A/N: Hey everybody! Just wanted to do a little Christmas story…one maybe two shot. Don't worry, I will still update my current one…most likely by Monday or Tuesday!
"Hey! Roman! Can you help please?" shouted Dean as he opened the door and tried to drag the new Christmas tree that he just bought at a local Christmas Tree lot. He wanted this Christmas to be special…all because it's going to be their first one as a couple, even though Roman doesn't know it yet. He has it all planned out, he just hopes it doesn't backfire on him, otherwise, he will be spending Christmas alone, and that is what he hopes does NOT happen.
"Yeah, coming!" Roman says as he comes out of the kitchen wiping his hands from making dinner. He is surprised at how big the tree is and he wonders why as Dean isn't the type to celebrate Christmas like this. Nevertheless, he puts the towel on the chair as he walks over and helps carry the tree in the house.
After spending the next 30 minutes putting the tree up on the stand he also bought, they both stand back and admire how it looks in the corner of their living room by the window. "It's a beautiful tree Dean, but I'm honestly surprised you got one this big, I was expecting a Charlie Brown tree on the little end table!" Roman said as he chuckled.
Dean looks at him, his hand on his chest looking mock hurt by such accusations, "I have you know mister, that I….Dean fucking Ambrose, can buy such a marvelous looking tree, thank you very much!" Roman snickers as Dean continues, "and there is NOTHING wrong with a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree, I just chose to find a tree that was much bigger, so pfffftttt!" he replied as he turned and walked away, leaving Roman laughing his ass off at Dean being such a child at times. He honestly wouldn't change him for the world.
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Two hours and a whole messy living room later, Dean finally got the tree decorated as he wanted it too. Roman was busy getting their dinner ready and he wanted to surprise Roman with what he done. He literally put every single Christmas decorations he could find in thrift shops, yard sales and even dollar stores. He really wasn't the kind to buy expensive ones as materialistic stuff don't really matter to him, but this Christmas, he wanted it to be special, and special it was gonna be.
See, Dean and Roman are roommates, have been for the past five years. They met when Roman was working at a local bookstore/coffee shop and Dean worked across the street at the diner, The Rusty Trail, that was owned by Triple H and his family. He was a struggling welder that couldn't find a job welding, so he decided to try cooking or waiting tables to help save up money for a nice apartment rather than a hotel room.
One day, as luck would have it, Dean decided to go to the bookstore and find a book on financial savings or real estate when he noticed a tall, dark and handsome barista working the counter. Blushing a bit, he worked up the courage to talk to him, once he got past the coffee spilling on himself and embarrassing himself, he discovered that Roman had a sense of humor and helped him clean up, even offering a new shirt to replace the one that got ruined.
Once the conversation started, he found out that Roman was looking for a roommate in his two bedroom condo that he just bought a couple of weeks prior. He worked up the nerve to ask if he could be the roommate, and once that happened, the rest was history.
So, five years later, Dean co- owned the diner he started at and Roman ended up opening his own bookstore/coffee shop the next street over. They ended up being the best of friends with benefits.
But now, Dean held a secret. He fell in love with Roman in the last two years. Especially after a failed attempt at dating a guy named Randy. Roman was dating a guy named Seth, but it didn't work out and ended up just good friends. Dean and Randy ended kinda badly, stating Randy was hot tempered and was jealous of his and Roman's friendship.
After that fiasco, Dean stayed single, determined to just get his life back on track, and thanks to Roman, that was able to happened.
Like the first time they had sex.
It was a week after Roman and Seth broke it off and two months after Randy and him split. They were drinking and having fun playing cards when suddenly Roman leaned forward and kissed him, taking Dean by surprised. After a few seconds, Dean returned the kiss and one thing led to another. After that, they had sex whenever it suit them. Neither dated anybody else as they were content with each other.
Now, two years later, Dean decided to do something about it. He wasn't sure and still isn't sure of what Roman is gonna think, but he decided to take the chance.
He spent the next four months getting Roman's Christmas present ready. It took the help of Seth and Roman's cousins, Jimmy and Jey to pull it off, but they managed to get it done.
He just hoped Roman liked…no… loved it.
He designed a ring and watch set with both his and Roman's name engraved on it. The ring designed was made by Jimmy and Jey as they know about the tribal tattoo designs. He wanted it to be similar to his arm piece he got. And the watch, well, was specially made, thanks to Seth, who knew what kind of watch Roman liked. It was silver and gold mixed, with diamond and sapphire crested numbers on it. It cost a bit but he felt it was worth it. Seth got his friend, Jason, to engrave it with Roman's name and year on it. He just hopes that he likes it.
So, after decorating the tree, he put the watch and ring in two separate boxes and hung them at the top of the tree, right by the star that he made out of foil and wires. He made sure it blended it a bit so that Roman would suspect anything before Christmas.
"Hey Dean! Dinner is done in about 5 minutes!" Roman shouted as Dean put the finishing touches on the tree. "De-…what the hell happened in here?" he asked as he came out of the kitchen to check on Dean and sees the boxes and paper scattered everywhere. "It looks like a damn tornado came through here!"
"Yeah well…" Dean said as he shrugged. "Gotta made the tree look nice!" Dean looked at Roman and smirked. "Doesn't she look purdy?"
"Oh my god Dean…." He responded laughing at Dean's face. "The tree is a girl? And who the fuck says 'purdy'?"
"Yes it is a girl tree and I do, so now what?" Dean sticks his tongue out as Roman laughs even harder. "You are such a mess man, but yeah, the tree looks good." Dean beamed at Roman's words. His smile just lit up the room from the compliments.
"Thank you, I try, but don't think this is gonna be an annual thing, I just may get a Charlie Brown tree next year so take a pic as you may not see this again!"
Roman pouts at those words, he secretly loves the tree. He thinks this was the best one yet and he is happy that Dean decorated it. He always made sure that Dean had a good Christmas for the past five years. He knows that he struggled growing up and he told himself that he would make sure that he had a great one every year.
But what Dean didn't know was that this year was gonna be different. He wanted to make this Christmas the one to remember. He wanted to show Dean just how much he meant to him.
So he got him a black hills gold necklace with both their names on it and a black leather jacket to go with it.
What Dean didn't know was that Roman has been in love with him for a while now. Especially after his relationship with Seth didn't pan out. That was because he admitted to Seth that he fell for Dean and it wasn't fair to keep seeing Seth when he didn't feel that was about him. Seth agreed and decided to end it on good terms. Seth knew how Roman felt for Dean but he promised Roman he wouldn't say anything. So, now Seth is dating a guy named Tyler and they seemed to have hit it off and that made Roman happy as well as Dean.
Roman is gonna wait until Dean was either asleep or at work to put the two gifts under the tree for him to open on Christmas day. He just hopes that he likes the gifts he bought him.
"Dean, you really did a great job on the tree despite the mess you made out here. I kinda love how it made the room stand out. Beautiful job…" he said as he leaned over and kissed Dean on the cheek, making him blush hard.
"I….yeah….oh shut up!" he chuckled as Roman shagged his hair.
"Come on, dinner is done and I don't want to eat it cold, so if you are hungry, come and get it!" he said as he headed back into the kitchen.
"WHAT WE HAVING?" Dean shouted as he quickly cleaned the mess up.
"ROAST BEEF, SIDE SALAD, CORN ON THE COB, AND ROLLS!" Roman answered loudly as he prepares the plates for both him and Dean.
"OOOOO…SOUNDS GOOD!" he responded as he headed into the kitchen, with the Roman's presents hanging lovingly on the tree…waiting to be opened by the man that captured his heart.
A/N: part two will be up next week! Stay tuned and let me know what you think!