Passage of Time

Part 4: Always

Gradually waking up Cameron Mitchell rolled over onto his stomach, reaching out his arm across the bed as he did so. Encountering cotton sheets instead of the soft, silky, warm skin he had been expecting he opened his eyes. His eyes confirmed what his hand had told him, Anna's side of the bed was empty, the covers pulled up, slightly crumpled, her pillow showing the indention where her head had been.

"Doc?"

Getting no answer, Cameron propped himself up on his elbow, looking around the bedroom for her. It was light, as was evident from the soft rays of sunlight that were making there way through the bedroom curtains. The air in the room was cool, which wasn't that surprising considering it was December. Of Anna there was no sign but her clothes were lying along with his on the chair in a corner of the room, the same place where she had tossed them the night before, which meant that she couldn't be far away. Turning back over, he reached for his watch on the bedside table. The time read 7.03 am, the date 24 December. It was Christmas Eve, Cameron thought with a smile.

Throwing back the covers, Cameron got out of bed, pulling on his boxers, to go in search of his wife.

Making his way downstairs he couldn't help think how great the house looked, which was pretty amazing considering they had only moved in a week ago. It had been the right thing buying this house. They had both known it was perfect from the moment they saw it, they had felt it then and there that this was the house for them, and now a week after moving in it already felt like home, their home. And for the next few days they were going to share their home with their family, for that was what Jack, Sam, Daniel, Vala and Teal'c were to them.

It was going to be great, not only would it be their first Christmas together as a couple but it would be the first proper Christmas that all of them had had for a long time. Defending Earth did have its downside, Cameron thought, and not being able to celebrate holidays like most people had been one of them. But for now there were no battles to be fought, no wars to win. The Goa'uld were gone, the Ori were gone. For now at least, things were relatively peaceful which meant that they could do some of things that they hadn't had much chance to do before and this year they were all together, unlike previous years.

It would be extra special for Cameron and Anna, for it would not only their first Christmas together as a couple, but their first Christmas as husband and wife. Of course he had to find her first, he thought, rubbing his hands together to try and keep warm.

Seeing that she wasn't in the lounge he went to the dinning room, hearing Anna singing softly he knew he was getting close and stopped to listen.

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun.

Making his way to the kitchen, a smile formed on his face as he took in the view that was in front of him.

His eyes traveled upwards, starting at her feet. Her toenails were painted with nail polish that wasn't just a deep crimson red, but had glitter in it also, so that her nails sparkled and shimmered as she moved. Moving pass these he took in a pair of shapely legs, before his gazed lingered on her behind, which was covered in a pair of red silk briefs and wriggling rather suggestively to the song she was singing.

Tearing his gaze away, he continue upwards, his eyes traveling over the creamy white skin of her back, taking in the red silk strap of her bra, her hair pulled up into her usual ponytail tied up with a red ribbon before he saw the red Santa hat that she worn on top of her head.

Unaware that she was being watched, Anna carried on singing, her hips jiggling to the music as she did so, while she carried on with her preparations of getting breakfast ready for Cam.

The smile on his face getting bigger, Cameron moved his gaze back to Anna's behind, enjoying the sheer sexiness of her as she sang and moved.

Reaching across to a cupboard, Anna suddenly sensed that Cameron was behind her. Smiling, she turned around and carried on dancing and singing as she moved closer to him.

Cameron pulled her close, giving her a spin, so that her back leaned into him as he slipped his hands around her, planting a kiss on the spot between her neck and shoulder, followed by another, and then another, moving up her neck as he did so. "So Santa, do you have a present for me?"

Giving a small laugh, Anna pulled away, turning to face him as she did so, holding onto his hand. "That depends on whether you've been naughty or nice," she said, trying to contain the smile that threatened to form on her lips, and failing.

Laughing softly Cameron pulled her close to him, slipping his hands around her waist to her back, holding her there as he gave her a kiss. "Doc, let me show you how naughty AND nice I can be."

Lifting her off the ground, making her laugh as he did so, he carried her out of the kitchen, with her slung over his shoulder, a position that gave him access to her silkily clad behind, which he gave a gentle slap.

"You are an... evil man."

"Sweetheart, you have no idea," said Cameron as he carried her back to bed, humming Santa Claus is coming to town as he did so.

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