Jingle Bells

By Lexi Buchanan

Jesse Morales is the youngest member of the police force in the small town he called home. He loved the town because it was close to New York where his family lived, but more so, because the lovely Kathrin Ross lived there.

If only she noticed him in the way he did her.

Kathrin Ross had sworn off men in the wake of her divorce, which is why she ignored the glances from the cute cop. However, Jesse wasn't a man to be ignored for long, as she soon discovered.

A Christmas Novella to keep you warm this Holiday Season.

PLEASE NOTE: This book was previously released as The Sheriff and the Cougar - Jingle Bells is a slightly different story (no cougar aspect), and has been newly edited.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HFCA Publishing
• Release date: Feb 2, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393899143

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Chapter 1

Kathryn

Winter in New Canaan, an hour-thirty outside of New York City was cold, snowy, and ever so long, but, for me, it was the best time of year. The air was crisp, the nights filled with a thousand cold stars shining on black velvet that mirrored the flickering lights on the house. I always looked forward to decorating the quaint house for Christmas in time for my father and his ‘friend’ to visit. My father loved to join me for a few days over the holidays—another reason for winter being my favorite season, and why Christmas dinner was my favorite meal. I’d go all out with the cooking because I wasn’t the only one eating. However, he was usually alone, but not this year. I knew he’d been seeing Samantha, but he’d never admitted it, until recently. I was glad for him.

I shook the loneliness I’d started to feel away and pulled my jacket around my body, feeling a sudden chill as I walked through Woodbury Common Outlets with my best friend, Beth. I’d already purchased gifts for my father and Samantha, and now we headed toward…my attention caught and held…it only half registered that Beth had carried on without me, but…but…the sleek line of perfection, the work it took to get them soft, round, and hard, the way they fit together was like a love affair.

Kathryn? Beth nudged my side.

The length is long and thick, I moaned, drooling over a new pair of Jimmy Choo shoes that were currently being placed in the center of the window display of the shoe store.

Kathryn? Beth cleared her throat. You’re making the Officer, um, uncomfortable.

Her comment snapped me out of the Jimmy Choo induced coma. What? I turned toward my friend and my heart sank before picking up speed when I saw Beth directed a grin over my shoulder. I felt a blush creep onto my face when I slowly turned and found the delicious Officer standing there. Jesse, I whispered.

His grin split his face at the sound of his name. It took me a few minutes to decide what you were describing. Because I can think of something else that’s long and thick, he drawled, a sexy smirk on his lips.

Oh! I mumbled.

What was wrong with me?

He only had to open his mouth and he had me acting like a horny teenager, instead of the divorced woman I was.

He chuckled. Picking something up for my mother, he explained why he’d be an hour away from town in his uniform. Anyways, I better get to work before I’m late for my shift. He looked directly into my eyes. "Thank you, for making my day a lot warmer. He hesitated and for once, looked unsure of himself before another smile split his face. I’ll see you around, Kathryn." With a wink, he sauntered off and I found my eyes dropping to his mighty fine ass. His pants fit him like a glove so the round firmness was clearly defined.

He should be illegal, Beth commented, her mouth hanging open.

I snapped my eyes to closely watch my friend, whose eyes were fixated on the man’s ass, but my gaze soon strayed back to him.

Before he disappeared around the corner, he glanced over his shoulder and sent me a smoldering wink.

That man wants you, Beth offered a knowing smirk on her flushed face. He wants inside those panties, and I bet he gets in them soon.

Oh please, I rolled my eyes, flustered. He is far too good looking for me. My heart bounced with a new life at the thought of Jesse. No matter how much I protested to my friend, Jesse would only have to kiss me and I’d come. He was the things dreams were made of and his teasing only wound me up all the more.

Beth laughed. Oh, I think we’re going to be seeing far more of Officer Jesse Morales, and someone is going to be seeing so much more.

I let Beth’s words go in one ear and out the other. The man might be flirting with me, but it was harmless fun. He could have anyone he wanted so there was no way he’d be seriously interested in me. Besides, I wouldn’t know how to handle a man like that, although one way came to mind!

On a heavy sigh, I linked my arm into Beth’s and tugged her toward the car. I’d finished my shopping, and while I was distracted enough with the Jesse, I wanted a quick exit before my bank balance went down by another thousand dollars on a pair of shoes I didn’t need.

That’s what you need, Beth commented. A fling with a hot guy to get the engine running again.

Jesse is not someone you have a fling with, I scoffed, lost in thought. He’s a genuinely nice guy that someone would be lucky to settle down with. He’s a homebody at heart.

I felt Beth’s gaze on me, but chose to ignore my best friend. No way did I want to talk about why I knew so much about the man who’d been in my thoughts a lot more than he should have. In the end, Beth drove