Christmas Miracle: A Family (17 page)

James moaned, Tyler groaned.

“OK,” she conceded, “let’s play a game. I know it’s not Christmas yet, but I’m pretty sure there’s a game system under the tree. Santa dropped it off early so he wouldn’t have to carry it around when he goes out later tonight, so…”

Tyler ran out from behind the tree, where he’d been organizing the packages. “Which one?” he squealed.

“The red one. But be careful you don’t…” Words of caution on deaf ears. Tyler dove after the package, effectively knocking the tree flat on the floor, with him underneath.

“You OK?” James called, jumping up to rescue him.

“I found it. And it’s just what Santa promised me.”

Laughing, Fallon joined James, and both of them simply stared down at the mess. “We could just leave it,” she said, snaking her hand around his waist. “Maybe if Santa stops by again he’ll clean it up for us.”

James bent to whisper in her ear. “I think Santa has something entirely different in mind for his next visit tonight. If we can ever get Tyler to go to bed. And somebody invites Santa upstairs.”

“Santa’s invited.” They’d slept together,
all three of them
, for the past days. Mostly because she didn’t want either of her men out of her sight, not even for a little
while. But now it was time to move on. She knew that, understood it in profound ways. “Then I think we need to get that game set up and wear him out.” She glanced anxiously at the stairs. It had been too long. It was time to rectify that. “Fast!”

“Are you sure, Fallon? I’m a patient man. I can wait.”

“But I’m not a patient woman, and I can’t. No more wasting precious time, James. Not ever again.”

“Well, in that case…”

She expected a kiss, but what she got was a tug into the heart of the Christmas tree mess, first to retrieve their son, second to get his game. Time was being wasted and she did, indeed, have something to celebrate tonight. “I’m going in,” James said, dropping to his hands and knees, blowing her a kiss then smiling. “Wish me luck.”

Laughing, she tossed him an air kiss. “In case you don’t come out, I love you. I always have. Always will.”

“I know,” James said, crawling partially underneath the tree then latching onto Tyler’s hand. “I always knew you loved me. No matter what happened, I knew that, Fallon. And I’ve always loved you. I didn’t always go about it the right way, but my feelings have never changed.”

From James’s lips to her heart. It was the best Christmas gift—ever!

You need to see the whole view, Fallon. That’s where you’ll find your happiness
. Such wise words from Edith Weston. She did see the whole view now. It was a beautiful view. Perfect. And it was truly where she
had
found her happiness.