A Soft Place to Fall — Jaxine Daniels

Simpliciter Paratus. Absolutely Ready - the motto of the Air Force 506th Rescue Squad. But after the death of his best friend in Afghanistan, parajumper Nic D'Onofrio is ready only for vacation. Driving back to his condo on Christmas Eve, Nic, known as Batman to his teammates, does something really stupid. He stops to help a damsel in distress. Her name is Julie. That's all she knows. She's wearing her pajamas. Nic can't leave her there and she won't let him take her to the hospital. The only logical - yeah, right - thing to do is to take her back to his condo.