Hey my dudes, this is just a two chapter thing I wanted to do for the most wonderful time of the year. Pure fluff here and we'll hit the smut in the second one. PS: She Belongs To Me will most likely be updated at some point next week if I've finished this by then ^_^ Hope you guys enjoy.


"Baaaabe, wake up."

Feather-light kisses peppered over AJ's cheek, tickling the soft skin there and bringing her to consciousness. Daring to wake her up was usually a sure-fire way to turn her into Grumpy the dwarf for the rest of the day, but every rule has it's exception and over the time they'd been dating, she'd discovered that Paige tended to be that exception, hence her lack of complaining in her current situation. Not that there was really anything to complain about now that the kisses were trailing up her jaw-line to the sensitive spot under her ear, making her intention of feigning sleep to enjoy the attention a little longer impossible as she shivered slightly and gave herself away.

"Hah, I did it."

AJ let out a small yawn and rolled onto her back, where she was met by a cheeky grin. "Morning to you, too." She chuckled softly.

Paige remained propped up on her elbow from her little awakening mission, grin growing wider as she looked down at her girlfriend. "Know what day it is?"

"Err...December first?" AJ questioned, stretching her legs out a little as she woke up a bit more.

"Wroooong." Paige sang gleefully. "It's actually the first day of Christmas."

"Oh, how could I forget." AJ jokingly rolled her eyes while a smile tugged at her lips. She'd only recently found out about Paige's love for the holiday and while many would be surprised by the revelation, she hadn't really been. Maybe seeing so much of the younger woman's soft side had something to do with that. "I've never cared much for Christmas, though."

"I know. That's why I'm gonna show you how awesome it can be."

"Oh really?"

"Really." Paige grinned down at her again. "It's our first one together, you have to let me."

"Hmm..." AJ trailed off, making an act of thinking about it when in reality, there was very little she wouldn't do for the one asking. "Fine, but only if I get my good morning kiss first. And you bring me breakfast."

The Brit laughed and leaned down, stopping with her face a few centimetres from AJ's. "Deal." She whispered, brushing their noses together in an Eskimo kiss before granting AJ's first request, unable to stop herself smiling into it. Waking up next to each other in the place they called home was one of the feelings she treasured the most and since they had to get back on the road the next day, she intended to take full advantage of their free time, especially since it'd fallen on such a perfect date. "What do you want to eat, your highness?" She asked after pulling away, resting back on her elbow.

"Surprise me." AJ winked and pushed herself up for another quick peck before Paige rolled out of bed to pull her pyjama pants and socks on, muttering something along the lines of "it's a damn good job I love you so much" on her way out the door.

All AJ could do was smile to herself. There was no way she was going to be Grumpy today.


Breakfast came and went at a casual pace, both enjoying each others company and the calm of being in their own little bubble, with no obligations or outside things to think about until the following morning. The simple joy of a day off. After eating, AJ had cleared their dishes away while her girlfriend retrieved everything they needed (because she was, as Paige had so nicely put it, "too much of a short arse to get the tree out of the top of the wardrobe"). They now found themselves in the living room, still in their pyjamas with a few boxes of decorations stacked nearby waiting for them to finish assembling the Christmas tree.

"I can't believe you actually have a black tree." AJ laughed as she held the bottom section steady for Paige to tighten the base around it.

Paige finished and got back up from her knees with a pleased smirk. "Of course I do." She replied, grabbing the middle section of the tree off the floor beside her to slot it into place. "I have a black stocking too."

"Seriously?"

"Seriously. And I got you a green one."

AJ's face cracked into a wide smile at the gesture. "You got me a stocking that's my favourite colour? You're actually the cutest."

"Am not." Paige argued playfully as she slipped the top of the tree on and stood back to admire her work. "I just knew you didn't have one."

"Which proves my point."

"Or proves that I totally knew I could convince you to get festive with me, not that it took much effort anyways."

AJ snickered at the smugness and wandered over to drop a kiss on the younger woman's cheek. "You're cocky, but I love you."

"I love you, too." Paige pulled an adorable, scrunchy nosed face at her then skidded across the tile floor towards the cabinet near the TV to grab her phone, which she used to put on her saved playlist of songs the pair of them liked. She wasn't quite evil enough to subject her significant other to a bunch of Christmas music...at least not just yet. She hit shuffle and happily skidded back to AJ, who had began opening a box of decorations.

"Why do you have two sets of lights?" She asked curiously, holding up the two coils.

Paige chuckled. "The little white ones go on the tree and the rainbow ones can go wherever you want them to."

"Liiike...in our bedroom?"

"Now that is a great idea." The Brit replied enthusiastically. "Wanna put 'em up while I do these ones?"

"Sure thing." AJ grinned and headed to do just that. She returned a few minutes later, having draped the lights over their headboard and secured them with a couple of strips of tape. It wasn't as if they'd be spending much time at all at home to enjoy their efforts, but neither of them cared. They knew they'd be there for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and that was all that mattered. Besides, AJ was already finding it surprisingly fun. "You done?"

A response came in the form of Paige plugging in the tree lights with a triumphant expression on her face. "Ta-daaa, killed it."

AJ laughed fondly, heading back to the open box to grab some tinsel. "What colour do you want?" She asked as she rooted through the shiny mass of red, dark blue, purple and gold. "Geez, there's tons of this stuff."

"...I like it." Paige said in defence, sticking out her tongue afterwards. "And you can choose the colour. Most of the baubles are silver or red, if that helps."

"Then it should definitely be blue." AJ decided and started untangling a few bits to go drape them over the branches.

Paige couldn't resist watching her a moment, nothing but love in her eyes. Everything felt so cozy and domestic, like they'd been together for years already even though it'd only been about 8 months. It was a feeling she never wanted to lose. She allowed her gaze to linger a few more seconds before grabbing some of the purple tinsel and the roll of tape AJ had left on the table, heading to stick it across the front of the cabinet her phone was sat on. It kind of stopped them going into either of the little cupboards or the top drawer, but whatever...it went nicely with the candles spread out on top. Aesthetic beats practicality.

She'd just finished hanging their stockings on the cupboard handles when an amused snort came from the other side of the room, grabbing her attention. "What's so funny?" She asked, moving back over to where AJ was now stood looking into the other box of decorations.

"Why is there a Jack Skellington dressed as Santa in here?"

"Oh." Paige cracked a broad smile. "He goes on top of the tree."

AJ's face twitched from the effort of not laughing. "Why not a star or an angel?"

"Because that's boring and The Nightmare Before Christmas is always the first Christmas film I watch."

"We just watched it on Halloween."

"And we'll watch it again later for the Christmas vibe." Paige replied cheerfully as she reached over to grab a bunch of baubles from the box. "You know you love it too, you just love to contradict me whenever you get the chance."

AJ laughed. "You might have a point." She admitted, laying Jack down on the table for last so she could help with the bauble hanging. Though the decoration had amused her, she found it beyond adorable that her girlfriend literally put a skeleton dressed as Santa Claus on the top of her tree every year, and she couldn't help thinking about being around to see it for more years to come.

"I always have a point, babe."

"Yeah, yeah, sure you do."

They continued decorating for the next 20 minutes or so, laughing and joking around until the final bauble had been hung and Jack was sitting in his place atop the tree. AJ used a few more bits of tinsel by hanging them around pictures on the walls then, following a celebratory high five for a job well done, Paige stored the now pretty much empty boxes back in the wardrobe (yes, AJ was "still too much of a short arse").

"This actually looks great." AJ said, looking up and down the tree with a smile.

Paige came up behind her and circled her arms round the smaller woman's middle, dropping a kiss on her shoulder. "See? Awesome, just like I said."

"You may have been right." AJ leaned back into her, enjoying the closeness. "What do you wanna do now?"

"We could bake gingerbread men."

"I'd like that."

A quick look in the kitchen showed that they were missing a few ingredients, so they decided to make a trip out to the store then grab a bite to eat for lunch on the way back. After that, the afternoon was spent in more laughter, baking, flour being flicked at each other and dabbed on noses, a joint shower while the biscuits baked to wash said flour off (also known as any excuse to be naked together) and finally, decorating their creations. Job done.

"Want a coffee?" AJ asked as she flicked the kettle on and grabbed her Batman mug off the shelf.

"Always." Paige accepted, grabbing a plate to put a few of their freshly baked gingerbread men onto.

AJ smiled and grabbed her girlfriend's mug too. "I was thinking we could make it dark, light the candles and the tree up and watch your film. Since your little tradition says it has to be the first one."

"That sounds perfect." The Brit beamed. "I'll get it ready." She picked up the plate she'd prepared and headed back to the living room, where she did exactly as AJ had suggested. Then, after finding setting up the DVD, she hurried to get the blanket off the end of their bed and plonked herself down on one end of the sofa just in time to see AJ coming in with their coffees.

"Snuggle?" She asked after placing their drinks on the little coffee table in front of the sofa.

Paige grinned and lifted her arm, covering them both with the blanket once AJ had joined her. "Before we start, I forgot one thing."

"Hm?" AJ turned and was met by the sight of the younger woman holding up a sprig of fake mistletoe with her free hand, a mischievous glint in her eye as she waggled it.

"You have to kiss me, it's the rules."

"That's not even real."

"It's the rules." Paige insisted, smirking as she waggled the sprig again.

AJ snickered and moved to close the space between them, pausing just before their lips could touch. "You're such an idiot." She whispered lovingly. "I love you."

"I love you, too."