Page 29 of A Collier First Christmas
Thomas had said he wouldn’t be out long, and true to his word, he looped back around and shifted before me. I grinned seeing him standing there in all his natural beauty.
“You shredded your clothes again,” I reminded him.
He gave me a sheepish look. “I came prepared for it,” he said but placed his hand at the base of my back and led me towards his truck.
Once there he pulled out a bag and changed into Christmas pajamas.
I looked at him and burst out laughing.
“You look ridiculous.”
He feigned hurt but tossed an identical pair at me.
“You didn’t.”
“Oh, I did. You took care of every detail for our Pack, now it’s my turn to take care of all the details for our little family. So come on, change into those.”
“Now? Here?”
“Yes.”
While I begrudgingly obeyed, he dropped the tailgate, laid down a blanket and quickly redressed Cammie into an infant set in the same exact pattern.
“You’re so cheesy. This is perfect, Thomas. Thank you.”
“Want to go for a ride?”
“Okay.”
The three of us piled into his truck as he drove us around town. The place was empty because everyone was out on the run, but the lights were on, giving everything a magical feel.
He pulled up next to the town tree and jumped out, unbuckling Cammie from her car seat.
“Well, come on.”
“What are we doing? We’re in our pajamas, Thomas.”
“And no one is around, so let’s do this.”
“Do what?”
He stood next to the tree and held out his hand for me to join him.
“Here, you hold her,” he said handing me the baby as he pulled out his phone and attempted to take a family selfie. It was the cutest thing I’d ever seen.
“You really suck at this.” I laughed. “Give me that and take her.”
We traded the phone and baby as I snapped a few really good family shots.
“What do you think?” he asked.
“I think we look ridiculous and that this is by far the sweetest thing you’ve ever done.”
He scowled. “Don’t be sharing that around the Pack. I do have a reputation to uphold.”
I snorted. “I think everyone already knows you’re just a big dork.”
He shrugged. “That’s an improvement from douchebag.”
