Jason and Colby fell in love on a movie set, and found their own happy ending. But now that filming’s over, they’ll have to figure out what’s next, as holiday bells start ringing in the air.<br><br>Jason’s ready to move in if Colby asks -- but he’s not sure Colby’s ready for that. Colby’s hoping Jason wants to stay -- but has a hard time believing in promises.<br><br>Together, they’ll face their first holiday season as a celebrity couple, complete with breakfast in bed, new uses for sparkly ribbon, mince pies, and learning how to live together ... and a few surprise celebrations.

Cinnamon and Strawberries

He eyed his homemade mead. It bubbled reassuringly at him.


Low holiday music drifted from the living room, simple and instrumental and graceful. He’d put some nineteenth-century recreations on the playlist in honor of Steadfast, historical and memorable, making him smile. This was their first holiday season, him and Jason, him and Jason and his friends: he’d wanted it to be magical, and it was, so far. He’d met Jason’s family, and that’d gone well, he thought; he and Jason were happy, he thought.


More than happy. Wonderful. Even if he’d forgotten to mention this small detail to Jason.


Curling bronzed bookends, framing his cookbooks, caught his eye; a sailing ship danced over waves, forever leaping and bounding over handcrafted metal waters. He had to smile.


Chapter 6