A/N: Over Christmas, my friends and I participated in a Secret Santa exchanged. Suddenly, I wondered, what would Secret Santa be like Cullen-style? I hope you enjoy the story and I will try to post more chapters as soon as possible. Please R/R because reviews are my brand of heroin. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not only any of the characters in this story. They all belong to Stephenie Meyer. I hope I did them justice.
Chapter 1- The Idea
I stared at the eight feet high evergreen, dressed in a profusion lights and expensive ornaments. I sighed.
Edward heard my distress and quickly ran to my side. "Bella, love, what's wrong?"
"You, Cullens, always do things over the top. I'm guessing the Rockefeller Center is missing its tree this year," I said, rolling my eyes.
Edward chuckled. "We wanted to make Christmas extra special this year; it's our first Christmas together." I nodded realizing that was true. Two years ago I was still living in Phoenix and last Christmas…I fought back the memory of my zombie like time trying not to dwell on the unpleasant past.
I examined the over the top Christmas tree one more time, then realized something was lacking. "Where is the star?" I questioned.
Immediately Edward appeared holding a glistening ornament and placed it into my hands. He smiled my favorite crooked smile and declared, "Bella, you bring light into my dark existence. You radiate happiness and pleasure; you are my sun, my moon, my star. You deserve the honors of placing the star onto our Christmas tree. "
I stared into Edward's topaz eyes, absorbed by his beauty. I felt his soft lips brushing against mine. He unleashed a magnitude of passion, and I shifted closer to him. I felt my heart beat quicken, and my mind flying. Reluctantly, I pulled apart, gasping for air. Edward giggled at my reaction, and then picked me up. I looked at him confused.
"This way you can reach the top of the tree. You are a little too short to reach the top, and we wouldn't want you falling off a ladder trying to reach," he teased.
I ignored his comment and gently positioned the star in place. Instantly, it light up the room. As if on cue, the rest of my future family emerged into the room. I looked around at the tradition Christmas setting, and felt instantly at home. I glanced at the red stockings lining the walls of the family room. I peeked at the red and green table cloth cover the unused dining room table. Finally, I looked at the magnificent Christmas trees, again. Suddenly, an idea popped into my head.
"Secret Santa!" I proclaimed. Everyone looked at me like I had two heads, and I immediately felt the blood rushing to my cheeks. Edward gestured, urging me to continue.
I took a deep breath and explained, "When I was in elementary school, around the holidays we always did this thing with secret Santa. We put everyone's name into a hat then each person pulls out a name. Then, you buy the person a gift, but no one tells anyone who they got or what they bought. That way everyone has a secret Santa."
"That's a fabulous idea," Alice exclaimed, "I guess that means we have to go shopping again." Spontaneous laughter quickly filled the air.
Jasper quickly ran and got the supplies and started to write everyone's name. He looked at Carlise and Esme questioning if they wanted to be apart of it. Carlise simply replied that he would keep this between the kids. One by one everyone picked out a name. I looked at my sheet of paper and smiled. It said Edward.
Everyone else seemed equally pleased.
"This will be interesting," Edward voiced.
"I wonder if the person will like my idea," Jasper expressed.
"This is going to be good," Rosalie acknowledged.
"I have the perfect idea," Alice giggled.
"Imagine all the possibilities," Emmett chuckled.
My smile suddenly turned into a grimace. Knowing how the Cullens always went overboard, my present was bound to be either humiliating or over the top. What had I just gotten myself into?
A/N: I hope you like the beginning of my story. Please help me if you have any ideas or friendly criticism. And please review...it really helps my self-eestem :)
