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I nod, and as he gathers my dishes I dart upstairs, my mind on the lost little boy with a good heart, who grew into a man with an even bigger one. I get to work and the next thing I know, I hear movement at the door. I turn to find Cason standing there. I shake my head.

“Honest to God, I’m going to put a bell around your neck.”

He laughs and perches himself on the corner of the desk. “How are you making out?”

“Good, I’m just finishing up.”

He checks his watch. “Perfect, we still have time to deliver these and get to the manufacturer before it closes.” He huffs, but there is a hint of teasing in his eyes when he adds, “I don’t mean to rush you but if you hadn’t wasted your morning sleeping—”

“Hey,” I say and grab his shirt and pull him toward me. I press my lips to his and say, “You’re the one to blame. If you hadn’t carried me to your bed and put your cock in me again, I might have woken earlier.”

His eyes turn a darker shade of brown, my dirty words obviously surprising and delighting him. His fast arousal curls through me, teases my nipples as well as the swelling cleft between my legs. “But we’ll discuss that later,” I say. “Right now we need to go.”

He grips the back of my head, bringing my mouth back to his. “Now look who’s not playing fair.”

“You don’t like when I play dirty?”

“I like it.”

“But payback’s a bitch, right?” As soon as the words leave my mouth, acid eats at my stomach. We’d both wronged each other in the past which means we can never have a future, and that makes my heart ache.

Thirty minutes later, I’m back in the small room at the back of the fruit-and-vegetable market. Marci is in a pink beret today, and she’s going over instructions with one of the crew. Cason is wandering around outside and talking to a few of the cast members.

Marci finishes and turns to me as I pull the costumes from the bag. “All fixed,” I say. “If you have anything else I’d be happy to help you.”

“I appreciate that,” she says, warming up to me.

“I’m glad to help.”

“Although now with the new budget, we’ll be able to buy better costumes and props, anyway.”

“New budget?” I ask.

“Yeah, some anonymous donor invested in my film last night. I got a call from the school. Crazy, right?”

Warmth streaks through me. “I guess there really is a Santa Clause.”

Cason steps into the room and I look at him. Goddammit, I’m so far down the rabbit hole, I’m not ever going to find my way out.

“All set?” he asks.

I look back at Marci, “I’m looking forward to seeing the end product.”

“Come back for some of the filming. We’d love to have you as an extra. It will really put you in the holiday spirit.”

“I’ll try,” I say and head outside with Cason. I slide my arm around his. “Did you hear?” I ask as we walk to his car.

“Hear what?”

“Some anonymous donor made a huge donation to their film.”

“Nice,” he says with a slow nod of his head. “But you were enjoying the costumes. I hope you’re not too disappointed about that.”

“I helped a bit, and I’m happy about that.”

“I guess it’s a good thing we’re getting you fabric for your own designs today. Good timing.”

“Yeah, it is, and I wonder who the donor was.”

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