Christmas morning dawned with the skies heavy with snow. It would be a quiet day for everyone. Most of the ranch hands had left for a couple of days reprieve with just the bare minimum staying to care for the livestock. Ed was going over to Clive and Helen’s for Christmas dinner. Their kids and grandkids were in for the holiday, and Helen had a houseful. She had asked Lily if they wanted to come over, but Lily had felt selfish—she wanted to spend Christmas in her home with her men.
She had gotten up early, sliding out between the warm bodies of Ethan and Caleb. Allen had slept in his room last night. They seemed to take turns who would sleep with her. Sometimes she would go to sleep with one brother only to wake up in the arms of another.
She glanced at them and smiled. Her life was so f
