Derek sighed and pulled Sky closer. “I know. How long do you think they’ll wait before they start telling us that we should have kids?”
“At least until after the wedding.”
“How long do you think we can put that off?”
“Well, I was kind of thinking we’d have a spring wedding.”
“Really? And when did you decide this?”
“About two months before you asked me.”
Derek laughed. “You always manage to surprise me. What would you have done if I hadn’t asked?”
“I'd probably have just kept hoping that someday you would.”
“You wouldn’t ask me to marry you?”
“You’re the brave one in this relationship, Derek, always have been. But I would like to think that for something this important I would have found the strength.”
“You are strong,” Derek replied. His mind traveled to what Sky had told him about his father. “Sometimes your strength amazes me.”
Sky yawned and snuggled closer. “Merry Christmas, Derek.”
“Do you want to go up to bed, babe?”
“No, I just want to sit here for a while. Is that okay with you?”
“Any chance to hold you in my arms is okay with me.” Derek pressed another kiss to Sky’s hair and smiled as he felt his lover drift to sleep in his arms. Outside, the snow kept falling, covering everything in a perfect blanket of white.
Staring out the window, Derek felt contentment fill him. The man he was going to spend the rest of his life with was asleep in his arms. Life was perfect.
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About the Author
Between hiding from the snow in the winter and the grass in the summer, Bethany Brown ends up spending a rather absurd amount of time with her trusty laptop Desmond. Yes, she has named her laptop. She’s also named her car Blue, but that’s neither here nor there. While she hopes to one day be able to support herself by writing full time, she keeps herself fed with various customer service jobs, the most recent of which is at a tuxedo rental shop. Thankfully, spending the day fitting men with tuxedos helps to fuel the writing side of her brain. Other writing help includes chocolate, ice cream, and movies with cute boys. On bad days, she can usually be found sitting on her couch with a stuffed penguin watching the Donald Strachey movies. She is thrilled to have found a home with Dreamspinner and plans to stick around until she runs out of ideas. Or the Earth’s sun implodes. Whichever comes first.
Visit her blog at http://bethanybrown.livejournal.com/.
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Christmas Perfection ©Copyright Bethany Brown, 2009
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December 2009
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