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I used my key at Finn's, not wanting to have him get up seeing that he was crippled for the time being. He wasn't in the living room, so I called out, not wanting to scare him.

"Hey. I'm here."

"I'm in the bedroom. I can't figure out how to get my damn pants over this cast." He grunted, and I walked in to find him sitting on his bed in sexy black boxer briefs with one leg in his jeans and the other not.

I pressed my fingers to my lips, not wanting to laugh, but he was so far beyond cute.

His warm brown eyes moved across my face as his expression turned to anger. "Really?"

"I'm sorry. You're so cute." I moved toward him and slid my hands along his face, pulling it up toward me and bending down to kiss him soft and slow. By the time I was done with my greeting, his expression was relaxed and he looked a little dizzy.

"Hot." He licked at his lips, and tugged at his jeans again. "What am I going to wear?"

"What did you wear with Brian last night?" I pulled the jeans off and tossed them behind me.

"Sweats, but I'm not wearing those with you. You're my girlfriend, and we're going to a nice dinner." He ran his fingers through his hair and grumbled under his breath.

"So let's not go to dinner."

"No. I want to. It's the holidays, and besides, the restaurant is right by that festival of lights that I want to show you."

"Then I'll cut the seam of your jeans and expand the leg where your cast is." I moved to pick up the jeans, but waited until he gave me the okay.

"Yeah. I forgot you were a seamstress. Shit. Is there anything you can't do?" He smiled, and reached for me.

I jerked out of his way and walked to the living room. "Where would I find scissors?"

"The drawer next to the stove in the kitchen. Hurry back in here. I want more of your kisses."

"If I give you more kisses, we'll be staying here today."

"Then let's just do that. My Dad sits in the damn office all day anyway. He doesn't need a new jacket."

I laughed and worked on the jeans until I was satisfied that they would work. Walking back into the bedroom, I stopped to pick up a cookie from the plate I'd sent over.

"Did you like these?" I lifted it and took a bite.

Finn reached for it. "Hey! Those are mine."

I tossed his jeans at him and walked to the bathroom. "You can share, handsome boy."

"Anything for you, actually."

I looked out of the bathroom and smiled. "Anything?"

"Anything."

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It took far more time than Finn seemed okay with on finding his Dad's coat, which left us having to pick up a hot dog at one of the street vendors for the festival of lights, but I didn't mind so much. The show was beautiful, and after a few minutes of walking around, someone felt bad for us and offered us half price on a horse drawn carriage ride.

We got in and leaned back, snuggling up to each other and letting the various colors and styles of Christmas lights lull us into a great mood.

"Oh." I sat up and looked around at him. "My Dad told me what happened between him and your Dad."

"Yeah, mine did too. So sad." He reached for me and pulled me back down. "We need to get them to talk it out. It was thirty years ago."

I leaned in and kissed him, mumbling my agreement. The warmth of his fingers playing along the edge of my shirt caused my blood to burn, and looking at Christmas lights didn't seem so spectacular anymore.

"I'm ready to go," I mumbled against his mouth.

He licked at my lips and drew me down for another kiss before moving back. "Tell them to stop this thing, and let's go home. I want to hold you all night. You up for that?"

"Yes. More than you know."

I helped him out of the carriage, which he didn't seem to enjoy at all. He was used to being independent, and the last thing he wanted was my help to get him in and out of places. He grumbled at me as I got him out of the truck at home and I whipped around on him, tired of his pride.

"Hey. I'm happy helping you." I poked my finger into his chest. "I would pick you up out of a wheel chair and move you around every ten minutes if you needed me to. This isn't going to last long, so stop bitching about me helping you and just be grateful that you have someone that loves you, and is willing to do it."

He pulled me to him and wrapped his strong arms around me, looking down at me as the snow started to fall all around us.

"You love me?"

I hadn't realized I'd said it out loud. Moment of truth.

"Yes. With all of my heart." I touched his face as he dove in for a passionate kiss.

I opened myself up to him, turning my face a little to give him more room to play.

His hands moved down my back and squeezed my butt softly, kneading at it as he pressed his erection against my stomach. He broke the kiss and we both panted softly, knowing that it was beyond time to get into the house and share ourselves with each other.

"I love you too." He kissed me again, this time softly. "Now, help me in the house and make love to me."

I smiled and moved back. "Gladly."

We got into the house, and he moved to the bedroom, sitting down on the edge of the bed and letting out a long sigh. "Damn that was honestly exhausting. You'd think after me snowboarding all my life and working outside shoveling snow that these crutches wouldn't be that big of a deal, but they are."

Reaching for them, I put them against the wall and bent down, working his boots off as he watched me.

"It's a different set of muscles you're using, Finn. You'll get used to them, and by the time you do... they'll be gone." I moved up and kissed him as I tugged his socks off. There was an odd comfort of being in his presence that let us move into doing common things for each other that I wouldn't have thought of doing for Seth. It was like we had been married for thirty years, and whatever he needed, I was ready to give it.

He pulled his shirt over his head, and then reached for mine, pulling it off of me. I wrapped him in a hug as he worked on my bra. He pulled it from my shoulders, and pulled me back up against him, scratching at my back as I groaned softly.

"Move up on the bed, baby." I stood and worked my jeans off as he used his arms and good leg to push back against the mattress. His efforts caused his chest and stomach muscles to contract, and I watched intently, needing to drag my lips across him slowly.

"Like what you see, Chloe?"

I turned and slid my panties down my legs, bending over and putting myself on display for him.

He growled loudly, and I stood up, glancing over my shoulder as I tugged my hair down. "Like what you see, Finn?"

"Mine," he grumbled and beckoned me to come to him.

I crawled up the bed as he licked his lips slowly.

Scooting down, he lifted his hips, pushing his jeans down, and I moved in to do the rest.

"You're so fine," I whispered and brushed my cheek along the side of his arousal, kissing the head of his cock as I moved up his body.

He stiffened and let out something like a whimper as I drug my tongue from the center of his stomach up to his neck. His hands pressed on my back and I flattened myself against him, enjoying the warmth of his flesh against mine.