Bittersweet: An Equilibrium Novella

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by Christina C Jones


  Or… at least that was the plan.

  I’d barely made it a step away from the bed before Royal grabbed me by the waistband of my pajamas to drag me back down.

  “Where the hell you think you’re going?” he asked, crawling on top of me before he started tugging my bottoms down.

  “To open my presents.”

  He shook his head, giving me that grin that had irritated the life out of me for so long. Now… it just made me tingly between the legs.

  “Not before I open mine.”

  I covered my mouth to laugh. “That’s so corny.”

  “I never promised you I’d be smooth – I can’t be completely perfect, can I?” he asked, just before his lips brushed my thigh.

  “Well… this might not be a great time for that question. Not when you’re—oh hell,” I moaned, letting my head fall back as he covered me with his mouth. His skill level down there made a helluva case for perfection as far as I was concerned.

  And when he was done there… he reacquainted me with the other thing he was pretty damned perfect at.

  “Merry Christmas, Nik,” he groaned into my ear, plunging into me so deep I’d swear I could feel it in my chest. “Don’t they say how you spend Christmas is how the next year will go?”

  “That’s New Year’s,” I corrected, half-breathless.

  “Fine. Let’s spend New Year’s Eve like this too.”

  It was… a little crazy to me, that his words didn’t feel like a lie. Usually, there was some part of me that knew, deep down, I was just being played again, setting myself up for another failure.

  This was different.

  This was… so, so much better.

  Never in a million years would I have thought the bitter taste Royal left in my mouth would turn into something this… sweet.

  My phone chimed, reminding me that it was still clutched in my hand from when I intended to get up. Instead of looking at it, I tossed it away, fully engaging myself in what I wouldn’t remotely mind becoming my new Christmas tradition.

  When Royal finally did let me leave the bed, I hunted down my phone so I could send my family members the usual holiday well-wishes. I quickly discovered though, that my mother had already beat me to it, even with the time difference.

  “Merry Christmas… or should I say Merry Dickmas - Mommy”

  “Oh God,” I groaned, shaking my head at not just the text, but the string of eggplant and tongue-out emojis that followed it, intermingled with gift boxes and Christmas lights.

  “Everything good?” Royal asked, peeking out of the bathroom door as I came up the hall.

  When I looked up, it really hit me that this was not at all how I’d expected to spend this day, but… this wasn’t too bad of a turn of events.

  Not at all.

  “Everything’s great,” I told him with a smile that must have eased his mind. I was still wearing it when I went back to my phone to type my reply to my mother.

  “Ugh, Mama. But… Merry Dickmas to you too.”

  The end.

  About the Author

  Christina C. Jones is a modern romance novelist who has penned many love stories. She has earned a reputation as a storyteller who seamlessly weaves the complexities of modern life into captivating tales of black romance.

  Also by Christina C. Jones

  Equivalent Exchange

  Wonder (Post-Apocalyptic)

  Love and Other Things

  Eternally Tethered

  Haunted

  Coveted

  Mine Tonight (erotica)

  The Love Sisters

  I Think I Might Love You

  I Think I Might Need You

  I Think I Might Want You

  Sugar Valley

  The Culmination Of Everything

  Equilibrium

  Love Notes

  Grow Something

  In Tandem

  Frosted. Whipped. Buttered (Holiday Short)

  Plus One (Holiday Short)

  Five Start Enterprises

  Anonymous Acts

  More Than a Hashtag

  Relationship Goals

  High Stakes

  Ante Up

  King of Hearts

  Deuces Wild

  Sweet Heat

  Hints of Spice (Highlight Reel spinoff)

  A Dash of Heat

  A Touch of Sugar

  Truth, Lies, and Consequences

  The Truth – His Side, Her Side, And the Truth About Falling In Love

  The Lies – The Lies We Tell About Life, Love, and Everything in Between

  Friends & Lovers:

  Finding Forever

  Chasing Commitment

  Strictly Professional:

  Strictly Professional

  Unfinished Business

  Serendipitous Love:

  A Crazy Little Thing Called Love

  Didn’t Mean To Love You

  Fall In Love Again

  The Way Love Goes

  Love You Forever

  Something Like Love

  Trouble:

  The Trouble With Love

  The Trouble With Us

  The Right Kind Of Trouble

  If You Can (Romantic Suspense):

  Catch Me If You Can

  Release Me If You Can

  Save Me If You Can

  Inevitable Love:

  Inevitable Conclusions

  Inevitable Seductions

  Inevitable Addiction

  The Wright Brothers:

  Getting Schooled – Jason & Reese

  Pulling Doubles – Joseph & Devyn

  Bending The Rules – Justin & Toni

  Connecticut Kings:

  CK #1 Love in the Red Zone – Love Belvin

  CK #2 Love on the Highlight Reel

  CK #3 – Determining Possession

  CK #4 – End Zone Love – Love Belvin

  CK#5 – Love’s Ineligible Receiver – Love Belvin

  CK # 6 - Pass Interference

 

 

 


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