Merry Christmas Everybody! Here's a bit of a christmas special. So I know the Twelve days of Christmas are supposed to START on Christmas day, but I was thinking of this Idea, so here's my gift to you guys. I know I haven't been updating often, but that will change soon. Starting tonight, I'll post another chapter of this and I'll do so for twelve days, so that the last chapter will be posted on Christmas day :D Enjoy!
Mitchie's POV
I sighed unlocking the door to the apartment I shared with my girlfriend after having a long night at the studio. When I walked in, the warmth greeted me like an old friend. The lights were out so I figured Alex was asleep. I found this a bit odd since she's normally up waiting for me so we could sleep together till around 4 in the afternoon, but I decided not to think too much of it since she needs to sleep anyways. I un-wrapped the scarf from my neck and tossed it onto the coffee table along with my gloves before I unbottoned my coat. Once I removed that, I collected my things and headed for the bedroom not bothering turning on the lights. I barely made it halfway across the livingroom when the lights suddenly turned on and Alex jumped out from the kitchen yelling :
"Surprise!" I screamed and jumped two feet in the air and my hand flew to my chest over my racing heart. Alex however seemed to find this hilarious as she bent over in a fit of giggles.
"Alex! What's going on!?" I exclaimed trying to even out my breathing.
"Well," she said as she was able to stop her giggling. "Today marks Twelve days until Christmas, so I'm going to give you something on each day just like the song" She said cheerfully and I now realized she was wearing a santa hat and a christmas outfit that looked like she robbed one of santa's elfs, but surprisingly she still pulled it off pretty well.
"Alex, first of all it's" I glanced at my watch. "2 in the morning couldn't this wait till it was actually today?" She shook her head the way a child would playfully.
"No, I needed to inform you now so that I can get you up at noon so we can do what I have planned." She insisted and I sighed.
"Okay then, and second, The twelve days of Christams starts on Christmas day, they don't lead up to it" I informed her and she seemed a bit down.
"Oh" She said and I started feeling bad for killing her mood.
"But, this could be OUR twelve days of Christmas" I said taking her hands in mine and pulling her into me. Her smile returned as she leaned in closer and our foreheads touched. "This could be our new tradition" I told her smiling myself.
"Mm It could" She said before kissing me sweetly. Soon things got heated up and I had to pull away, earning a groan in protest from Alex.
"Sorry, I'm just exhausted, can't we just go to bed? Especially if I have to be up by noon?" I begged. One thing about me; I need like the most amount of sleep I can get.
"Of course. You're tired, I understand" I could tell she was frustrated even more by hearing her say that. It was like she was trying to convince herself that she understood.
"I'm sorry" I told her lowering my head feeling bad. It wasnt' even a second later when I felt her hand under my chin, making me look up into her eyes.
"Hey, I mean it. Now C'mon" She said smiling as she took my hand in hers. "Let's cuddle" She said and I couldn't stop the smile that dominated my own face. I took one step towards our bedroom when she surprised me by scooping me up into her arms and carrying me bridal style. Wrapping my arms around her neck, I giggled happily as we entered the room and she gently laid me down on the bed before lying down next to me.
"Goodnight Beautiful" She whispered in my ear then pecked me on the lips.
"Goodnight Lex" I told her sighing happily as she opened her arms and I snuggled into her feeling warm and content. It didn't take long for me to find sleep, and once I did, I was met with amazing dreams.
"Mitch" I heard her voice whisper softly in my ear. "Mitchie, get up" I groaned before reluctantly opening my eyes. Alex stood in front of me with a tray of food. Scrambled eggs, French Toast, and bacon with a glass of milk.
"Alex" I said laughing slightly. "What is this?" I sat up so that my back was up against the headboard and she set the tray on my lap.
"Uh, breakfast, what else?" She said. I rolled my eyes still smiling as I looked down at the feast before me.
"um, how about a feast for ten people? Did you invite our families or something?" She rolled her eyes like I had before and playfully slapped my shoulder.
"Mitch, it's not that much." She told me as she handed me a fork. "Just eat, then when you're done, hurry and get ready, we need to be out of here in an hour." She told me.
"Wait, what? Why?" I asked and she just planted a kiss on my head before walking out of the room; not answering my question. I looked back down to my plate. Don't get me wrong, it looked amazingly delicous, but I wasn't sure I could eat it. I was about to just throw it out or something but then I thought about Alex. She wouldn't like that much. With a sigh I started eating. I ate about a quarter of what was on my plate before I set it on the nightstand and got up to get in the shower.
"So where are we going?" I asked Alex curiously.
"It's a surprise" was her response.
"Oh C'mon"
"Not saying anything" She said firmly.
"Fine, you know what? I don't want to know" I huffed crossing my arms and turning towards the window. I heard her chuckle slightly before it was silent for a moment.
"So, You're really not going to tell me?" I decided to speak up.
"Nope" She informed me and I sighed. "Don't worry though, we're almost there." I nodded in response. About ten minutes later, Alex parked the car and we got out. My breath caught in my throat when I saw where we were. The cool winter air greeted us and our breath became visible.
"You got us a cabin?" I asked Alex. She nodded smiling proudly as I ran up and kissed her.
"Oh my gosh this is amazing" I told her pulling away to admire the view. The snow glistened off the roof of the cabin and from the branches of the trees beautifully. Over in the distance I could see a lake that was frozen over peeking out from behind the wall of trees.
"I was hoping you'd like it." She told me. "I talked to Eddie, and he told me that you would be off of work for the next week and a half, so I thought we could get away from everyone and be alone. I want this weekend to be just the two of us, then after the weekend we can head back and have that christmas party we've been planning."
"Oh Alex, this is perfect" I told her grabbing her hand. "C'mon, let's go inside" I told her tugging on her arm to lead her into our weekend getaway. She laughed at my child-like antics as she followed. We got to the front door and Alex pulled out a key to unlock it. Once we were inside, I noticed our stuff was already here. When did she do all this?
"Come on, why don't I show you to our room?" she asked and I could only nod as she lead me to the back of the cabin. She opened the door at the very end of the hallway to reveal a large room with a king sized bed, a nightstand on each side with a lamp on each, two dressers on either side of the room, a closet and a door I could only assume led to a bathroom.
"The cabin is actually meant for families, but it's not reserved for another week, and it was closest so I took it" Alex explained. I immediately ran to the bed and jumped onto it giggling.
"Oh My Gosh, when did you have the time to plan all this?" I asked her.
"I found some, and if you think this was well planned, just wait to see what I have in store for the next 11 days." She told me coming to the bed and sitting next to me. "Since this is MY version of the twelve days of christmas, it's going to be a countdown. So, with that said; On the twelfth day of christmas I gave my loving sweet" She began to sing in a soft voice as she reached under the pillow behind me. "A fine peice of Kay Jewlery" She pulled out a small black box and handed it to me. I looked at her and she nodded towards it.
"Open it" She told me so I did so. In the box was a beautiful silver bracelet with a variety of snowflakes on it. It was simple yet beautiful.
"Aw, Alex, you didn't have to go through all this, it's not even christmas!" I told her feeling bad for not having something for her at the moment.
"But I wanted to, becuase seeing you happy is what makes me happy. It's a win-win" I tackled her with a hug and buried my face into her shoulder.
"Thank You" I breathed out feeling like the happiest person ever to live.