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“H her eyes fall closed as she absorbed the feeling of LJ’s beard tickling her cheek “Does it co paper?”

He chuckled against her ear “How’d you know?”

With a shrug, Holly said, “Just figured you’d know exactly what I wanted for my birthday”

“Mmm, I do know exactly what you like, don’t I?”

God, all it took was that sexy voice, and she ree day “Yes, you do”

“Coht here in a freezing hospital parking lot”

After one last quick kiss, LJ helped her into the truck As he walked around to the driver’s side, Holly rested her head back and let her eyes fall closed For the first time in thirteen years, she felt true happiness on her birthday

No wonder She had so many fantastic people in her life this year Her MC sisters The men of the club

LJ first and foremost

And, what she’d never thought possible, now she had Joy back in her life

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

ROCKET

“You know, you’re allowed to actually have a good ti Christmas Day and all,” Copper said as he lumbered up next to Rocket at the bar

Rocket grunted Holidays had neverthe Handlers It all seemed like a lot of po deal of Christ with the hoopla Now that he had Chloe in his life, Christer event She’d nearly lost herup a Christmas tree and had no plans to this year either Noas saddled with a ten-foot fir taking up real estate in his cabin

Though he had to adht with happiness the first ti that fucker doorth it Since then, his kitchen had been used to make piles of Christmas cookies for the first time ever The entire inside of the cabin s everywhere he looked Chloe insisted she bought him the perfect present and practically bounced off the walls when she gave it to him

She’d been right

The vacation to South Dakota she’d booked theis, ride to Mt Rush section of the country Rocket hadn’t had the pleasure of visiting yet Late spring couldn’t coh

“Chloe with you?” Copper asked as he flagged down Thunder behind the bar