I grunted and scowled, but answered, “No.”
“Now, let’s decorate some cookies!” His hazel eyes lit up. Before I knew it, he was pressing an icing-coated finger tip against my nose and going, “Boop.”
“The fuck?!” I said, scowling at him as he licked it off. “I’m not a damn cookie.”
His laughter rang out as he walked back to the table.
“Oooh, but I could eat you up like one.”
“Danny,” I said in a warning tone.
“Cover you in icing and sprinkles, then lick it all off,” he went on. “Then I’d have a sugar high, and I bet I could go all night long.”
I shot out of that kitchen and scooped him up in my arms so fast, I would have bet his head was spinning. He let out a squeal of joy and surprise as I pressed his back against the wall. His legs wrapped around me as his fingers tangled in my hair.
We kissed until we were breathless. He held tight as if he never wanted to let me go. Truth was, I didn’t want him to let me go. Not now. Not ever.
As I pulled back to look at him, I was struck with a sense of awe. His smile was so damn beautiful.
Danny made me want more out of life. For the first time, I felt like I was itching to actually live. To claim something for myself and hold on to it. To nurture it and help it grow. I was seeing my future with a partner by my side, and yeah, I was fully aware I wanted that partner to be Danny.
I was going to put it out there.
But after I fucked him senseless. And after we decorated cookies, and after he got his Christmas.
I would. I just had to wait until the right time.
“Aaron,” he moaned, his nails scraping my scalp and nearly making my eyes roll into the back of my head. “Ooh, someone likes that.”
“Yeah,” I grunted before kissing him hard again.
He worked his hips, trying in earnest to rut against me. It was so damn hot how desperate he was for me.
My fingers dug into his ass as I carried him across the cabin. I stopped right next to the tree, where the tall window overlooked the pristine, snow-covered yard.
The sky was gray. A hint that Mother Nature was threatening more snow. Not that it mattered since I was pretty much on lockdown with Danny until the holiday was over.
“Down,” I ordered, tapping his leg. With a pout, he released me, and I held onto his waist until his feet were firmly on the ground. “Strip.”
His eyes went wide, and I would have sworn the hazel sparkled gold. He wasted no time losing his shirt. His pants went next, then the sexy Christmas tree print trunks.
“You can leave those on,” I said when his finger hooked into the top of his fuzzy socks, which happened to have reindeer faces on the tops, big antlers curling out on the sides.
“Now what?” he asked, straightening. His cock was already leaking. I wrapped a firm hand around it, using the pad of mythumb to swipe the tip. He sucked in a breath as his body seemed to tremble uncontrollably.
“Turn around. Hands on the glass. Don’t move,” I ordered.
He followed my directions so perfectly, arching his back and popping his spectacular ass out. I stood there, watching as the coolness of the glass caused goosebumps to rise on his skin. He stared at me over his shoulder, eyes bright and beautiful.
“Look at you,” I said, trailing my rough fingers down the silky-smooth skin over his spine. More goosebumps prickled his skin. “You’re a vision, Danny. An absolute dream.”
I stepped back, taking it every single thing in, making a memory that I was sure I’d hold onto forever.
After I had my fill, I walked over to his naughty bag of toys and rummaged around until I found the one I’d been dying to use since the moment I knew it existed. Shoving it into my pocket, I continued to root around until I found one of the bottles of lube he had in there as well.
“I’m going to fuck you, Danny,” I said as I stalked back over to him. I started shedding my clothes, my eyes on him as he watched me over his shoulder. He took in everything, my hands as they worked the buttons of my flannel shirt, my chest once it was exposed. My abs as they constricted. The bulge in my briefs once I lost my pants.
I’d never felt more appreciated than I did in that moment. I felt hot and wanted, but more than that, I felt like someone loved everything about me.
