Stuck On You (A Christmas Novella) (9 page)
Read Stuck On You (A Christmas Novella) Online
Authors: Rhonda Gibson
“Go on—open it.” His voice trembled.
Sheila flipped to the last page. Her gaze met his. She didn’t want to read what he’d written on the page. Rejection of her work from him would be very painful. Sheila put off that pain as long as possible. His blue gaze held hers in their grasp.
“Please, don’t make me wait any longer. Read it.” Morgan looked down at the page, breaking their connection.
She looked down. Drawn on the page was the hedgehog, covered in Christmas bows, just like the one in her story. In front of the girl hedgehog knelt a boy hedgehog. He held up a diamond ring. Only the ring wasn’t a part of the drawing; it was real!
Sheila searched out Morgan. Her gaze met his over the drawing.
“Read the inscription above the drawing,” he whispered.
She read the words aloud. “‘I’m stuck on you, Sheila. Will you marry me?’”
Tears of joy splashed down Sheila’s face. “I will.”
Morgan came around the table and pulled her to her feet. He pulled the tape off the paper and took the ring from the
page. Holding her hand, he slipped the ring onto her finger and then kissed her lips softly.
Sheila pulled away first. “I want a Christmas wedding.”
“This Christmas?” Morgan asked. He sounded as breathless as she felt.
She smiled. “No, silly. Next Christmas.”
“I love you, you know.”
Sheila pulled his face down for another soft kiss and whispered against his lips, “I love you, too.”
OTHER BOOKS BY RHONDA GIBSON
The Marshal’s Promise
Groom by Arrangement
Taming The Texas Rancher
His Chosen Bride (releases May 2014)
To Trust an Outlaw
The Midwife’s Legacy
A Biltmore Christmas
Love of a Lifetime (ebook reprint)
Her Christmas Angel
Stealing Home (ebook reprint)
Stuck on You (ebook reprint)
Bluebells and Shotgun Shells
Lethal Lasagna
What’s In Your Closet?
Shelter in Seattle
Table of Contents