8
Jake
Christmas morning. The only gift he’d really needed was waking up with Addie next to him, but he had to admit that it was more fun than he’d anticipated to sit down in the living room with his coffee as she played Santa and brought over the various packages and gift bags that were his presents.
“All this for me?” he asked, looking over the respectable pile on the floor next to where he sat.
A rueful dimple showed in one cheek. “Maybe I went a little overboard. This was just the first Christmas….” The words trailed off there, and she pulled in a breath. “This was the first Christmas where I didn’t have to worry about how much things cost.”
He reached over and took her hand, squeezing her fingers gently. Usually, she was very careful with her money, even when she didn’t have to b
