Page 29 of Winter Kisses
I take the ring and slip it over her finger. A simple diamond encircled with a series of smaller stones.
“It’s beautiful.” She holds it out toward the tree and it sparkles like an explosion of miniature shooting stars.
“You’re beautiful.”
She crushes her lips over mine and lands us to the floor. We indulge in long, lingering kisses that expand beyond the confines of time, right into eternity.
Laney pulls back and gazes at me, content and happy. “We’re finally together.”
“Looks like we got our Christmas miracle.” I wrap my arms around her tight.
“Looks like we did.” She gives an impish grin. “You think the Big N.P. can come out to play now?”
“Are you kidding? He’s been dying to get out all night. You know what his favorite game is?”
“Seven minutes in Heaven?”
“Yeah, but he cheats. He likes to stay as long as he can.”
She pulls me to my feet and leads us to the bedroom. “It’s time to get to paradise.”
I give a gentle tug to her hand and reel her in.
“Paradise is right here with you.”
Our lips find one another as we begin the slow meandering dance to the bedroom. We’ve got all night, all year—a lifetime.
Paradise was with Laney all along.
And there are no truer words.
