by K. M. Scott
We sat there quietly until I remembered I hadn’t given him his surprise present from me yet. Jumping up, I ran over to my purse and pulled out the box with his cufflinks. “I forgot to give you your surprise.”
“Ah, the surprise that got us caught in a blizzard,” he joked. He took the box from my hand and held it for a moment. “You know, you didn’t have to do this. I have everything I could ever want with you and our kids.”
I sat down beside him and curled my legs up under me. “I wanted to get you something just from me to show you that I love you. So when we’re having a fight or I’m having a bad day and take it out on you, there’s something you can always look at and remember how much I love being your wife. So open it.”
He did as I asked, and I watched his eyes light up when he saw the cufflinks. “Nina, they’re stunning. You know me too well. I hope when I wear them that you’ll be by my side.”
“I can see that happening,” I said with a giggle.
Tristan put the cufflinks on the table in front of us and leaned over to kiss me. “Now for your surprise.”
“My surprise? I thought this trip was my surprise,” I said as he stood from the couch.
“It was, but I had another one up my sleeve. Wait there. I’ll be right back.”
I sat there thinking how wonderful my life had turned out after that first night with Tristan. We’d had our ups and downs, but he was still the most incredible and fascinating man I’d ever met. That he fell in love with me made me feel like the luckiest woman in the world, no matter what surprise gifts he gave me.
He sat down next to me and held out a square box in his palm. “Merry Christmas, Nina.”
“Ooooh, I wonder what it is?” I slowly untied the red silk ribbon and removed the gold wrapping paper to see a black velvet box. He’d gotten me jewelry. “Thank you, Tristan. I’m sure I’ll love it.”
Opening the lid, I saw only a slip of paper sitting where I’d assumed a diamond bracelet or earrings would be. Confused, I took it out and unfolded it, looking at him for some kind of explanation. “It’s a copy of a check you wrote to someone else?”
“Read the memo line.”
My eyes slowly read down to the bottom left hand corner of the check, and I saw the words “For Nina’s studio” written there. “My studio?”
“The builders will break ground as soon as the weather warms a little. They promise me they’ll have it complete by your birthday.”
My mouth hung open. A studio all of my own? “You got me my own art studio? I can’t believe it. My own studio.”
“I thought if you had somewhere to go and just do what you love that you’d be happier.”
“Oh, Tristan, I’m not unhappy with you and the kids. I hate that you think I am.”
He shook his head and cupped my cheek with his hand. “I leave that house every morning and have a life outside their nursery. You don’t, for all intents and purposes. Having this studio of your own, even though it will only be a couple hundred yards from the house, will give you a chance to have some time of your own. I think you deserve that.”
“I don’t want you to think I don’t love spending time with my family, but this might be the best gift I’ve ever gotten. I’ve been dying to get back to my art after we found my mother’s pieces. Thank you so much!”
“If mama’s not happy, nobody’s happy,” he said with a smile.
I pulled him to me and hugged him close, so thankful to have a husband like him. I truly was the luckiest woman on earth.
THE END
CLUB X—Come live out your fantasies!
Meet the gorgeous men of Club X…
Cassian March, the face of Club X, the most exclusive nightspot in Tampa. One of the most eligible men in town, he can have any woman he chooses—and he does as often as he likes. Beneath his cool facade lies a desire for something more, but will his new assistant Olivia have what it takes to fulfill his darkest fantasies?
Stefan March, the manager of Club X, loves the single life. Women are his playground, and this man lives to have fun. Committed to never settling down, he may have met his match in Shay, a bartender at Club X who seems immune to his charms. Stefan loves nothing more than a challenge, though, so let the games begin!
Kane Jackson, half-brother to Cassian and Stefan, he handles the members’ fantasies at Club X. Big, bad, and dangerous, his style is hard, like the life he’s led. But you know what they say—the bigger they are, the harder they fall and Kane might just fall for Abbi, the one woman able to get beyond his hard exterior to the heart he hides from the world.
LOOK FOR TEMPTATION (CLUB X #1), SURRENDER (CLUB X #2), AND POSSESSION (CLUB X #3) AVAILABLE NOW
AND SATISFACTION (CLUB X #4), THE FINAL CLUB X NOVEL, COMING JULY 14, 2015!
About the Author
K.M. Scott writes contemporary romance stories of sexy, intense, and unforgettable love. A New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, she’s been in love with romance since reading her first romance novel in junior high (she was a very curious girl!). She lives in Pennsylvania with her teenage son and a herd of animals and when she’s not writing can be found reading or feeding her TV addiction.
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Books by K.M. Scott:
Crash Into Me (Heart of Stone #1)
Fall Into Me (Heart of Stone #2)
Give In To Me (Heart of Stone #3)
The Heart of Stone Trilogy Box Set
Ever After (A Heart of Stone Novella)
A Heart of Stone Christmas
Unforgettable (A Heart of Stone Spinoff Novel #1)
Temptation (Club X #1)
Surrender (Club X #2)
Possession (Club X #3)
Satisfaction (Club X #4)
SILK (Volume One)
SILK (Volume Two)
SILK (Volume Three)
SILK (Volume Four)
The SILK Box Set
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Books by Gabrielle Bisset:
Vampire Dreams Revamped (A Sons of Navarus Prequel)
Blood Avenged (Sons of Navarus #1)
Blood Betrayed (Sons of Navarus #2)
Longing (A Sons of Navarus Short Story)
Blood Spirit (Sons of Navarus #3)
The Deepest Cut (A Sons of Navarus Short Story)
Blood Prophecy (Sons of Navarus #4)
Sons of Navarus Box Set #1
Sons of Navarus Box Set #2
Blood Craving (Sons of Navarus #5) COMING NOVEMBER 12, 2015!
Love’s Master
Masquerade
The Victorian Erotic Romance Trilogy