Unlikely Lovers by Anna Kristell Read Free Book Online

Just ask my mother, it drives her crazy.”
    “Well all right then, let’s see what’s on.” He reached for the remote and began surfing the channels until he found It’s A Wonderful Life.
    Jessica jumped up from the couch suddenly. “I almost forgot my dessert, be back in a few.” She ran into the kitchen and unpacked her fondue pot. She placed chocolate in the pot and prepared it to melt then pulled marshmallows and graham crackers out of her grocery bag. She was planning to make s’mores. She searched his kitchen cupboards and finding a tray, placed everything on it, grabbed some napkins and carried it into the living room.
    “Here ’s your surprise dessert. I hope you like these as much as I do.”
    He looked at the tray and said, “Is that what I think it is? I love s’mores.”
    “Then big guy, you’re in luck, this is our Christmas Eve treat.”
    “Is that the only treat I am getting tonight?”
    “We’ll see, let’s watch the movie.” She laughed, kicked off her shoes and snuggled next to him on the couch.
    They watched t wo movies, drank the bottle of wine and ate all the s’mores during the course of the evening.
    The next morning, Jessica awakened early in Cody’s arms. As she stirred, he woke and smiled . “Merry Christmas!”
    “I don’t remember coming to bed last night.”
    “That’s because you conked out on me on the couch. I brought you to bed.”
    “Oh, Cody, I’m so sorry. I can’t believe I did that.”
    “There’s nothing for you to be sorry about, baby. You looked so peaceful, I almost left you on the couch but I just couldn’t bear to think of you downstairs and me up here all alone.”
    “Aw…such a gentleman, ” she teased as she leaned over to kiss him. He pulled her to him and kissed her deeply, immediately igniting her passion for him. Never had she been so drawn to a man physically as she was to this one. And never had she made love on Christmas morning, just one more first to be experienced with Cody. He loved her slowly and tenderly. As he pushed her hair back from her face, he looked deeply into her eyes. The tenderness and emotion she saw there brought tears to her eyes.
    Cody wiped a tear from the corner of her eye and softly asked, “Why are you crying, baby?”
    “Happy tears, Cody, you make me so happy.”
    “Jess ie…” He kissed her again and they lay in each other’s arms for what seemed like hours before he finally said, “Get up, woman. We have gifts to open and food to cook. I promised you a Christmas feast and that’s what you’ll have.”
    “Yes, sir, I’m on it .” She got up and went to the closet. Pulling a robe off a hanger, she wrapped it around herself and tied the sash. “I’m glad I left this here, it’s chilly after being in that warm bed.”
    “We could skip gifts and dinner and stay in the warm bed all day,” he joked.
    “Not on your life, I can’t wait for you to open your gift.” She turned and ran down the stairs with Cody chasing her. She went into the kitchen and started the coffee. While she busied herself with making cinnamon toast, Cody set about taking a ham from the fridge and preparing it for the oven. Once the dinner was started and they’d had a quick breakfast of toast and coffee, it was finally time to exchange their gifts to each other.
    Jessica ran into the living room and snatched his gift from under the tree. “You first,” she said as she handed him his gift.
    “Santa Claus wrapping paper, really, Jessie?” he teased as he sat down.
    She sat down beside him and said, “Well of cour se, what other kind is there?”
    He chuckled as he tore open the package. When he opened the box, he looked at the tickets then looked at her with a look of sheer joy. “Jessie, I can’t believe this. This is great, Brad does a tremendous concert. You’ll love it. I assume the second ticket is for you.”
    “So you like it?”
    “I love it, you couldn’t have picked out anything better, babe.” He kissed