I give him a small smile. “Thank you, Reece. You don’t know how much that means to me. I am already so lucky just having you in my life.”Reece smiles at me. “Me too baby. We are going to have an amazing Christmas, with or without our parents’ okay baby.”I nod my head. “Okay.”“I love you baby.”I smile, a real genuine happy smile. Just those four little words are enough to set my whole body on fire. “I love you too Reece.”Reece readjusts himself on the bed, putting his back against the headboard. “Come here baby.” Reece says, gently pulling me back against him.Letting go of my knees I let myself relax into his warm embrace. We settle into a warm comfortable silence, with nothing but the sound of our hearts beating. Reece traces small circles on my shoulder, leaning his head against mine. We stay that way for several minutes, almost long enough for me to doze off until the door creaks open.I know I should pull away from Reece, knowing it could be my mom or his dad, but I don’t. At
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