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Christmas Eve"Come sit with me and admire our accomplishment. The tree is beautiful, doesn't need anything more." Tom patted the seat beside him on the couch.Edie sat and stared at the beautiful lights on the tree and the sparkly decorations. "You know, this is the first Christmas tree I've ever had the honor of decorating. I love it.""Didn't your grandparents have a Christmas tree when you were younger?" Tom swung his arm around her shoulders."A little tabletop one, and it was already decorated." Edie snuggled against Tom, cozy and content."This will be one of many Christmases that you'll get to decorate a tall tree like this one and the rest of the house.""Now that you mention it, look at everything we've done to this place. I feel like it's really mine. Er-ours.""You did a great job making it homey, too." Tom kissed the top of her head."With the lighter paint, sanded floors, and the new bathroom upstairs, it seems like a new house, doesn't it? It feels like o
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Book 3: A Surprise CelebrationDecember 20thCarter Weaver woke before dawn but lay still. His eyes closed, he concentrated on feelings around him. His legs were entangled with soft, smooth skin he'd kissed all over a few hours before. The scent of sex and gardenias wafted in the air. Both fragrances he appreciated. His life had changed so much since he met Janelle Franklin. She'd given him a life, a reason to settle down and even want children.She shifted a leg, and his body responded. She slowly woke. Her face was close to his, and he admired her soft alabaster skin, and her very loving mouth. He was happy he was on the receiving end of those luscious lips."Why are you watching me? I'm still sleeping," Janelle asked, squinting at him."You're so beautiful, I can't help it." His erection jabbed her backside."I'm still sleeping here. You wouldn't let me last night either." She nudged him back. "Don't you have to go to work?""Yeah, why don't you come with me? We can go
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When Carter looked her way, she waved. Then turned and walked to the house. She wanted to play with Cameron for a bit anyway. She stepped on the porch, and Lauren opened the front door. "I saw you drive up and was hoping you'd come to the house."Janelle hugged Lauren then stepped inside and closed the door. Cameron was about eighteen months old, talking and walking with either Chase or Lauren right behind him."Good morning, Cam. How are you this morning?" Janelle knelt down to him. He stretched his arms out to her, and she gladly picked him up, cuddling him and kissing his neck and chubby cheeks. He giggled. It was the sweetest sound and made her so happy."Have a cup of coffee with me?" Lauren asked.Janelle followed her to the kitchen with Cameron still in her arms, baby giggles all the way. "Sure, coffee sounds good." Janelle sat at the table, and Cameron slid off her lap and took off toward the door. "He's such a happy baby.""Hi, honey," Lauren said as Chase and Carter
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She'd poked along too slowly and lost sight of them. She opened one door and immediately saw it was a breeding room and quickly closed the door, another a tack room, and another, she thought was for storage. When she opened the door at the end of the hall, Carter looked up and smiled. She'd found them.A young man was examining the cuts on the mare, cleaning the wounds and then bandaging. He slowly looked at Carter. "I know it looks like a bear took a swipe at her but that's not typical bear behavior. If a bear is hungry enough to go after a horse, he's going to make sure he has a meal. Why didn't the bear go after another horse? Why not finish the job? It's not right. I think, maybe, someone wants you to think there's a bear, so you move your horses and they have the pasture for whatever they want. Does that make sense?"Carter looked around the room, making eye contact with each and every one there. "Why would anyone do that? Anyone know anything about this?"Everyone shook the
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Janelle was sure Carter had let her win but wasn't going to argue. They walked their horses into the barn and rubbed them down."This will be our first Christmas together." Janelle threw a brush into the bucket and picked up another."Yes, it will," Carter said and smacked her ass. "What about it?""Carter," Janelle shrieked, and two or three of the horses stomped their feet. "Don't smack me.""Why not? You liked it last night." Carter chuckled."Oohhhh, how could you?" She glanced around the barn. "It's a good thing no one heard, or you'd be in big trouble." She felt a flush rise up her neck and onto her face."What kind of trouble? Is it kinky?""One track, is it?" She giggled. "I swear you have a one-track mind." She huffed."It's a good thing, isn't it? You get the benefit, too." He chortled."I can't believe you. You changed the subject so you don't have to answer.""Okay, what about Christmas?" Carter asked."Are you ready to talk about it?""Yes," Carter
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After dinner, they snuggled on the couch while Carter searched through the TV channels for something interesting to watch. Janelle's head rested on his shoulder. Since she'd left her parents in Michigan last spring, she'd only spoken with her folks once or twice and only when she'd made the effort to call. The calls were uncomfortable, both parties anxious to end them. Her mother had told her many times she should marry a military man like her sister Julie, and travel all over the world. Otherwise, her parents thought she would always be a loser and only attract losers. They made it easy to leave them in Detroit and gave her so many reasons to return to Saddle Creek and Carter.Past Christmases with her parents and her sister whirled through her head. When they were children, it was almost as if the holiday was an ordinary day except for the food they ate. Her mother cooked either a turkey or ham, her mother decorated a three-foot tree while they were at school, and there was an unto
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At the breakfast table Monday morning, Janelle couldn't stop smiling. A bowl of cold cereal never tasted so good. She had a pad and pen beside her and had made some notes. Really, she'd written down everything that needed to be done."What do you think, honey? Should I talk to Susan about using the diner, or should I get the invitations? Maybe I should get the dress, since it may have to be altered. Oh, wait. Who is going to be your best man? And I need someone too.""I think the invitations are word of mouth since they're all going to be there anyway. Susan's already invited us to the diner, so we only have to ask if we can get married there. And we need a preacher, too. Chase will be my best man, Lauren, your BFF from high school, is perfect for your matron of honor. I'm sure Dolores at the dress shop can whip you up a dress exactly the way you want it. She's really good. But the flowers do need to be ordered soon. Sometimes, they're hard to get here, depending on what you want."
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December 21stAfter parking near the house, she sat in the warmed-up car for a minute remembering the first time she'd seen Carter. She'd flown out in late spring to visit her best friend from high school who'd gotten married and had a baby without her there. Lauren and her baby boy, Cameron, picked her up at the airport and, when Lauren pulled into the drive, Janelle saw him. Carter, standing in front of the barn, was the handsomest man she'd ever seen. Lauren opened her car door and had to practically drag her over to him to introduce them.Janelle didn't remember much of the conversation that morning, just his name and that he worked at the ranch. She baked and took him coffee and a pastry using him as a guinea pig. When he finally asked her to dinner at his place, she found out he also lived at the ranch in a really nice log cabin. But she'd already fallen for him.She jumped when a knock sounded on her driver's window. She rolled it down. "Carter, you scared me half to death
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