Free Christmas Catastrophe: BBW Holiday Bear Shifter Romance (Christmas Bear Brothers Book 2) by Harmony Raines

am,” she said as they reached the top of the hill and he made his way to her small house.
    “I look forward to that,” he said, pulling up outside and switching off the ignition. “You know, it doesn’t seem that long ago we were getting in to truck to leave. All of a sudden, here we are.”
    “Home,” she said and leaned over and kissed his mouth, “Thank you. It might not seem long, time-wise, but what you’ve done for me, for Logan, Cindy, and Robbie is amazing. I will never forget it.”
    “You don’t have to thank me. We’re a team now.” He unbuckled his seatbelt. “And this team needs to sleep.”
    “Come on. Let’s go to bed.” She got out of the truck, and went to her front door, putting the key in and opening the door. They spilled into the house, her legs almost refusing to work after sitting so long in the truck.
    “Here,” he said and swung her into his arms, carrying her up the stairs in the same way he hoped to soon carry her over the threshold as his wife. “This way?”
    “Yes. This is my bedroom.” She paused. “Our bedroom.”
    “I like the sound of that,” he said and put her down on the bed. Bending down he removed her boots from her feet, and then helped her undress and put on her pyjamas. “There, is there anything I can get you?”
    “Only you,” she said, lifting the blankets and inviting him to lie next to her.
    “I think I can manage that,” he said, stripping his clothes off and climbing into bed next to his mate. “Marry Christmas,” he said sleepily.
    “Don’t you mean Merry Christmas?”
    “Maybe. But I do want you to marry me.”
    “How can I say no?” she replied, her speech slurred as she fell asleep in his arms.
     

Chapter Sixteen – Zara
     
    “Hey, sleepy head, someone wants to speak to you,” Logan said, as Zara held the phone to her ear.
    “What time is it?” she asked sleepily.
    “A little after eight. Robbie’s been awake for hours. He wants to thank you for sending me to Santa,” Logan emphasised the words.
    “Oh, right.” She sat up in bed, and tried to put her mind in gear. She couldn’t afford to mess this up. “Hi, Robbie.”
    “Hi, Auntie Zara. Daddy said you went and found him at the airport and then sent him to Santa so he could bring him home for Christmas.”
    “Yes. I did. One of the firefighters, Damon, he was there yesterday when you were up the tree, he came up with the idea.”
    “That was the best idea. I knew Santa wouldn’t let me down. He is magic, after all.”
    “I know. I think the fact that your dad is with you on Christmas morning proves that.”
    “He brought me some other presents too.”
    “Can I come over later and see them?” Zara asked, wanting to see for herself her brother’s family all together on this special day.
    “Yes. Mommy wants to know if you can come for Christmas Lunch. She said there is plenty to eat.”
    “Tell her thank you, but we can’t make it until later,” Zara said.
    “Zara, please come to lunch,” Cindy’s voice said over the phone. “That’s it, Robbie, you go and play, I’ll talk to Auntie Zara.”
    “No. You need this time alone. I don’t want you going crazy trying to feed more people. Relax with Logan.”
    “We wanted to say thank you.”
    “Just hearing Robbie so happy is enough,” Zara said and then dropped her voice to a whisper. “You know, it’s partly selfish too. I want to spend some time with Damon, you know what it’s like, the holidays will be over before we know it and we’ll both go back to work … I want to spend a little time getting to know him.”
    Cindy giggled. “Then I will just say Happy Holidays to you both and leave you to get on with getting acquainted with your mate.”
    “You make it sound so dirty,” Zara accused.
    “Oh, I hope it’s very dirty. And incredibly satisfying.”
    “Cindy!”
    “What? You know exactly what I mean. Logan said he had never seen you so happy. Now enjoy today in whatever way you want. Why not