Shae bit her lip to hold in her chuckle. “I might have one bite, but this one definitely has your name all overit.”
“Great.” He picked up the whole bowl and started going to town. Shae watched the side of his face for a moment, trying hard not to laugh at the moaning sounds he was making with each bite. After a minute, Shae turned on the TV and found the romantic Christmas movies section onNetflix.
“Twelves Loves of Christmas work for you?” she asked. He answered with a nod and anothergroan.
5
Dear Santa,Please let itfit…
Shae triedto enjoy the holiday romance unfolding on her TV screen. Instead, she couldn’t help watching Aidan out of the corner of her eyes as he put in a serious effort to destroy the whole trifle. He only made it halfway through the bowl though, and that included the occasional spoonfuls he fed to Shae before even she had to tap out. Shae glanced at him as he sat back on the couch, rubbing his belly for a few moments. After a bit, he turned toher.
“I have a question,” hesaid.
“Please, goahead.”
“How are they both suddenly in Europe when he said he didn’t have apassport?”
“I didn’t even think you were listening. There was so much moaning coming from that side of thecouch.”
“Oh, no. I’m invested, justconfused.”
“The spirit of Christmas got it expedited to him overnight. You’re not accounting for the magic of the season or the power of overnightshipping.”
“Oh, okay. Well I’m glad he made it to Prague. He has some serious groveling todo.”
“He really does. It’s gonna be over in a little while. After that, we can watch one of your holiday movie selections. Or we can watch something that has nothing to do with Christmas. I feel like I’m shoving my need to feel jolly and bright down your throat,” Shae said with a nervouslaugh.
“No, this is amazing. I usually just head home for Christmas and those few days are as festive as it gets. We can watch all the holiday movies youwant.”
But I want to have sex!Shae almost blurted out. Instead she said something less weird. “Um, are you going home for Christmas thisyear?”
“Nah. My dad surprised my mom with a trip to Spain, so they’re doing that, and my sister and her husband are taking their kids to Disneyland. Matt’s Jewish and he and his sister and a few of their friends invited me to hang out with them on Christmasday.”
“Well, we host a big friend Christmas Eve dinner thing if you want to come. With a gift swap andeverything.”
“Count mein.”
“I will. I’ll tell my cousin to add you to the RSVPlist.”
“You just made that face again,” Aidan saidsuddenly.
“What face?” And of course now she was definitely making a face because she wanted to know what the heck he was talkingabout.
“The same face you were making earlier when you were talking about being nervous. Are you nervousagain?”
Shae thought for a moment and tried her best to choose her words wisely. “I’m not nervous. I’m...filled with nervous anticipation. Like ‘sixth grade hanging out with your crush’ anticipation. But also working up the courage to tell you I don’t really care about any holiday movie right now because I’m thinking about how we can segue from making out to doing more interesting naked things. Or just skipping the confession and going right to making the firstmove.”
Aidan leaned back with a hand pressed to his chest in mock surprise. “Who says I wasn’t going to make amove?”
“No, I didn’t mean it like that. I just know—I know you can’t read my mind, so clearly I’d have to make it obvious that sex was something I wanted like right now, but of course I don’t want you to just pounce on me. Or maybe I do. I don’t know. How about I stop talking and we just see how these two find their happily ever after and we can pretend I never brought thisup.”
“Yeah, that’s nogood.”
Before Shae could blink, Aidan was on top of her, their lips pressing together in the most perfect way. Shae sighed against his mouth, sinking deeper into the couch cushions as he moved his body over hers. She moved her arms from between their chests and wrapped them around Aidan’sshoulders.
The tips of her fingers found the soft shaved hair at the base of his neck as his hands started moving down her sides, over her hips. She could still taste the sweetness of the dessert she’d made on his lips, the chocolate and the whipped cream, and oh god it wasnice.
A soft whimper escaped her lips as his knee gently nudged her thighs apart. A moment later, his hand slid between her legs. Shae couldn't remember the last time she’d been touched like this, over her clothes. She’d forgotten how good it felt, in the strangest way. Her hips started moving on their own, brazenly pushing her clit harder and harder against his fingers through the layers of her clothes. Her underwear had been wet since the moment he kissed her before they stepped on the ice. Now her arousal was seeping from her pussy, easing that particular ache and making it so muchworse.