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Adalind was grateful that Nick had agreed that they have three bank accounts. One account for the household, and one account for each of them. It made getting his gift and hiding it from him until Christmas, easier.
With her law firm under new control, from wesen who had hated Black Claw and supported the Portland Grimm, Adalind had been receiving substantial bonuses.
Allowing her to purchase a lot of land in the middle of the forest, and a brand new trailer, one that looked exactly like the one Marie Kessler had given to Nick, containing his families grimm heritage.
The one Juliette had burned down.
Adalind wanted to give Nick back a place where he could connect with his ancestors and he could teach their son about his bloodlines. And one day, train their children to be warriors, just like their ancestors.
For all that needed to be done, Adalind enlisted the help of the eisbiber wives, who promised not to breathe a word to their husbands.
Adalind loved Bud, but she didn't trust him to keep secrets, especially from Nick.
She wanted for it to be just the two of them, when she showed his his gift, so she made plans to leave the kids with Monroe and Rosalee, on the night she planned to show NIck his new grimm trailer.
Two weeks before Christmas, Adalind greeted Nick when he got home from work by wrapping her arms around his neck, kissing him senseless and promptly tying a blindfold over his eyes.
"Adalind? What's going on?"
"The kids are with Monroe and Rosalee. I want you all to myself tonight. I have an early Christmas present I want to give you."
Grinning mischievously, he reaches for her.
She giggles and grabs ahold of his hand. "Not that! Although, hold onto that thought, and we'll revisit it after I show you your gift."
Adalind leads him back out the door, and guides him to the passenger seat of her car.
Being blindfolded, Adalind knows Nick's hearing is at its most sensitive, so she makes sure to keep the music on low, but still a good distraction from paying too much attention to where their going.
She doesn't want him to be able to guess what she's up to.
As she drove to their destination, she would look over at him, occasionally, and everytime she thought he was trying to guess where they were, she would reach over and grab his thigh, squeezing just long enough to see a red hugh appear on his face, then quickly let go, before he could try to further her advances. Driving him absolutely crazy.
Yes, she played dirty. She's a hexenbiest.
Finally, they reached the spot.
"Now, keep the blindfold on." Adalind commanded him.
Keeping the car's headlights on, she got out, ran to where she had installed the generator and turned it on then walked back to the car.
Of course, Nick knew when she was close by and opened up his own door, got out of the car and reached for her.
Even blindfolded, he easily found her lips.
Though it was a cold crisp night, Adalind felt her body heat up, as Nick's mouth moved over her's.
Her hands moved up and slipped the blindfold off.
Adalind whispered against his lips, "Merry Christmas, my grimm."
Nick looked up and his eyes widened in astonishment. "The trailer." His voice was low, filled with awe, "You got me a new trailer."
The look on Nick's face was worth more to Adalind than all of the time, money and effort she had spent to get it for him. "I got Monroe and Rosalee to move all of your grimm things in already. The eisbibers were kind enough to install cabinets and a large desk. There's even a bed, with lots of blankets and pillows, in case you want to take a nap. The eisbiber wives wanted you to be comfortable. Don't worry, everything was put in before I hooked it to Bud's truck, that I borrowed, and brought it here. You and I are the only ones who know about this location. You can tell the others about it, when you're ready."
He looked at her, "Your are the most brilliant and amazing woman I have ever met. I love you."
Tears shimmered in Adalind's eyes at Nick's sweet words. "I love you."
They lost themselves in each other's embrace for a moment. Basking in the intense emotions they had for one another.
"We should go inside. There's more I want to show you."
Adalind pulled out of Nick's arms long enough to go turn off the car, then quickly went back to him, grabbed his hand and pulled him inside, to show him everything that was now his grimm headquarters.
"I figured you could add, upgrade, or change anything as you see fit." Adalind informed him.
"As we see fit." Nick corrected her. "You and I are together in all things, from now on. You, Diana, Kelly, all share in this legacy. Our family makes decisions together."
Adalind felt herself tearing up again. Damn the man. This was supposed to be his gift, and he was still giving her so much joy. As always, making her feel respected and cherished.
All she could do, was reach out to him and kiss him with all of the love, she held for him in her heart.
