Chapter 19

No, Christmas had never had any special meaning for Vic until Matt came into his life.

As he buttoned up his Santa jacket, he studied Matt’s reflection in the mirror. God, he still didn’t know what exactly it was that had made that gorgeous creature give him a double-take in the gym, but every evening when he fell asleep holding Matt close, he thanked the stars above for sending such a perfect man his way. He didn’t deserve Matt, he knew, and the mere fact that Matt loved him just as he was—piercings and tattoos and all—well, the love they shared erased everything bad and negative and cruel in Vic’s past. There was only the two of them, he and Matty, and the rest of their lives stretching ahead of them like a promise.

From the corner, Sadie huffed into her paws, as if to remind him to include her in their future. “You too, you silly mutt,” Vic groused.