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“Merry Christmas, Sir.”
They made slow, sleepy love for the next hour, with Russell exploring her body and Gemma giving him exactly what he wanted with her little sounds of pleasure. When he finally pushed into her, she was wide awake and begging him to fuck her.
He lost himself in her moments later, and when his pulse slowed and they were both breathing evenly again, he scooped her up and carried her to the shower.
By the time they were dressed, it was almost time for their breakfast to arrive.
“Can I give you one of your gifts now?” Gemma asked as she tied the belt on her silk robe.
Russell smiled and reached for her hand. “Only if you want to.”
She grinned and went to the narrow table by the door and picked up her purse. From it, she pulled an envelope. “It’s really more of a present for both of us,” she said before she handed it to him.
“What’s this?” he asked as turned it over in his hands.
“Why would I tell you that before you open it?”
Russell tore the corner off the envelope to create an opening so he could slip his thumb in and open it at one end.
A single page on Gemma’s personal letterhead slid out and he unfolded it to read. It was a simple letter, but Russell scanned it three times before he looked up at her.
“Are you sure about this?”
“One hundred percent. The day we agreed to come here, I realized how much we need out of London. We’ll still have to make trips back, but right now it’s easier to stay longer than I really need to because we have a permanent residence.”
The letter, addressed to her landlord, was a notice of intent to vacate in sixty days and was dated the first of January.
She came to him and wrapped her arms around his waist, laying her head against his chest. “Let’s go home.”
He stepped back and tilted her chin upward.
“I’m more than happy to move back to California. But anywhere you are is home for me, Treasure.”
She beamed. “I know. And I feel the same about you. But we need this, and I’m ready.”
They ate breakfast together before heading to the main lodge where they exchanged gifts with Matthew and Kendall and then spent the day reading together in the library until it was time for dinner with those who hadn’t left yet. Namely, Holly, Elijah, David, Emily, Jax, Dakota, and Hunter and Trinity.
Russell kept a hand on his wife through most of the meal and looked around the large table in awe of the blessings in his life.
“What’s everyone doing to ring in the New Year?” Hunter asked.
“We’re going to the Solitaire Mansion opening,” Elijah answered.
Jax and Dakota were also making their way to New Orleans.
Matthew and Kendall had planned to stay at the lodge, but Kendall leaned over to Holly. “Do you want us to join you so you’re not the only pregnant woman not drinking there?”
Holly grinned. “I don’t want to ruin your plans, but it would make it that much more special to have you there. A bunch of the others are traveling in. It’s going to be so much fun.”
Kendall looked at Matthew who smiled. “If that’s what you want, Precious. Let’s do it.”
Gemma squeezed Russell’s hand. “I’m sorry I have this function. I wish I’d said no.”
Russell smiled at her. “Don’t worry about it, love. We’re going to have plenty of opportunities.”
But she seemed down as she went back to her plate, and he considered the ways he might cheer her up. As they ate and laughed with their friends, he got an idea, and he couldn’t wait to get back to his phone to put things in motion.
That night as they walked back to their cabin, she snuggled close.
