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as she took one end of the lights with him holding the other and began to work at untangling them. Once they’d accomplished that, she strung the lights on the tree and they decided to take a break and eat their pizza.
    He went to the kitchen and brought back two Cokes and some paper plates and napkins and the two of them dug into the sausage and green pepper pizza. After they’d succeeded in stuffing themselves, Jessica picked up a box of ornaments.
    “Okay, let’s get this show on the road,” she said as she began to decorate the tree. By the time she was finished, it was nearly a work of art.
    Cody took a beautiful ceramic angel carefully out of a box and said, “This was my mother’s. It goes on the top. I’ll lift you up and you can put it in its place.”
    “Oh, Cody, it’s beautiful. And you’ve kept it for all these years.” She admired the angel as he lifted her. She placed the angel in its resting place at the top of the tree and after he’d put her back down, stood back to admire it.
    “It’s wonderful, Cody. I have to take a picture.” She took her phone out of her purse and snapped a few shots of the tree, messaged one to her mother and turned to look at him.
    He’d been watching her and enjoying her excitement the entire time. He smiled at her and said, “You are a delight to watch. I’ll bet when you were a little girl you were the first one up on Christmas morning.”
    “What do you mean when I was a little girl? I’m still up at the crack of dawn every Christmas morning.”
    “Oh, my sweet Jessie. You’re really something. Come here.”
    She walked to where he stood and looked up at him. Her green eyes were shining as he took her in his arms and kissed her soundly. She returned the kiss, putting her arms around his neck. She began to run her fingers through his wavy hair and his hands began to wander.
    “Uh, Cody...what are you doing?”
    “Just what any red blooded American male within ten feet of you would do.”
    “You are so goofy.”
    He kissed her again and soon they were on the floor under the bright and beautiful Christmas tree. He made love to her there that night and she had to admit it was the first time she’d ever been loved under a Christmas tree.
    “I don’t want to go,” Jessica complained when she realized it was time for her to get up and go home.
    “Then stay, baby.”
    “I can’t, Cody. I have to work and so do you. Call me soon, okay?” She leaned up and kissed him goodnight.
    “You know I will.” He walked her to her car, kissing her again several times before he finally allowed her to leave.
     

Chapter 7
    Christmas was days away and Jessica still hadn’t come up with a gift for Cody. She had wracked her brain, picked Andy’s brain, and all but driven Missy crazy. Finally she figured out the perfect thing for him. He liked country music and was constantly quoting lines from Brad Paisley’s songs so when she saw an advertisement that Brad would be performing in Oklahoma City in February, she immediately purchased two tickets. Feeling quite pleased with herself, she wrapped the tickets in Santa Claus wrapping paper and added a huge red bow. She placed it underneath her tree and smiled .
    The next morning she told Missy what she’d decided on.
    “Well, thank goodness, I thought you’d never decide.”
    “What did you buy Andy?”
    “I went with a boring old shirt and a pair of jeans. I guess I’m not as creative as you.”
    “Well, there’s nothing wrong with clothes, but I wanted something special for Cody. It’s our first Christmas together.”
    “Jess, you make it sound like it’s the first of many.”
    “Oh, I guess it did sound that way. I know it ’ll probably be our only Christmas together. I just want it to be special in every way.”
    Missy walked out of Jessica’s office shaking her pretty blonde head.
    The day before Christmas Eve, Jessica exchanged gifts with Karen. Karen was flying to Florida for the holiday to visit her