CHAPTER TWO
Ridge
When the fieryredhead with kind green eyes and adorable freckles asked me to cut her down a Christmas tree, I couldn’t resist. Just like the tree, she was coming home withme.
I couldn’t keep my eyes off the sexy curvy red head. With her long wavy hair, tight leggings, fluffy vest, hat, and boots, she was fucking adorable.
And I wanted her.Now.
My sisters would be beside themselves. My mom would scream.
I was nearly thirty and hadn’t found the woman I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. So maybe I was picky. Or maybe I just trusted my gut.
I was going to go with the latter.
Because now here she was. In the flesh. I had no doubts. Everything felt right. And I was about to make her mine.
I handed her the axe and picked her tree up easily. “Let’s go, then.”
“Are you sure you don’t want me to get someone to help?”
“Nope.” I said firmly as I strode over to my tree. “Do you mind holding the axes, though?” I set her tree down next to mine and handed her my axe.
“Of course. It’s the least I can do.” She smiled gratefully.
I hoisted my tree up first onto my shoulder, considering it was much larger and heavier. Then I picked hers up with my free hand, wrapping an arm around it before forging ahead with both. “I have a big cabin and like to fill the space with a pretty tree. What can I say? Christmas only comes around once. My family always made a big deal of it. Go big or go home, right?”
“Exactly! I love Christmas. My friends and my sister think I’m over the top. But like you said, go big or go home.”
I knew she was the one.
“That’s my girl.” I mumbled while hoping she heard it at the same time.
I caught her grinning to herself. She must’ve heard. Blood rushed to my cock, and I prayed I didn’t get a boner in these jeans.
After paying for both of our trees, I stopped at my truck parked by the entrance and set my tree down beside it. She placed my axe down next to it. “Where’s your car?”
Crimson pointed at the red Toyota in the second row. “Please let me pay you back for the tree, Ridge. You didn’t have to buy it.”
“I know. I wanted to.” I said. She tried stopping me earlier, but it was useless. When I wanted to do something, I did it.
“Fine, then let me buy you dinner.” Crimson offered.
“How about I buy you dinner?” I said as we reached her car. I lay the tree down next to her car and moved closer to her, our faces close, only inches apart.
She blinked. “I’m not letting you pay for everything, Ridge.”
“You’re not. I want to. And trust me, Crimson, when I say I want to do something, I will do it.” I moved closer, my eyesfalling to her sexy pout. I wanted to kiss her so badly my body ached with desire. As if I were starving and couldn’t find any food. A desperate and needy man for her affection.
Crimson leaned the axe against the side of her front tire. “Okay. Doesn’t mean I won’t pay you back. Because I do what I want to, too.” She challenged me back, and I loved her fiery spirit. It turned me the fuck on.
“Good. You should.”
Kiss her. Kiss her now.
Do it already.
What are you waiting for?
