Getting to the Church On Time by Erin Nicholas Read Free Book Online Page B

for Sapphire Falls. Which was a lot of what she’d been doing, and loving, as mayor anyway. TJ now had to do all the paperwork and meetings and she got to be out in the town, socializing…and bossing people around. It was the perfect job for her really.
    “It was my idea first,” he felt compelled to say.
    The series of contests to win a big Christmas-themed wedding actually was something she might have come up with, given the chance. Hailey and Levi were a good pair in many ways—Hailey dreamed big and Levi, and his wallet, loved to support crazy fun.
    “That doesn’t surprise me.” She walked toward him. “You love to compete with, and beat, your brothers. You knew they’d jump on the idea, didn’t you?”
    Ty couldn’t deny it. He grinned and pulled her close, then turned, lifting her onto the counter and stepping between her knees.
    Tucker’s boys, Henry, Charlie, David and Jack, were in the living room with Kathy and Thomas, Ty’s parents. They had a full house with the storm. Two of them actually. Which meant no getting Hailey naked in the kitchen. But he loved it. He had been living in Colorado for the last few years, coming home to visit for holidays for only a couple of days at a time. He hadn’t experienced a house full of people and laughter, people jostling each other in the kitchen or fighting for their turn in the bathroom, in a very long time. Growing up with four brothers had given him his share of all of those things and he’d never expected to miss it.
    But now, having his parents and his brothers, their wives and girlfriends, and even their kids under the same roof—or two roofs with only a small yard in between—made him feel content and nostalgic in a way that shocked him. He’d been happy about buying the house next door to Hailey from day one, but now it was working out beautifully. Both houses were old two-story family homes. They each had four bedrooms and two bathrooms, making it easy to put everyone up during the storm.
    Ty kind of hoped the snow continued for a couple more days.
    “I also did it because I want to marry you and I thought this was a good way to get you down the aisle. You love this big community stuff.”
    She linked her fingers behind his neck. “I do. But you don’t have to do anything to get me down the aisle but ask.”
    “Yeah?”
    “Of course.”
    “Well, then, if we don’t win, we’ll start planning something of our own.”
    She frowned. “What do you mean if we don’t win?”
    “I’m just saying that it won’t be horrible if TJ or Tucker wins. It’s pretty awesome to see them both so in love and everything.”
    Hailey’s eyes narrowed. “Yes, it’s nice. Whatever. They can plan their own thing too when they don’t win. You better not be going soft on me, Tyler Bennett. I expect Olympic-medalist-level performance from you.”
    He gripped her butt and pulled her firmly against his fly. “I never give you less than gold-medal stuff, Madam Mayor.”
    He still called her his favorite nickname, even though his brother had taken her title a few months ago.
    Ty cupped the back of her head and tipped it back, exposing her neck. He kissed his way up the soft length until he got to her mouth. “You better be nice or I’ll cut you off until the wedding night.”
    She laughed at that, making kissing her difficult. But he managed it for several long, delicious moments. Then she pushed him back and slid to the floor. “Yes, that’s better. I like the fire and focus. Keep that up.”
    He shook his head. She sounded like a coach. “How about we go upstairs and I show you some real fire and focus.”
    She gave him a peck on the cheek and then headed for the cupboards across the room. “We’ll lose our advantage.”
    She started pulling things from her shelves.
    “We have an advantage?”
    “Several. We have this kitchen all to ourselves while they’ll have to share the one at your house. And we’ve got at least an hour, I’d say—okay, maybe