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“Fuck,” Pax growls as he scrapes his teeth over my pulse point. I can’t help but grind against his hard body, gasping when the fabric of my panties rubs against my clit. Pax groans, the sound tortured, as if it’s taking all of his strength. He releases his hold on me, taking an unsteady step back. I sway on the counter, dazed and smiling up at my growly giant.
“You don’t have to help,” I tell him as he helps me off the counter and sets me on my feet. Pax snorts and rolls his eyes.
“Get your coat and hat on. It’s cold out there with the wind.”
I salute him as I head over to the hook by the front door and grab my stuff. We’re both ready to go in a few minutes and Pax wraps his arm around me as he leads me out to his car. He helps me inside and then reaches across me to buckle me in.
“You know that I could have done it myself, right?” I ask with a laugh and he just shrugs in response, kissing me sweetly on the forehead. The gesture is in such contrast to the beast of a man, but it warms me up inside and makes me feel so special and taken care of.
We talk about music and movies as we head into town and to the Sequoia Market. It’s packed and I try to drag Pax faster so we can get to the hams before I’m stuck with a huge one. Pax pushes the cart and it’s cute to see him hunched over so that he can reach the bar to push it.
We make our way up and down the aisles and I grab things that I need and those on the list that Mrs. Miller gave me the other day. It takes over an hour and a half to grab everything and checkout. Pax insists on loading all of the groceries and he puts me in the passenger seat, buckling me up again so that I can’t help.
I turn the radio to the Christmas song station and hum along as we make our way back to his place. Pax lets me carry the eggs over to Mrs. Miller’s place and she thanks both of us for grabbing everything for her.
“It’s nice finally meeting you, Pax,” Mrs. Miller says, and he nods at her as he ducks out of her house.
“Lovely to see you again, Avery,” she says to me, giving me a knowing smile.
“Happy holidays!” I call as I head out after Pax, ignoring any other questions she may ask me.
“Are you headed over to Mr. Thompson’s house now?” I ask Pax, nodding at his house at the end of the street.
“Yeah, I’ll get you set up at my place though.”
I let him into my place so that I can grab my laptop and charger. He looks around at everything and I wonder if he likes it. My house is tiny and it feels even smaller with Pax taking up so much room.
“Ready?” he asks me when he sees me with my laptop.
“Yep.”
He takes everything from my hands and leads me back over to his place. We already put away our groceries. I wanted to ask why he put my food in with his but I didn’t. Part of me is hoping that he’ll ask me to spend Christmas here with him but I don’t want to get my hopes up.
He gets me settled into his living room, grabbing me extra pillows and blankets and starting a fire in the fireplace before he kisses me and heads out the door.
As soon as he’s gone, I open up a new web browser and start searching for a Christmas gift for him. I know that it will cost me extra to do the one-day shipping, but that’s okay.
I’ve just slipped my card back into my wallet and started on work when Pax comes back inside.
“Get it fixed?” I ask him and he shakes his head.
“No, it’s dead. I told him I would pick him up a new one and get it set up for him.”
My heart melts and I wonder how such a kind, generous man hasn’t been snatched up by someone by now.
“Are you hungry?” he asks, leaning over and kissing the top of my head.
“Yeah, want me to make us something?”
“No. You’re supposed to be resting, remember?”
I sigh and he kisses my head again. I love the sweet gesture. It has me thinking crazy things, like spending forever right here with him.
“Soup and grilled cheese alright?” he asks as he stands up.
“Sounds perfect. You know, I’ve been told that I make the best grilled cheese,” I say, turning to smirk at him over my shoulder.
“Hmm, I’ll have to try one of them in a few days after your wrist is better.”
