When State Trooper Travis Kinslow is injured right before Thanksgiving, the only positive is that for once he won't be working during the holidays. Since he has no family, Travis was absorbed into his best friend Joe's, and he considers them as good as his own. Everyone except Joe's brother Noah. Travis has been in love with the younger man for much of his life, but he's always kept his distance.<br><br>As an ER nurse, Noah is a caretaker by nature. When his brother's best friend is hurt, he's happy to help Travis while he heals. He's only ever allowed himself to think of Travis as the next best thing to an older brother, but by the light of the Christmas tree, Noah finally sees Travis's true feelings. And in that moment, everything changes.<br><br>When faced with opposition and a Christmas nothing like they imagined, will their hopes for the future be enough to carry them through?

His Needs

“Good.” She turned to me and pointed a finger. “You don’t move.”


Angela scowled and tromped off into the kitchen. Marielle smirked and waggled her eyebrows at me. The only reason I didn’t give her the finger was because there were children present.


I took the gentle hugs and kisses from my pseudo niece and nephews, but they quickly lost interest in me because I couldn’t wrestle and play on the floor like I usually did. Uncle Travis was an awesome jungle gym, but it seemed I wasn’t good for much else. Today, I was okay with quietly sitting in the corner of the sofa and letting the chaos swirl around me.


Chapter 13