Chapter 12
Christmas Eve turned out to be an amazing day. Jarod and Tyler spent the morning and early afternoon running around town getting a tree and ornaments, then came home and decked the halls before heading to the l***q center, where they did it all again.
By the time they returned home, their faces hurt from their continuous smiles, and their voices felt strained from all the singing. The night turned into one of the best times either had ever had.
As they lay in bed, Jarod stared at Ty. Jarod’s heartbeat kicking up a notch. The same time the year before had been just another Christmas Eve. Nothing special for Jarod except for the fact it paid overtime. Now, only one year later, he had spent the day with people who cared about him and those he cared about in return, with one bein
