City planner Remy McIntosh is looking forward to spending the holidays with his lover, architect Lane Anders. For the past six months, he’s been planning the perfect getaway -- two weeks in a forest cabin at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains. Remy also has a special gift he can't wait to give Lane on Christmas Day: a wedding ring. But Remy's ex-wife changes her Christmas plans at the last minute, and asks him to take care of their eight-year-old son, Braeden. Remy loves spending time with his son, but balks at the idea of taking a child along on vacation. The main problem is that Braden has never met Lane, and doesn't know his father is gay. Lane is ready to take his relationship with Remy to the next level, and has a secret Christmas gift of his own. Having a young boy along will put a crimp in their plans, to be sure, but Lane wants to be a part of every aspect of Remy's life, and that includes Braden. How will Braden deal with meeting the "other man" in his father's life? What happens when Remy’s romantic holiday for two must also include his son?

Just the Three of Us

Remy turned to lean back against his lover, and Lane draped an arm around Remy’s shoulders. “I’m just saying, who believes in Pokemon but not Santa? I don’t even know what Pokemon are.”


Holding out his DS so they could see the screen, Braden said, “See? Pokemon.”


“So because it’s in a video game, it must be real,” Remy said.


Braden gave him a weird look. “Well, yeah.”


Fortunately, Lane changed the subject. “Hey, Rem, did your family ever open gifts on Christmas Eve?”


Remy leaned his head back against Lane’s shoulder and looked up at his lover. “What? No. Christmas gifts are opened on Christmas Day.” Remy glanced at Braden, who was staring at them with undisguised excitement shining in his eyes. “Which is tomorrow. Not tonight.”


“Yes fair,” Remy said. To Lane, he added, “Stop it, will you? You’re just getting his hopes up.”


Chapter 52