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

I pulled him down, yanked really, and kissed him long and hard. I wanted him to feel it all, to know how much it meant to me. How badly I’d wanted to hear it, and how good it made me feel. I had the man I loved in my arms, and he’d shown me over the past couple of months we fit together better than I’d ever imagined. Though I’d always wanted him, I never knew how badly I’d needed him until I had him. And he took care of those needs perfectly.


I broke the kiss and rolled him under me, kissing along his jaw. “I love you, Noah. So much.”


“I know.” He moaned, then tilted his head back to give me better access. “And you’re going to keep loving me forever.”


Micah Travis Mastriano was born on January 4, and weighing in at eight pounds, seven ounces, he was beautiful and healthy. Aimee was doing fine, and I loved watching her watch her son. He was magic, of course, as all babies were. And according to her, he was the best thing that had ever been created.


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