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going to be successful, but I didn’t think it would take off this quickly. Matthew is doing double duty for the magazine department, and I’ve been spreading myself thin, overseeing the designs and distribution. We’re going to have to hire more employees just for the clothing line.”
    I swallowed a bite of salad. “That’s wonderful, right?”
    “It is,” he agreed, taking a bite of his salmon. “We weren’t prepared for the demands. But it’s okay. We’ll get it handled.”
    I reached over and kissed his lips. “I know. I have faith in you. You’re a smart, handsome businessman, Mr. Knight. You can do anything.”
    Max curled his lips wickedly and gave me the most heated look. “You’re lucky I have to make our lunch short, Mrs. Knight, or I would take you on my table.”
    I gulped and took a sip of water. “Then I’ll have to think about it all day and wait till you get home to take me on your desk and pretend we’re at work.”
    Max slammed his lips on mine, taking in some of the rice pilaf I’d just scooped into my mouth. It was the kind of toe-curling kiss I would be thinking about all day. He growled lightly and pulled away. “Hold on to that kiss until tonight, babe.” He winked.
    “I’ll be waiting,” I said in the sexiest voice I could muster.
    As we quickly finished our meal, we talked about what we planned to get our children for Christmas. We’d already bought most of the gifts, but wanted to add few more things. Wrapping them was going to be a pain, but Max promised to help. We also talked about what type of food to have catered for Christmas Eve dinner. And we also talked about how terrible it was that we’d been so busy that the only time we had a chance to talk was during our lunch breaks at work. Any free time was saved for family and tending to our children’s needs.
    The phone ringing interrupted our loving eyes for each other. Max reached over and pressed a button. “Yes?”
    “Thomas is here to see you,” his secretary announced.
    Max looked at his watch and frowned. “Is it that time already?” He planted a kiss on my lips and helped me up. “Sorry, babe.”
    “It’s okay. I have to get back to work too, but it was nice catching up. I’ll see you at home. Try not to be so late.”
    “It’s only till Christmas. After New Year’s we’ll be back on track. I promise.” Max gave me another kiss and led me out the door.

Chapter 6

    Becky
     
    After I gave the kids a bath, we cuddled in bed. Matthew had already said goodnight over the phone. He tried not to sound worried, but it couldn’t be easy when his family’s enterprise was being sued. It wasn’t the first and it wouldn’t be the last time, but still, it was stressful and something we shouldn’t need to deal with during the holidays. There had been a case when Max’s ex, Crystal, wanted to sue him and his company, but he was able to pay her off. But Matthew felt like he had a good case against Victor. He had presented the evidence to his lawyer. Now, all we could do was wait.
    “‘Twas the night…” I started to read to my children. Reading to them while they were cuddled up in my bed was one of my favorite times of the day. It was even better when Matthew and I read to them together. We would animate the character’s voices and make it as if they were listening to an audio book. When I got to the last page, I said, “The end.”
    “When is Daddy coming home?” Addy asked with a pout.
    Still holding the book in one hand, I stroked her face with the other. “It’ll just be until Christmas. Then he’ll be able to spend more time with us. We’re going to see snow with Connor’s family after Christmas at Mount Mammoth.” Seeing her frown, I tried to tell her something to be excited about.
    “Yay!” Abby shouted, followed by Mason.
    That seemed to brighten their moods, except Mason had no idea what I was saying. He always copied Addy which I thought was too adorable.
    “You want me to read