Dirty Christmas
My heart raced a bit; Dustin had always been the protector, the one who fixed my bike as a teen, but his hugs lately felt charged, his eyes holding mine with unspoken hunger.
Ryan sauntered in behind him, shaking flakes from his blond hair, his lean frame clad in a fitted jacket that hugged his runner's build.
Ryan is twenty-six, he was the free spirit, a barista dreaming of opening his own coffee shop, always quick with a joke to mask his insecurities from a rough childhood before our parents met.
"Yeah, Wendy, share the wealth. Or are you saving it for someone special?" His wink was playful, but his gaze lingered on my leggings and oversized sweater, the fire in the stone hearth casting sh