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“You boys enjoy the rest of your Christmas. I’m going to wake Korry from his post-dinner nap so we can exchange our gifts.”
“Yours is coming back home with me,” Kiernan replied.
“I can’t wait.”
His mum blew a kiss, and we said our goodbyes.
“Feel better?” I asked Kiernan.
“Hell yes. And now I’m ready to tell everyone else.”
“One step at a time. Just remember that not everyone is going to react the same way.”
“I know. It was like that for my brother. Some friends and family were good, others weren’t. For those that don’t accept us, I have no use for them.”
I knew that was easier said than done.
Many of Kiernan’s friends were from the same circle as Alex, so I had no concerns there. But his mates from his fighting days?
I wondered how they would react. Worried, more like.
Settling back against Kiernan’s chest, I left those anxious thoughts aside for the time being.
I closed my eyes, savoring the peaceful moment.
Until a sudden boom exploded in the air around us, and I startled at the noise.
Next thing I knew, Kiernan had rolled us off the lounger and onto the deck, his larger body covering mine.
“What’s going on?” I gasped.
Bright colors burst all around us.
“Fuck, it’s just fireworks,” Kiernan blurted out as he rolled his weight off me. “Sorry, sweetheart, for a moment there, I thought—"
He ran a hand over his chest as he panted.
“What did you think it was?” I gasped as I turned over on my back, still too winded to get up.
“Dunno. Something not good.”
“Your protective instincts are next level.”
“That’s because you’re the only thing that matters.”
See? Romantic as fuck.
“My hero,” I leaned over and kissed him.
Red, and green sparklers exploded, filling up the sky with shimmering brilliance.
“What do we have here?”
Kiernan and I both looked up to find our party stepping onto the deck to watch the fireworks display.
Except, they were all looking at us, not at the sky.
“You know, the deck is really not the ideal place for that. Trust me. Splinters,” Rafe explained as he pointed to his ass.
