Merry Christmas

This is just a small scene, nothing super fantastic, but it’s a warm holiday dinner scene full of love and family. It’s one of my favorites, so I thought I’d share.
From PRIMAL MALE:
Drake Wheeler leaned back in his chair and surveyed the crowd of people around the dinner table, contentment lay heavy in his soul. It was Christmas and the room was full of cheer.
Only a year ago, being around this many people, even ones he loved, would have driven him slightly crazy. But not anymore.
“Are you full, Drake? Angel made dessert so I hope you saved some room.” Gina said as she rested her hand on her hugely rounded belly.
Devlin strode into the room, cocky grin in place and shooting off the contentment vibe like a firecracker.
“Cheesecake or apple pie,” Jewel said from across the table. “I don’t know how I’m going to choose between the two.”
Nadya looked up from her plate of turkey dinner. “I plan on having a piece of each.”
Melissa grinned at her. “As you should. Shifting burns a lot of calories, and now that you’ve made your connection with your spirit animal, I know you’ll be shifting all the time.”
Warmth seeped into Drake’s veins and flowed through his system as he listened to the group continue. Caleb got up from the table and went for another bottle of wine, kissing his wife’s cheek and murmuring something in her ear before he came back. Gina’s cheeks turned pink and Drake chuckled. It was a rare thing for Gina to blush. Caleb was good for her, and so was the babe in her belly.
And being surrounded by them was good for Drake. It was only when he was with those closest to him that he could relax his mental shields and let himself believe what he felt was real.
He had a lot more control over his shields now that he had Melissa in his life. When he was with her, they were on equal footing. No mystical, paranormal, or psychic powers that would let one know what the other was thinking or feeling. They had to talk, to communicate like ordinary people, and he loved it. He loved her.
He fingered the marquis cut emerald ring in his jeans pocket and his gut clenched. Deep down he knew she would say yes, but there was still that touch of uncertainty. And even that was wonderful, because he was actually feeling it.
“You gonna finally ask her tonight?”
Drake looked down, hiding a grimace at Nadya’s smirk.
“You think I should?” He asked. “She’s your sister, you’ve spent a lot of time together in the past year, almost more than she and I have since you spent all summer in Chadwick. Do you think she’ll say yes?”
The seventeen-year-old woman looked him straight in the eye. “If she doesn’t I’ll kick her ass. You two belong together.”
Drake threw back his head and laughed loudly. Christ, life was good!
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