That Christmas feeling followed them into the next day. Just seeing the decorated great room when they came down the next morning brought a smile to Wade’s face. Allyson had insisted they hang stockings and had surprised them all with new ones, all with their names in gold at the top. Wade dug into the scrambled eggs—and moaned, they were so good—mixed with cheese, mushrooms, onions, and peppers. Lance nudged him with his thigh and he realized everyone was looking at him. “What?” “You done making love to your eggs?” Casey asked, smirking. “Do you need us to step out, give you guys the room?” Wade grinned, took another bite, and moaned long and loud, making everyone laugh. His brother may have been trying to embarrass him, but he was in too good a mood to let teasing get to him, to brin

