I appreciate the compliment.”

She rolls her eyes.“I’m going to take a shower.”

“I showed you mine, aren’t you going to show me yours?”I grin at her.

She turns at the threshold to the bathroom.“Use your memory.”She steps in and starts to shut the door.

“I need a refresher,” I say, my eyes remaining on her.

Her hand falls from the door, and she steps out, grabbing the edge of her sweatshirt.Lord almighty, is she actually going to show me something?

Inch by inch, she lifts the fabric, then tears it off, revealing her thermals.At least the shirt is snug to her tits.I’ve never wanted my hands on something more than her.

I groan.“You’re killing me.”

She giggles.“Delayed gratification is a good thing.”The door shuts.

“Not when it’s this painful.”

Laughter sounds from behind the door, and I hear the shower turn on.

I continue getting dressed, then plop down on the sofa.I really hope we get some more alone time soon.

We enter the main house and find Abe on a ladder, Gwen holding it to keep it steady.He’s hanging something on the beam in front of the fireplace.

“What are you doing?”Brynn asks.

“We almost forgot the mistletoe.I found it in the bin with all the scavenger hunt supplies.Now if anyone gets caught under it, you have to kiss.”Gwen waggles her eyebrows.

At least they waited until Brynn warmed up to me to hang it.It would have been painfully awkward to have her deny me in front of her entire family.

Abe steps down the ladder.“You know the tradition, honey—we’re the first to kiss under it.”He wraps his arm around Gwen and tugs her to his chest.She giggles until their lips meet, and they kiss.It’s a conservative kiss, thank the lord.

Couple by couple, the rest join us, dressed and ready for the scavenger hunt, Nolan and Ryah in their strollers.Gwen and Abe hand out the sheets of paper that list what we need to find.There’s nothing crazy on the list, and we should be able to find everything.

“Your mom and I aren’t doing this one.First team back that has everything wins.”Abe sits down.“Want to leave the kids?”He laughs since they’re all bundled up.

“You could’ve told me before I wrestled with her to put a snowsuit on,” Tre says, but unbuckles Ryah and hands her off to his dad.

Andrew does the same with Nolan.“This evens the odds.”

“Oh god, are you going to make me run?”Kenzie asks, looking at Tessa as though maybe they should stay back too.

“We have to win at least one of these competitions.”Andrew heads toward the door, but Kenzie pulls him back.

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