Let Your Hearts Be Light (Christmas Daddies, #1)

by Fae Quin

And the worst of them all was Baxter Baker. The father of Nathan’s crush. The man—if Nathan was right—I was about to be stuck with for the next two months. Oh joy. Baxter was…sunshine. I hated sunshine.

One thing was certain. Paxton wasn’t who I thought he was. But, that wasn’t such a bad thing, actually. He was soft. Kind. Steady as the tide. Solid as a mountain. I…liked that.

“You’re my honey bee. He can find his own fucking hive.”

can’t promise everything will go right. That’s not in my power. But I can promise you—whatever happens—I’m gonna be right by your side.” My eyes burned and I fanned a kiss against the tip of his thumb, my lips wobbling into a broken smile as my heart gave an unsteady thump in my chest. “I know we haven’t known each other long,” Paxton said softly. “But I’m the kinda guy who doesn’t give up when he finds something he wants.” I kissed his thumb again. “I want you, Baxter. I want you when you’re sad, when you’re happy, when you’re worried, when you’re old and gray and covered in wrinkles.”

He was sugar cookies, hot cocoa, and Christmas mornings. Sunbeams, summer days, and laughter. Everything I’d ever wanted—and I wasn’t about to fuck it up.

He was my constant. The moon that rose every night. The crisp taste of snow in the air before the storm ever hit. He was warm hugs, hot cocoa, and wood shavings.