Fangs for the Holidays
A Vehicle City
Vampires
Short Story
by Roxanne Rhoads
Genre: Holiday Erotica, Short Story
Publisher: Bewitching Books
Cover Artist: Ari Napolitano
A
Sleigh Ride Home
By
Roxanne Rhoads
The moonlight
glittered off the freshly fallen snow. It was like taking a sleigh ride through
a forest of crystals. Everything sparkled, glimmered and shimmered. It was
truly beautiful. Caleb was really trying so hard to give me the “good, old
fashioned Christmas” experience that I had always dreamed of; complete with a
one horse open sleigh, fresh falling snow, and a thermos full of hot cocoa.
The blanket started
to slip off my lap so I tugged it up to make sure it didn’t fall to the floor
of the sleigh.
Caleb glanced my way,
“Are you cold Maggie?”
How could I be cold
with Caleb, the man of my dreams and fantasies sitting beside me? I had wanted
this man since high school, when he was the popular, hot guy that was so nice
to everyone. Including a skinny, scrawny girl with braces and glasses. Me. “No,
I’m actually quite warm. The night doesn’t feel that cold and between my thick
leggings, sweater, wrap and the blanket I am toasty warm.”
“Good, I didn’t want
you to get cold. After living in Texas for the past couple years I bet you
aren’t used to the cold, Michigan winters anymore. I was afraid you’d be
freezing by now.”
Caleb was always so
wonderful. He was the kind of guy that was always concerned about people. We
had been pretty good friends. He was so sweet he even took me to our senior
prom seven years ago. I was sure he’d just done it to be nice because he felt
sorry for me since no one else had asked me to be their date. Now I wasn’t so
sure that he had taken me to the prom just to be nice. Maybe he had real
feelings for me. The kind of feelings I have for him.
This was only the
second time I had seen him since I left to go to college in Texas right after
graduation but I had never stopped thinking about him.
It seemed that he
never stopped thinking about me either. He sent me letters, cards and emails
from time to time always asking when I was coming home. This was the first year
I had replied telling him that I’d be home for Christmas. Usually my mom flew
out to Texas to spend the holidays with me there. This year though my mother
had finally met someone special and she wanted to spend the holidays with
him…and me. Honestly I was glad. I had really begun to miss Michigan lately,
especially at Christmas. There was nothing like a snow covered Christmas.
“No matter how long I
stay in Texas I’ll always be a cold blooded Michigan girl.”
His smile twinkled as
bright as the snow, “Glad to hear that.”
“You know Caleb this
was awfully nice of you to invite me on this sleigh ride. The drive through
town seeing all the Christmas displays and lights was fun and then here, in the
woods…it is so still, so quiet and so utterly beautiful. It is a dream come
true.”
“Maggie, I remembered
that last Christmas we spent together before graduation and how you would
always talk about wanting an old fashioned Christmas with sleigh rides and hot
cocoa and even ice skating. I have always wanted to give that to you. I’ve had
old Drew here,” he motioned to the horse, “and this sleigh for five years now
hoping you’d come home for the holidays so I could give you the Christmas
sleigh ride you’ve always dreamed of.”
“Really? Caleb, I had
no idea. But why?”
“Why? Maggie isn’t it
obvious? I love you; I’ve been in love with you since middle school. I’ve tried
to put you out of my head, I’ve tried dating other people but it’s you. You are
the one that’s always had that special place in my heart.”
My eyes welled up
with tears as his words rang true. My heart swelled telling me I felt the same
way. All this time I hadn’t let myself believe in my feelings because I feared
rejection.
Caleb pulled the
sleigh off the trail and into a small clearing.
“Caleb, I am home,” I
said as I threw my arms around his neck.
“Really? To stay?
With me?” he mumbled into my neck.
“Yes, with you, for
as long as you’ll have me,” I cried.
“I hope forever isn’t
too long for you,” Caleb said with a smile as he pulled away from my tear
soaked embrace to look into my eyes.
“Forever
sounds just about right.”
BLURB
After
spending the day baking holiday goodies Anwyn drops by her vampire boyfriend
Galen's home so they can spend some quality time together.
He is
surprisingly enticed by the smell of baked goods on Anwyn's skin which leads
them to a drama filled discussion about family holiday gatherings, the other
man in her life...and eventually to very hot holiday sex.
The
events in this story take place between book one, Hex and the Single Witch, and
book two, Hex and the City.
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Author
Info
Story
strumpet, tome loving tart, eccentric night owl...these words describe book
publicist and erotic romance author Roxanne Rhoads.
When
not fulfilling one the many roles being a wife and mother of three require,
Roxanne's world revolves around words...reading them, writing them, and talking
about them.
In
addition to writing her own stories she loves to read, promote and review what
others write. She owns Bewitching Book Tours and operates a book review blog,
Fang-tastic Books.
When
not doing book things Roxanne loves to hang out with her family, craft, garden
and search for unique vintage finds.
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