Page 27 of Sleigh Rides With St. Nick

I frowned, disappointed at the thought of not getting to share a meal with him."I guess not."

"Then let me cook for you."

"You want to make me dinner?"

"Yes.And find something a little comfier than a sleigh to finish what we started."

I made a strange noise in the back of my throat that sounded somewhat like a trapped moan."Okay.Dinner sounds good."

"Great."He jumped down from the sleigh."I'll finish tidying this up tomorrow."

"Is that going to be okay?"I asked.

He shrugged."It's my sleigh."

Of course, I should have thought of that.I reached under the seat and pulled out my bag."Can we stop by my office first so I can grab my change of clothes?I've had fun being your elf, but I'd really rather not have dinner in a costume."

"Sure," he responded."It's probably best that I don't spend too much time thinking about you in that costume now anyway."

My cheeks flamed red, but other parts of me heated in a much more pleasant way."Maybe I'll keep it on after all."

He laughed."I don't think what you're wearing will change much."

"And I suppose you're not going to intend for me to wear it for much longer after dinner either," I responded, letting him help me down from the sleigh.

"That's up to you."He pulled me closer."I don't expect anything."

"Well, I'm hopeful to find out what's in this sack."Without thinking about it, I reached down and cupped him, my eyes widening at how hard he already was.

He chuckled."What were you expecting?"he murmured."You just fell apart in front of me, that's going to make me hard."

"Then why didn't you..."I trailed off, not really sure what I was asking.

He leaned in, his breath tickling my cheek."Because next time you fall apart, I want it to be in my arms and somewhere much more comfortable than a sleigh."

I licked my lips, drawing his gaze down to them.

"And I'm hungry in the normal way too."

I laughed without meaning to."I am too."

"Good.Then we'll go eat something, and then we can continue the other part of this conversation."

I nodded, liking the sound of that even more than I thought I would have.

He leaned in and kissed me surprisingly gently.It was a loaded kiss, one that spoke of far more than sex.But I didn't question him on it, even if I knew what it meant and where that was likely to take us.We had to take this one step at a time, and I wasn't about to rush into things with anyone, especially not someone who was immortal.

Chapter12

IVY

I wasn't sure what I'd been expecting from Nick's flat, but it wasn't the clean and spacious modern home I'd found myself in.The kitchen sparkled, but the way the gadgets were left kind of haphazardly across the side suggested that it was well used.

"You're not allergic to anything, are you?"Nick asked as he started pulling ingredients out of the fridge.

"Strawberries," I responded.

"Good to know."

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