To all who read this~
Yay! It's Christmas Eve and I'm super excited, along with all you other Christmas fans. Be safe!
Hope you enjoy this chapter and Thanks to all you who liked it and reviewed! Merry Christmas!
~Katlover101
Dimitri's POV
I sat on the chair in the light of the Christmas tree. It reminded me of my childhood in Siberia. My siblings and my parents and I, huddled around a tree in a small room with little warmth (I mean it is Siberia. It's almost like Alaska in winter!), us opening presents and drinking hot water. In Siberia, it was hard to find hot chocolate mix! I looked down at my western when I heard the door creek. I turned my head to my right and I saw Rose yawn as she walked toward me.
"Hey…" I said. I looked at her Ghost Busters pajama pants and her tight I'm with stupid shirt that I bought her on her birthday last year. I smiled and thought that she was so cute wither bed head.
"Hi…" she said tiredly. She sat down and snuggled with me on my chair. Her head lay on my chest and I put my arm around her waist. She stared at the Christmas tree, but I stared at her. I kissed her upon her forehead and she sighed.
"What?" I asked. She seemed troubled and I was concerned. I was always going to be there to protect her.
"It's just…I can't believe that it hasn't snowed. It's Pennsylvania! That's south of New York and it always snows there…it's just not as pretty," she replied.
"There doesn't have to be snow for me to have a beautiful Christmas…only to have you with me is more than enough…" I said. It was true! I loved Rose so much, it was crazy. I looked at her messed up hair and I smoothed it with my hand.
"So…were you spying on us when we went Christmas shopping?" I asked.
"No…we were Christmas shopping and we were leaving when I spotted you in the store. I didn't what you to see us so we ducked behind a bench. We laughed a whole bunch and we tried to crawl away but then Christian saw us. He is so a dead man…" she explained. I laughed at her last statement and I saw her smile as she turned her head to look at me.
"So have you wrapped your presents?" I asked.
"Yeah…I wrapped them before I came out…and don't go looking for them…you'll never find them!" she said. I knew exactly where they were.
"They're under the bed, aren't they…?" I said. She hesitated.
"No…what-what are you talking about?" she said nervously. I laughed and she laughed too. She sat there in silence until her mother yelled, "CHRISTMAS PRESENT TIME!" Rose jumped off my lap and ran to her room. She came out with five presents, one for each of her parents, Lissa, Christian, and the last, for me. She placed them under the tree and then she remembered. She ran back into the room and produce the presents I had bought for her. I had completely forgotten all about.
"Why did you buy me so many things? There's like twelve different boxes and bags!" she said, "It's like there's one for every day of Christmas…you know the song right?"
"It's Christmas, Roza…and yes…I know the song" I said plainly, but full of love. So she just put them with the rest and she sat next to me and gave me a kiss.
Rose's parents walked in with tons of presents. So did Lissa. And Christian came out with a couple. Her dad brought out a radio and turned it on to the Court's radio station. Christmas music filled the room with warmth and we all sat happily. Christian gave everyone, including Rose's parents, a present and we all opened them quickly. He gave Lissa the necklace he bought with me and he gave Rose a book. She asked why and he said that she needed to catch up on her reading. She punched him in the arm, but smiling. Lissa then passed out her gifts. Rose got like twenty. She opened them and her eyes gazed at all the makeup and the black dress that looked really sexy and that I couldn't wait to see on her. When it came time for me to pass out gifts, everyone opened them and saw beautiful Siberian jewelry and other things like books. I got Rose Rosetta Stone on Russian. I told her there was a section on swears. She jumped with joy. Rose handed out her gifts and I was shocked at what she gave me. The western was a book I'd always wanted to read and the blanket warmed my heart. I wrapped it around me and Rose and memories flowed through me.
"Roza, can I talk to you?" She looked from me to her family. Lissa scooted her away with her hand and smiled. Christian shrugged and her parents nodded. We walked into her room and I pulled out another box from my pocket.
"Another? You already gave me like twenty things…" she said. I laughed and she took it from my hand. She opened up the black velvet box and she gasped at the black diamond necklace in her hands. The diamonds were embedded on a rose and an emerald was placed for the leaf. I took it from her and she turned around. As I put it on her, I heard her breathing stop and we headed to the bathroom. She looked and the mirror and she looked transfixed on the necklace. She turned toward me.
"It's beautiful…" she said. I leaned to kiss her and she kissed me in return. It began to get more intense and we broke apart, breathing hard. We walked back into the room and everybody marveled over the necklace.
"That will look so good with the dress!" Lissa squealed. Rose agreed and I smiled, thanking God that she liked it.
"I think this is the best Christmas I've ever had…" Rose commented as soon as all the wrapping paper was picked up and everyone left to put away there gifts and maybe have a little Christmas love...
"I think so too, Roza," I agreed. I grabbed the blanket she gave me and I snuggled with her, basking in the colored lights of the Christmas tree as we sat on the floor. I heard the doorbell ring and Rose ran to get it. I heard Adrian speak and he gave her a gift. She said thanks and he kissed her on the cheek. I felt jealous, but I knew Rose loved me more. She opened it and inside was a bracelet. It was black and it had snowflakes on it. She put it back in the box and she sat next to me with her head on my chest. After a while, she looked up at me and she said, "I love you…" I looked back upon her beautiful face.
"I love you too…"
