“I’m not so sure,” Sarah admitted. “He’s a wonderful man and I truly do love him, but I’ve always felt like he’s most comfortable with our life the way it is now. I’m not so sure he’d welcome the idea of a baby.”
“Well like it or not, I don’t think you can exactly turn back the clock on this one.”
“I know,” Sarah said with a heavy sigh. “I’ll tell him tonight.”
“Good, now come have a cookie, you have to feed the baby after all.”
Sarah chuckled as she followed Mrs. Claus into the bakery.
***
Blitzen was painting the living room when Sarah walked in. He was stripped down to a pair of paint-stained jeans, his body sweaty from the effort. She’d never seen him look sexier and her belly quivered in response.
“Hey,” he said, noticing her.
“Hey,” she said, wringing her hands after she sat her keys down.
“You okay?”
“Yeah I…the new color looks great.”
“I figured it’s time for more light in here. Lever 2000 green is a hell of a lot lighter than that shit I had in here earlier.”
“I can’t argue with that.”
“Good,” Blitzen said with a wink. He put his brush down and walked over to her, pressing a kiss to her cheek. “You okay? You look a little piqued.”
“I’m just hot and tired.”
“That’s not like you. You’re usually full of energy.”
“I…I have something to tell you,” Sarah said, as she started to tremble.
“Hey now, it can’t be all that bad,” Blitzen said, taking her hands in his.
“I just, I don’t know if you’re going to like what I have to tell you.”
“Well I won’t know until I hear what it is you have to say.”
To Blitzen’s mind, Sarah looked as if she was about to faint. Worried, he moved a chair for her. “Why don’t you sit down?”
“Thanks,” Sarah said as she sat, and then took the drink he offered her.
“Sarah,” Blitzen said, sitting across from her. “What’s the matter?”
Blitzen watched her composure crumble as tears ran down her cheeks. “I’m pregnant,” she sobbed, covering her mortified face with her hands.
“We’re having a baby?” Blitzen asked, his voice holding a note of awe.
She simply shook her head. Blitzen gathered her close and laughed, joy bubbling up from inside. “Oh love,” he chuckled. “Did you think I’d be mad if you told me, or somehow not want our child?”
“I thought you’d be angry, maybe even throw me out.”
“I’m not letting you go anywhere,” Blitzen said. “Now granted, I won’t bundle you off to bed as my father would have my mother in your condition. But neither will I ever let you go. You’ve been mine since the moment I got your text.”
“You know, I still have no idea how or why that happened,” Sarah laughed, wiping the tears from her face. “But I’ve never been happier about an odd situation like that than I am right now.”
“Good,” Blitzen smiled. “Because I’d very, very much like to know if I can keep you.”
“What?” Sarah said, turning to look at the living room again.
“Will you marry me, Sarah Scarlett Stevens?”
“Blitzen- “
“I was already planning on asking you, so you don’t have to worry about it being for the baby.”
“You were?” Sarah said, her bottom lip trembling.
“What do you think that big speech about not letting you go was about?” Blitzen smiled. He pressed his forehead to Sarah’s and sighed. “We’re a hell of a pair. I can’t seem to relax enough to entertain anything other than reality and you are so afraid of reality that you do everything you can to escape to a fairytale.”
“Maybe together we can make a story with just enough of both,” Sarah offered, putting her hands in his. “And my answer…is yes.”
“What?” Blitzen said, turning his attention back to her. “I’m sorry. I…I was thinking about the baby.”
Sarah smiled and blushed. “I said I’ll marry you, you big, hairy mammal.”
“Awe,” Blitzen winked. “Are you talking to me or my reindeer self?”
“Both of you,” Sarah said with a kiss. Blitzen found the ring he’d purchased and pulled out all the stops with a beautifully homemade candlelit dinner. They spent that weekend finishing the living room and talking about all they’d have to get done before the baby came.
“I’m only twelve weeks,” Sarah laughed. “We’ve got some time.”
“Sure,” Blitzen laughed. “Until we turn around and you’re in labor. Don’t you want to be able to relax before the baby comes? The sooner we get things done, the better.”
“There’s only one thing I want to do right now,” Sarah said, standing up.
“What?”
“You.” Sarah said, coming around the table to sit on Blitzen’s lap. She kissed him, hard. She sank her hands into his hair, tugging just enough to make him groan. “Make love with me, Blitz.”
“You had me at do,” he grinned.
***
Heat shimmered along her skin as Blitzen’s hands caressed her in long, slow strokes. Tenderness and patience were in plentiful supply as they took their time loving each other. “You are one severely hot mama.”
“Really?” Sarah purred, undoing her dress and letting it fall to the floor. Her abdomen was still flat, keeping secret the small life hidden within.
“Steaming hot,” Blitzen growled. She’d chosen her pink bra and panty set, the one with the black lace trim, the one she knew Blitzen couldn’t resist. Once again, she was right. This time when he kissed her though, there was a softness under the need, as his mouth slowly plundered hers. She gave herself up to it, relishing this feeling that always made her heart stutter a little in her chest.
She’d never known a love so strong and yet she somehow knew that her love would only grow when their child finally came along. Sarah followed Blitzen, hand in hand, to their bed, enjoying the way he pressed her back into the soft mattress.
“Let me love you,” he breathed, his mouth already trailing over her skin. His rough hands undid her bra, pulling it away from her skin and making her smile as her breasts tightened, her pretty pink nipples basking in his attentions. When his tongue slid over them, drawing them tighter into his mouth, Sarah moaned; her body steeped in pleasure. His hands, always busy, were already stroking her. She came first within minutes of him touching her.
“I’ve heard that pregnancy can really enhance things,” Sarah said as she helped Blitzen out of his clothes, “But holy cow.”
“Yeah?”
“God, yes.”
“Good,” he smiled, pulling her almost naked body close to his.
***
With shining eyes the color of spring, Sarah smiled at him. She let her body do the talking as she brought her laughing mouth to his. She went under the first time as he drew the kiss out with expert patience. His masterful hands quickly undid the braid of hers to let loose the curls that wanted so desperately to escape. She watched with some satisfaction as arousal darkened those chocolate eyes of his until they were the color of a good fondue.
The second time she kissed him, she went under longer. Sinking her hands into the thick, black locks of his hair she gave a soft tug that had his mouth smiling with hers. Then that mouth was trailing heat along her jawline, his tongue streaking out to taste her earlobe. The shiver that went through her only fueled the nearly unbearable need and suddenly the slow descent into madness wasn't enough.
“Hurry!” Sarah’s breathless plea hadn't fallen on deaf ears. With his own need nearly eating him alive Blitzen pulled his t-shirt off and felt the coolness of her hands when they reached for his flesh. She was so full of energy Blitzen thought as her mouth seared his skin. When she dropped to her knees in front of him, quickly pulling his jeans and boxers off, he could only think he'd landed in Heaven.
“
Sarah you don’t have to- “
When Sarah’s warm, wet mouth came around him, he didn't think at all. She worked him back and forth, showing him just how much she wanted to pleasure him. The more she took him into her mouth, the more desperate he became.
“Sarah!” Blitzen breathed, his control quickly becoming a slippery slope to maneuver. He helped her stand up and walked her back to the huge two-person shower, letting her adjust her own shower head. When she stepped underneath the steaming spray, Blitzen gladly joined her. He worked soap through the long length of her hair, glorying in the way she touched her own body. She kneaded her own breasts and when she dipped a hand between her legs Blitzen nearly embarrassed both of them.
He pressed a tender kiss to her shoulder and brought the frothy soap from her hair around in his hands to tease her erect nipples. Her head came back against his shoulder and bared the long line of her slick neck to him. He kissed her there as well, sucking her skin unless a purplish colored welt appeared. Then his own hand slid between her legs, seeking the wet heat that lay there.
Sarah's body was on overdrive, before Blitzen ever touched her, now she felt as if a rocket had exploded inside her. Before the afterglow of her climax could ever show its glorious light, however, Blitzen filled Sarah with one long thrust. She moaned as her body slid around the breadth of his wonderfully thick cock. His own moan of pleasure mixing with hers. He masterfully slid in and out of her, using the wall to brace her body. His avid mouth suckling her breasts like a nursing babe. It was when he used his teeth though that Sarah was sent into thoughtless response. She bucked her hips feeling the plunge of Blitzen's erection deeper than in the beginning. Those constant thrusts pushed her up and over in a rush to climax that had her screaming. “Blitzen!” Jumping after her, he spent himself deep inside Sarah's warm pussy.
“God, Sarah.” Blitzen breathed, burying his face in her neck. He breathed in the scent of the shampoo he'd put in her hair and finally felt his body relax. They finished their shower with relative ease and spent the afternoon talking about just how wonderful becoming parents was going to be.
Make sure you keep an eye out for Rudy – the next reindeer to succumb to Mrs. C’s plot!
Dash: A Paranormal Reindeer Shifter Romance (Rayne Deare Dating Agency Book 1)
As one of the two reindeer closest to Mr. Claus when Christmas Eve comes, Dasher is charged with keeping the other eight reindeer calm until takeoff. Serene by nature, he’s just as cool and collected in his everyday life as he is during the holiday season, except for a few, very obvious changes.
During the holidays he tends to prance around in his four-legged, hairy self. During the other eleven months of the year, however, he struts his stuff as a 5’11” brown eyed babe. Tall, dark and handsome; Dasher Holland-who goes by Dash to his friends and family-isn’t looking for love when it comes to find him.
Ashley Bogart is a sales clerk at a local retail outlet. Her love life is non-existent and she doesn’t want to say she’s desperate, but she’s so darn close it’s not even funny. Doing a random search of dating sites late one night, she comes across an unusual one that advertises itself as Mrs. C’s Rayne Deer Dating Agency. Curious, even if just for a laugh, she clicks on the site and is more than taken aback at the incredibly hot guys that grace the front page. One in particular is right up her alley and before she can talk herself out of it, she’s clicking on a picture that says “Dasher” under it.
Can Dasher convince Ashley that dating a shifter is worth the risk? Will Ashley be able to see past Dasher’s job description and peculiar December issues to see the man he is inside? Only time will tell when Dasher takes the reins.
Check out this Paranormal Reindeer shifter romance and see!
Dan (Rayne Deare Dating Agency Book 2)
Dancer Prescott is Dasher Holland’s right-hand man, both in and out of their harness. Best friends from the start, they hang out most weekends and during the holiday season they tag team the other reindeer to keep everyone on their game before the huge Christmas Eve toy distribution. Like Dasher, Dancer finds it difficult to find love in a world full of instant matches and temporary hook-ups. He’s after more than just a fast flirtation and he has his sights set on one beautiful woman.
Delaney Grey is beyond tired of the men who traipse through her salon, attempting to flirt with her while their women get pampered. In need of a date for an upcoming family event, she reaches out to the Rayne Deare Dating Agency for help. When Mrs. C matches her with Dancer, she’s not so sure their compatible.
Can Dancer show Delaney that there’s more to him than being second in command? Can Delaney put aside her misgivings to see the man Dancer truly is? True love has its work cut out with this pair.
Pran (Rayne Deare Dating Agency Book 3)
Prancer get stuck between Dasher and Comet. He’s a follower and as much as he’d like to lead, he just doesn’t have the charisma or body to make it happen. Frustrated with life in general, he carries his melancholy attitude into real life and it shows by his habitually single status.
When Mrs. C sets him up on a blind date with a woman who tagged her dating sight, Prancer isn’t expecting much besides being stood up or paying for a date he’d rather not go on. But when Andrea Hornsby walks into the club he’s at, it doesn’t take Prancer long to change his tune.
Andrea Hornsby is gun-shy when it comes to dating. She’s been stood up more times than she’d care to count. Socially awkward, Andrea is more than hesitant to date a guy named Prancer, especially after he introduces himself. Why would a hot guy like him want anything to do with a nobody like her?
Can Prancer show Andrea that he’s not shallow, even though he’s exceptionally good looking? Can Andrea really trust a guy who looks like a G.Q. model? When blind dates go sideways all sorts of interesting things can happen. Step inside the Rayne Deare Dating Agency to see if Prancer gets his girl.
Vix (Rayne Deare Dating Agency Book 4)
Vixen Wainwright is a bad boy with a reputation for fast and flirty love. He gives 100% while he’s interested and moves on as fast as he can fly. Mrs. C has her work cut out for her when it comes to finding this troublemaker true love.
Gretchen Dillard is as straight laced as they come. Owner and Operator of Treasured Times Antiques and Collectibles, she prides herself on offering one-of-a-kind embellishments that only she can procure.
When Vixen takes on a remodel in his off-time, can Mrs. C get Vixen to take a look at a woman who’s everything he isn’t? Will Gretchen give this bad boy the time of day or kick him to the curb without a second glance?
Com (Rayne Deare Dating Agency Book 5)
Comet Carter loves everything fast. Like his name, the faster the better. When it comes to love, he’s only interested in the kind that burns hot and fast before fizzling just as quickly. Anything more complicated isn’t something Comet’s into.
Rochelle Blanchard is right up Comet’s alley. She too, is only interested in the sort of love that flames and fizzles. Permanency isn’t something she’s looking for and when these two cross paths the fire they create could melt steel.
When an accident threatens life and limb, however, will Rochelle and Comet discover the importance of true love, or will they choose to walk away, no matter how bad the scars?
C.P.
Cupid Donnelly, unlike the fat cherub, isn’t into matchmaking. Never one to have much success with women, he prefers to have his nights to himself. He figures he can enjoy the opposite sex without complicating it with feelings. Never one to turn down an offer, he’s obliging when Mrs. C has a proposal to entertain a pretty lady for a night.
Nicole Ferrari, heiress to the Ferrari fortune, is just about as high class as they come. When she’s matched with Cupid for a dinner date, she pulls out all the stops for the hot hunk and leaves him reeling.
Can Nicole show this eternal bachelor that she has much more to offer than money? Will Cupid finally find his match in one of the richest women in the world? Mrs. C wil
l have some work to do to get these two to see eye to eye.
Don
Don is as easy going as you’d expect for a mid-level reindeer. He’s close enough to the front to gloat without the responsibility that comes with it. Unfortunately for Don, he’s also stuck in a perpetual state of loveless-ness. Unable to land a date, even to save his own hide, he turns to Mrs. C after hearing that several of his teammates have found love.
Heather Chase is a flower fanatic. Even so, she’s crippled by self-doubt and has yet to make a name for herself, not because she lacks talent, but because she just doesn’t believe she can be successful. When Don places an order that she’s afraid she can’t meet, Don and Heather will both learn a thing or two about the nature of true love and loving oneself?
Can Mrs. C help these two walk the ropes in a dating game fraught with doubt and plagued by genuine mistakes? Join the dating game at RayneDeerDatingAgency.com.
Blitz
Blitzen Chikovsky, born to a Russian ambassador, is broody and doesn’t have time to invest in relationships that don’t last. Coming off of a bad breakup, Blitz isn’t interested in dating and prefers the life of a bachelor.
Sarah Stevens is a lonely librarian whose biggest adventure lies inside the cover of the latest book she’s reading. She’s so used to her life that the idea of changing any part of it is physically uncomfortable for her. Still, she’s tired of going home to only her cat.
When she gets an email about the Rayne Deare Dating Agency, she accidently clicks on it instead of deleting it. Boy is she surprised by the men she sees on the page. Their descriptions are even better and one in particular catches her eye.
Can Mrs. Claus help Sarah and Blitz see that there’s more to life than the work that occupies too much of their time? Can a serial bachelor learn to love a woman who is more comfortable in a book than in reality? Only the Rayne Deare Dating Agency has the answers.
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