Luke's Present
By Sue Brown
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A heartwarming Christmas story in the sizzling Morning Report series.
Lost Cow Ranch foreman Simon Bryan is worried about Luke, his boss and possessive partner of 12 years. Reeling from the flood that took his horse, Luke has postponed surgery on his knee, and his nightmares have been escalating. Worse, he is pulling away from Simon emotionally.
Desperate to help his lover cope, Simon plans a special Christmas gift, but it is Luke's present that changes their relationship forever.
Sue Brown
Sue Brown is a Londoner with a dream to live on a small island. Coffee fuels her addiction to writing romance with hot guys loving each other, and her Adorkadog snores in harmony as she creates.Join her newsletter to follow Sue's news, plans, and stories.Newsletter - http://bit.ly/SueBrownNews
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Luke's Present - Sue Brown
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Simon Bryan gritted his teeth as he heard the barn door move. Even though he’d ridden Del a ways to hide in the most dilapidated building on the ranch, he’d still been found. Goddammit, he just needed half an hour alone without another question about Christmas. Scowling, Simon looked up to see who the intruder was, but at the sight of the person standing in the doorway, he relaxed. At this moment, the only person in the world who could take the frown off Simon’s face was his gorgeous lover and possessive pain in his ass.
Luke Murray grinned apologetically at him, tipping his hat back so Simon could see his expression, full of amusement. Sorry, babe, I know you came here to hide.
Simon leaned back against the old bales of straw and patted his lap. Not from you. You’re the only one I’m pleased to see.
He wasn’t as pleased to see the way Luke limped over to him, leaning heavily on his cane, and he pressed his lips together to prevent saying the words that threatened to spill out. Luke was still in constant pain from his injured right knee after being caught in a flash flood some months before.
Luke had postponed the operation to repair his knee four times now, always putting it down to crises on the ranch. Simon knew Luke had been warned if he didn’t have the operation soon, the damage would be too severe and the knee would be inoperable. Short of kidnapping Luke and tying him to the hospital bed, Simon was running short on ideas of ways to force Luke to take the time out to have the operation.
Simon knew Luke had been up before five mucking out the stalls despite having been told expressly to keep off the knee. Since the accident, Luke suffered from nightmares about being swept away by the water. If Simon woke, he would make love to Luke to chase the bad dreams away, but quite often Luke would quietly get up and start work rather than disturb Simon.
Come here and sit on my lap,
Simon said, tugging Luke down gently without giving him a chance to argue.
Luke rolled his eyes but Simon noticed he didn’t protest much, sighing in relief as he took the weight off his injured knee.
Simon opened his mouth but Luke raised a hand to forestall him. Don’t bother. I know what you’re gonna say.
Don’t need to say it, then, dumbass.
Simon couldn’t be bothered to start a fight. All he wanted was to feel the heavy weight of his lover in his arms. He still remembered the hours Luke was missing. Luke wasn’t the only one who had nightmares. Simon was just better at hiding them.
With a sigh of relief, Luke buried his face in Simon’s neck. Simon grinned as Luke took an audible sniff. His man was very visceral.
Christ, I need this. If I hear that word one more time I’m gonna scream,
Luke muttered.
Simon smiled against Luke’s dark-blond hair. Word?
The C-word. Did you know Momma was thinking of asking the whole congregation to dinner?
Where is she setting out the tables?
In the church. It’s the only place big enough.
Luke wriggled until he got his hand under Simon’s shirt to touch his warm skin, huffing happily as he reached his goal, his breath ghosting over Simon’s skin.
This morning she was working out turkeys. She does know we eat beef, right?
After an hour of listening to Pamela’s discussion about how many turkeys they would need for the slow cooker, Simon had been ready to bang his head against the wall.
I love my momma, but Christmas is turning into a state fair rather than a family Christmas. I thought we’d done this at Thanksgiving.
Simon was getting distracted by the feel of Luke’s nails scritch-scratching over his belly. She does seem to have gone overboard.
I think it’s a reaction to everything that’s happened this year. She wants everyone together where she can see them.
Luke took his time sucking a mark into the base of Simon’s throat so it took a while for him to get the sentence out.
Luke and Simon didn’t do Christmas at the Lost Cow Ranch. Momma did Christmas at the ranch, and Luke and Simon went along for the ride because honestly, it was easier than trying to argue. After twelve years, they knew better than to say to Luke’s mother what they’d really like was a quiet day with just the two of them curled up on the sofa, making out like they used to in college, with no agenda other than to enjoy each other’s company.
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