Page 14 of Hot Times in Heart Falls, Vignettes Vol 3

Wedding in a Box

Petra and Aiden got married without much fanfare for all the right reasons.

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It does mean they have no official day of the wedding pictures, so they’ve come up with a special way to commemorate getting hitched. We get to visit with some Heart Falls favourites as they follow the special photo instructions (and share some important moments with us!)

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Featuring: Caleb & Tamara Stone, Karen & Finn Marlette (and the Coleman sisters and their children), Petra & Aiden Skye

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Timeline: This story is set in March during A Cowboy’s Trust.

Petra and Aiden Skye

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Caleb

Stepping in the door, Caleb came to a complete and utter halt with one foot still on the snowy stoop. In front of him, half hidden by a cardboard box, was a familiar silhouette wearing Tamara’s slippers. Mostly, though, all he could see of his wife was her sweet ass.

“Christ.”

She jerked upright, twirling on the spot. The box dropped until it was draped over her shoulders like a misshapen shawl. “Caleb. You scared the hell out of me.”

He eyed her, closing the door as he stepped into the room. “Is this some new viral trend I’m not aware of?”

She frowned before hauling the box over her head. “Oh, this?”

“If it’s fashion, I don’t get it,” he pointed out dryly. “Or if it’s a box, it’s not a very good one.”

“Depends on what you want it for.” Her lips twitched. “It’s perfect for taking pictures in.”

Nope. She’d lost him again. He toed off his boots so he could return to the more important reason that had him hightailing it into the house. “Spotted the kids in the barn.”

“Jinx came over, so Sasha and Emma decided they all needed to go on a kitten hunt with Tyler.”

That was what he’d heard from the group when he met them. Which also meant he knew how little time they had without children in the house.

Caleb reached for the box, examining it closer. “Are those fabric flowers? On the edge of the…?” He shook his head. It didn’t matter that his wife was doing something strange with Amazon boxes. Not at this moment, anyway. “Never mind.”

He placed the surprisingly sturdy cardboard aside and caught Tamara by the hand.

She raised a brow. “Yes?”

“I need you.”

She looked around then checked the wall clock. “Okay. What for?”

Fighting a laugh, Caleb tugged her sharply. She smacked into his body, breasts hitting his chest and hips tight to his. She stayed there because he instantly put a hand to her lower back and pinned her in place.

Amusement danced over her face. “Well, now. Let me rephrase that. Where do you need me?”

As much as he wished they could drop everything, being responsible adults meant escorting her down the hall to the bedroom, just in case the kitten hunt got called off early. “You don't mind me interrupting your rousing activity with the cardboard box?”

Tamara twisted to walk backward so she could tug his shirt free from his jeans and help him strip it over his head. “Boxy will be there when I'm ready for him.”